Pressure distributions along vertical hydrodynamic herringbone-grooved journal bearings

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-181

  Rondonuwu, C C ^a   Winoto, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bearings; Herringbone Grooves; Hydrodynamics; Journal

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICANTS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

CONTINUOUS GROOVES; DISCONTINUOUS GROOVES; HERRINGBONE GROOVED JOURNAL BEARINGS;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; JOURNAL BEARINGS; LUBRICANTS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 33644583506     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05698190500544593     Document Type: Article

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