Large bearing number stability analysis for tango class gas bearing sliders

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 668-674

  Witelski, T P ^a   Hendriks, F ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas bearings; Magnetic disk storage system; Tribology

Indexed keywords

AIR LUBRICATION; BEARING PADS; DAMPING; LIFT; MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE; NUMERICAL METHODS; STABILITY; TRIBOLOGY;

GAS BEARINGS; TANGO CLASS SLIDERS;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS);

GAS BEARING; MAGNETIC DISC; STABILITY;

EID: 0033165597     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009908982268     Document Type: Article

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