Modeling and experimental investigation of micro-hydrostatic gas thrust bearings for micro-turbomachines

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 689-700

  Teo, C J ^a   Spakovszky, Z S ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC STABILITY; FLOW CHOKING; MACH NUMBER; MICRO-DEVICES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROSTATIC BEARINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; STIFFNESS; TURBOMACHINERY;

THRUST BEARINGS;

EID: 27744572971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2005-68222     Document Type: Conference Paper

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