Modelling the thermohydrodynamic behaviour of high speed journal bearings

Tribology International

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 579-596

  Gethin, D T ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High speed journal bearings; Thermohydrodynamic behaviour

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CAVIATED FILM; HIGH SPEED JOURNAL BEARINGS; TEMPERATURE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE PRESCRIPTION; THERMOHYDRODYNAMIC BEHAVIOR; THREE LOBE GEOMETRY; VISCOUS DISSIPATION; VISCOUS GENERATION;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

EID: 0030295639     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-679X(96)00004-7     Document Type: Article

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