Performance and stability analysis of gas-lubricated journal bearings in MEMS

Tribology International

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 887-897

  Zhang, Wen Ming ^a   Zhou, Jian Bin ^a,b   Meng, Guang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Aeronautical Science Technology Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Gas lubricated journal bearing; MEMS; Micro rotating machinery; Slip flow

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATED FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL METHODOLOGY; EQUILIBRIUM POINT; KNUDSEN NUMBERS; LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO; LUBRICATED JOURNAL BEARINGS; MICRO-BEARINGS; MICRO-ROTATING MACHINERY; MODIFIED REYNOLDS EQUATION; SLIP EFFECTS; SLIP FLOW; SLIP REGIME; SLIP-FLOW BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; SPECTRAL COLLOCATION METHOD; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STABILITY BOUNDARIES; STATIC PERFORMANCE;

JOURNAL BEARINGS; LUBRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS EQUATION; ROTATING MACHINERY; ROTATION; SYSTEM STABILITY;

GAS LUBRICATED BEARINGS;

EID: 79955644943     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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