A simulated air bearing analysis by design of experiments and its applications in optimization

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 597-602

  Wang, Nenzi ^a   Kong, Pei Hong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air bearings; Optimization; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AIR BEARINGS;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS);

AIR BEARING; DESIGN; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034763069     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000108982500     Document Type: Article

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