Fixed-geometry, hydrodynamic bearing with enhanced stability characteristics

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-92

  Swanson, Erik ^a  

^a Xdot Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid film bearings; Optimization; Vibration stability

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOADS (FORCES); MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; ROTORS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

BEARING DESIGN; HYDRODYNAMIC BEARINGS; NONLINEAR ALGORITHMS; REYNOLDS EQUATION;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

FLUID FILM; HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING; LUBRICATION; OPTIMIZATION;

FLUID FILM BEARINGS; HYDRODYNAMIC JOURNAL BEARING; RIGID ROTOR WHIRL-SPEED RATIO; VIBRATION STABILITY;

EID: 13844305824     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05698190590901251     Document Type: Article

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