A hydrostatic rotary bearing with angled surface self-compensation

Precision Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-139

  Kane, N R ^a,b   Sihler, J ^a   Slocum, A H ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b TransForm Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrostatic averaging; Hydrostatic bearing; Rotary bearing; Rotary table; Self compensation

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); ORIFICES; STIFFNESS;

SELF-COMPENSATION;

HYDROSTATIC BEARINGS;

EID: 0037379047     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-6359(02)00194-0     Document Type: Article

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