Hydrostatic gas journal bearings for micro-turbomachinery

Journal of Vibration and Acoustics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-164

  Liu, L X ^a   Teo, C J ^a   Epstein, A H ^a   Spakovszky, Z S ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; DAMPING; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; JOURNAL BEARINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ROTORS; STIFFNESS; TURBOMACHINERY;

HYDROSTATIC GAS BEARINGS; MICRO-BEARINGS; MICRO-TURBOMACHINERY;

HYDROSTATIC BEARINGS;

EID: 20444451231     PISSN: 10489002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1897738     Document Type: Article

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