The effect of tape overwrap angle and head radius on head/tape spacing and contact pressure in linear tape recording

Tribology International

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 449-455

  Poorman, P ^a  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Head radius; Head tape contact pressure; Head tape spacing; Tape heads; Tape overwrap

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC TAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TAPE RECORDINGS; TRIBOLOGY;

CONTACT PRESSURE; LINEAR TAPE RECORDING; RECORDING DENSITY; TAPE OVERWRAP ANGLE;

TAPE DRIVES;

EID: 0032131565     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-679X(98)00067-X     Document Type: Article

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