A method of reducing windage power loss in a laser scanner mirror by using the pumping effect of Herringbone-Grooved gas journal bearings

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 506-509

  Yoshimoto, S ^a   Takahashi, A ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Copal Electronics Co Ltd ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOURNAL BEARINGS; MIRRORS; VACUUM PUMPS;

HERRINGBONE-GROOVED GAS JOURNAL BEARINGS; LASER SCANNER MIRRORS; WINDAGE POWER LOSS;

TRIBOLOGY;

MOTOR;

EID: 0033402760     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2834096     Document Type: Article

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