Optimal shape design of steadily loaded journal bearings using genetic algorithms

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 134-143

  Boedo, S ^a   Eshkabilov, S L ^a  

^a Kate Gleason College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic lubrication; Journal bearings; Load carrying capacity; Optimization

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LOADS (FORCES); OPTIMIZATION; BEARING CAPACITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; THICK FILMS;

FLUID FILMS; BEARING LOAD CAPACITY; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; RANDOM SEARCH METHODS;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

FLUID FILM; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; JOURNAL BEARING; LOAD CAPACITY; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0141452260     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000308982610     Document Type: Article

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