Hydrodynamic performance of a thrust bearing with micropatterned pads

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 492-498

  Glavatskih, S B ^a,b   McCarthy, D M C ^b   Sherrington, I ^c  

^a STLE ^*  (Sweden)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oil Film Thickness; Power Loss; Surface Texturing; Temperature; Tilting Pad Thrust Bearing

Indexed keywords

OIL-FILM THICKNESS; POWER LOSS; SURFACE TEXTURING; TILTING-PAD THRUST BEARING;

BEARING PADS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TEXTURES; THICK FILMS; TORQUE; TURBINES;

THRUST BEARINGS;

EID: 33645969609     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05698190500313486     Document Type: Article

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