Flow visualization and forces from a squeeze film damper operating with natural air entrainment

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 325-333

  San Andrés, Luis ^a   Diaz, Sergio E ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; LUBRICANTS; ROTATION;

SQUEEZE FILM DAMPERS (SFD);

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

ENTRAINMENT; FILM LUBRICANT; FINGERING; TRIBOLOGY; TURBOMACHINERY;

EID: 0037390372     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1510878     Document Type: Article

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