Theoretical investigation of fluid inertia effects and stability of self-acting gas journal bearings

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 836-843

  Belforte, G ^a   Raparelli, T ^b   Viktorov, V ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTORS;

FLUID INERTIA; GAS JOURNAL BEARINGS;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

COMPUTER MODELING; DYNAMICS; GAS BEARING; INERTIA; JOURNAL BEARING;

EID: 0033212823     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2834143     Document Type: Article

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