Analysis of tilting effects and geometric nonuniformities in micro-hydrostatic gas thrust bearings

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 606-615

  Teo, C J ^a   Spakovszky, Z S ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN'S FUNCTION; JOURNAL BEARINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORIFICES; STIFFNESS; THRUST BEARINGS; TURBOMACHINERY;

HYDROSTATIC GAS JOURNAL; HYDROSTATIC GAS THRUST BEARINGS; MICRO-TURBOMACHINERY; MICROENGINE ROTORS;

HYDROSTATIC BEARINGS;

GREEN'S FUNCTION; HYDROSTATIC BEARINGS; JOURNAL BEARINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORIFICES; STIFFNESS; THRUST BEARINGS; TURBOMACHINERY;

EID: 33750704316     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2219761     Document Type: Article

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