An optimizationmethod for design of subambient pressure shaped rail sliders

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 575-580

  Choi, Dong Hoon ^a   Kang, Tae Sik ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; MACHINE DESIGN; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING;

AIR BEARINGS; SHAPED RAIL SLIDERS;

TRIBOLOGY;

RAIL;

EID: 0033401676     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2834106     Document Type: Article

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