Pumping characteristics of a herringbone-grooved journal bearing functioning as a viscous vacuum pump

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 131-136

  Yoshimoto, S ^a   Ito, Y ^a   Takahashi, A ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Copal Electronics Co LTD ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VACUUM PUMPS;

LASER SCANNER MOTORS;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

GROOVE; HERRINGBONE BEARING; JOURNAL BEARING; VACUUM PUMP; VISCOUS PUMP;

EID: 0034016908     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.555371     Document Type: Conference Paper

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