Figures of merit for dynamically unloaded air bearing sliders

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 407-412

  Smith, Paul W ^a,b   Best, G Lawrence ^b  

^a STLE   (United States)

^b Applied Magnetics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Air Bearings; Magnetic Data Storage Systems Tribology

Indexed keywords

NOMINAL SUNCTION FORCE; PRESSURE AIR BEARINGS; QUASI STATIC UNLOAD TRAJECTORIES; UNLOADED AIR BEARINGS SLIDERS;

BEARING CAPACITY; DYNAMIC LOADS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRIBOLOGY;

ANTIFRICTION BEARINGS;

AIR BEARING; DESIGN; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0032840570     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009908982235     Document Type: Article

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