A thermohydrodynamic analysis of foil journal bearings

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 534-541

  Peng, Z C ^a,b   Khonsari, M M ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR LUBRICATION; COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; FOIL BEARINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY OF GASES;

FOIL JOURNAL BEARINGS; THERMOHYDRODYNAMIC ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY-TEMPERATURE CHARACTERISTIC;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

AIR LUBRICATION; COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES; FOIL BEARINGS; JOURNAL BEARINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY OF GASES;

EID: 33748304350     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2197526     Document Type: Article

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