A method for identification of bearing force coefficients and its application to a squeeze film damper with a bubbly lubricant

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 739-746

  Diaz, Sergio E ^a   San Andrés, Luis A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearings; Dampers; Squeeze flim lubrication

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; LUBRICANTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STIFFNESS;

BEARING FORCE COEFFICIENTS; BUBBLY LUBRICANTS; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE FILTERS (IVF); SQUEEZE FILM DAMPER (SFD);

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS);

BEARING; BUBBLING SYSTEM; DAMPER; FILM LUBRICANT;

EID: 0033238190     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402009908982277     Document Type: Article

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