Three-dimensional effects in dynamically loaded journal bearings

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 311-341

  Li, X K ^a   Gwynllyw, D Rh ^b   Davies, A R ^b   Phillips, T N ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D journal bearings; Lubrication; Spectral element model

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS;

SPECTRAL ELEMENT MODEL;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

DYNAMICS; JOURNAL BEARING; LUBRICATION;

EID: 0033558040     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0363(19990215)29:3<311::AID-FLD787>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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