CFD analysis of a low friction pocketed pad bearing

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 803-812

  Brajdic Mitidieri, P ^a   Gosman, A D ^a   Ioannides, E ^a   Spikes, H A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FRICTION; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS;

BEARING CONVERGENCE RATIO; LINEAR PAD BEARINGS; LUBRICANT FLOW BEHAVIOR;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS);

BEARING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LUBRICANT;

EID: 27544473425     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2032990     Document Type: Article

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