Dynamic friction and microturbine performance using a planar-contact encapsulated microball bearing

Technical Digest - Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 170-173

  McCarthy, M ^a   Waits, C M ^a,b   Ghodssi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; FRICTION; MICROSYSTEMS; TURBINES;

DYNAMIC FRICTION; FRICTION CHARACTERIZATION; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; MICRO BALL BEARINGS; MICRO TURBINE; POWER LAW MODEL; RADIAL INFLOW; RELIABLE OPERATION;

SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

EID: 76349101032     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.31438/trf.hh2008.46     Document Type: Conference Paper

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