Stability of gas bearing sliders for large bearing number: Convective instability of the tapered slider©

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 216-222

  Witelski, T P ^a   Hendriks, F ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IBM RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air bearings; Magnetic data storage systems tribology

Indexed keywords

AIR LUBRICATION; DYNAMICS; HARD DISK STORAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STABILITY; TRIBOLOGY;

AIR BEARINGS; HARD DISK DRIVES; SLIDER MOTION;

GAS LUBRICATED BEARINGS;

AIR BEARING; COMPUTER; GAS BEARING; MAGNETIC DISC;

EID: 0032807343     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009908982211     Document Type: Article

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