Application of modified molecular gas lubrication equation to the analysis of micromotor bushings

Tribology International

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 507-513

  Chen, Ming Da ^a   Lin, Jau Wen ^b   Lee, Shun Ching ^b   Chang, Kuo Ming ^b   Li, Wang Long ^b  

^a TUNG FANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gas rarefaction; Micromotor; Roughness

Indexed keywords

AIR LUBRICATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTROSTATICS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MICROACTUATORS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRIBOLOGY;

GAS LUBRICATION EQUATIONS; GAS RAREFACTION; MICROMOTORS;

BUSHINGS;

EID: 1842611357     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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