Stability characteristics of an externally adjustable fluid film bearing in the laminar and turbulent regimes

Tribology International

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1751-1759

  Shenoy, B S ^a   Pai, R ^a  

^a MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Externally adjustable fluid film bearing; Stability; Stiffness and damping; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BEARING REACTION; DESIGN CONFIGURATIONS; DYNAMIC COEFFICIENT; EXTERNALLY ADJUSTABLE; FLUID FILM BEARINGS; STABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; TILT ADJUSTMENT; TIME DEPENDENT; TURBULENT REGIME;

DAMPING; FLUIDS; LINEARIZATION; REYNOLDS EQUATION; STABILITY; STIFFNESS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL);

EID: 77955656439     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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