Dynamic friction and wear in a planar-contact encapsulated microball bearing using an integrated microturbine

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-273

  McCarthy, Matthew ^a,b   Waits, C Mike ^c   Ghodssi, Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microballs; Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) bearings; Microturbines; Rolling friction; Spin down

Indexed keywords

MICROBALLS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) BEARINGS; MICROTURBINES; ROLLING FRICTION; SPIN-DOWN;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEBRIS; DYNAMIC LOADS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SPIN DYNAMICS; TRIBOLOGY; TURBINES;

FRICTION;

EID: 67349098835     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2009.2013407     Document Type: Article

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