Effects of air bearing stiffness on a hard disk drive subject to shock and vibration

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 343-349

  Jayson, Eric M ^a   Murphy, J ^b   Smith, P W ^b   Talke, Frank E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHOCK TESTING; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

AIR BEARINGS;

HARD DISK STORAGE;

AIR BEARING; COMPUTER PERIPHERAL; SHOCK; STIFFNESS; TRIBOLOGY; VIBRATION;

EID: 0038239601     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1509770     Document Type: Article

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