An experimental investigation into the temperature profile of a compliant foil air bearing

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 470-479

  Radil, Kevin ^a   Zeszotek, Michelle ^b  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foil air bearing; Gas bearing; Turbomachinery

Indexed keywords

SOLID LUBRICANTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOCOUPLES; ROTATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILMS; TURBOMACHINERY;

FOIL AIR BEARING; GAS BEARING; HEAT GENERATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

FOIL BEARINGS;

FOIL BEARINGS; SOLID LUBRICANTS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOCOUPLES;

FOIL AIR BEARING; GAS BEARING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; VISCOUS SHEARING;

EID: 17444385474     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05698190490501995     Document Type: Article

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