Film height optimization of dynamically loaded hydrodynamic slider bearings

Tribology International

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1786-1793

  Van Ostayen, Ron A J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic lubrication; Numerical modelling; Shape optimization; Slider bearing

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT LOADS; HEIGHT OPTIMIZATION; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PERIODIC LOAD; SLIDER BEARINGS; SLIDING SPEED; SURFACE SHAPE;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LUBRICATION; SPEED;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77955508818     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2010.04.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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