Finite element analysis of gas bearings for oil-free turbomachinery

Revue Europeenne des Elements

Volumn 10, Issue 6-7, 2001, Pages 769-790

  San Andrés, Luis ^a   Wilde, Deborah ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Gas bearings; Rotordynamics; Stability

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FORECASTING; GAS BEARINGS; TURBOMACHINERY;

ARTIFICIAL DIFFUSION; AUTOMOTIVE TURBOCHARGERS; DYNAMIC FORCE COEFFICIENTS; EXCITATION FREQUENCY; EXTERNALLY PRESSURIZED GAS BEARING; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; HYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITIES; ROTOR-DYNAMICS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0346583451     PISSN: 12506559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12506559.2001.9737570     Document Type: Article

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