Feasibility of applying active lubrication to reduce vibration in industrial compressors

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 848-854

  Santos, Ilmar F ^a   Nicoletti, Rodrigo ^b   Scalabrin, Alexandre ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Complexo Industrial Ford Nordeste ^*  (Brazil)

^c EMBRAER S A   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); DAMPING; LOADS (FORCES); LUBRICATION; ORIFICES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STIFFNESS;

CONTROL STRATEGIES; DAMPING COEFFICIENTS; DYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS; INDUSTRIAL COMPRESSORS;

COMPRESSORS;

BEARING; COMPRESSOR; LUBRICATION; SQUEEZE FILM; VIBRATION DAMPING;

EID: 11244255262     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1765123     Document Type: Article

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