A FEM approach to simulation of tilting-pad thrust bearing assemblies

Tribology International

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 807-814

  Markin, D ^a   McCarthy, D M C ^a   Glavatskih, S B ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Finite element method; PTFE; Synthetic oil; Tilting pad bearings

Indexed keywords

BEARING PADS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LUBRICATING OILS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SYNTHETIC FUELS; THRUST BEARINGS;

SYNTHETIC OILS;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 0141607727     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-679X(03)00097-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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