Effects of herringbone groove patterns on performance of vertical hydrodynamic journal bearings

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 318-323

  Winoto, S H ^a   Hou, Z Q ^a   Ong, S K ^a   Rondonuwu, C C ^a   Zhang, Q D ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bearings; Herringbone grooves; Hydrodynamics; Journal

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SEALING (CLOSING); STIFFNESS; ALUMINUM; PERFORMANCE; PUMPS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

GROOVE PATTERNS; HERRINGBONE GROOVES; JOURNAL; PUMPING SEALING; ROTATIONAL SPEED;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

GROOVE; HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING; JOURNAL BEARING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036665824     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000208982555     Document Type: Article

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