Journal design considerations for turbomachine shafts supported on foil air bearings

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 508-516

  Dykas, Brian ^a   Howard, Samuel A ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Foil bearing; Journal; Thermal effects

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOIL BEARINGS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; MACHINE DESIGN; ROLLER BEARINGS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VISCOSITY;

CENTRIFUGAL LOADING; FOIL AIR BEARINGS; VISCOUS HEATING;

JOURNAL BEARINGS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOIL BEARINGS; JOURNAL BEARINGS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

CENTRIFUGAL LOADING; FOIL AIR BEARINGS; TURBOMACHINE SHAFTS; VISCOUS HEATING;

EID: 33746387932     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05698190490493391     Document Type: Article

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