A theoretical analysis considering cavitation occurrence in oil-lubricated spiral-grooved journal bearings with experimental verification

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 490-498

  Hirayama, Tomoko ^a   Sakurai, Takeo ^b   Yabe, Hiroshi ^c  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA ELECTRO COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CAVITATION MAPS; ECCENTRIC STATES; LOAD CAPACITY;

CAVITATION;

CAVITATION; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; JOURNAL BEARING; LUBRICATION THEORY; OIL LUBRICATION;

EID: 3543029844     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1691436     Document Type: Article

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