A New Theoretical Model for Analysis of the Fluid Film in the Cavitation Zone of a Journal Bearing

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 741-746

  Mistry, K ^a   Biswas, S ^a   Athre, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; FLUID FILM; JOURNAL BEARING; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0031461126     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2833879     Document Type: Article

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