Hybrid-flexure pivot-tilting pad gas bearings: Analysis and experimental validation

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 551-558

  San Andrés, Luis ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas bearings; Rotordynamics; Stiffness and damping coefficients

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DRAG; FRICTION; GAS LUBRICATED BEARINGS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURIZATION; ROTORS; STIFFNESS;

DYNAMIC FORCE; GAS BEARINGS; ROTORDYNAMICS; STATIC FORCE;

BEARING PADS;

BEARING PADS; DAMPING; DRAG; FRICTION; GAS LUBRICATED BEARINGS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURIZATION; ROTORS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 33748310752     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2194918     Document Type: Article

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