Numerical Prediction of Surface Roughness Effect on Slip Flow in Gas-Lubricated Journal Microbearings

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-76

  Zhang, Wen Ming ^a   Meng, Guang ^a   Wei, Ke Xiang ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Fractal Surface Topography; Journal Bearing; Load Carrying Capacity; MEMS; Slip Flow; Surface Roughness

Indexed keywords

BEARING SURFACES; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; FRACTAL SURFACES; LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO; LOAD-CARRYING CAPACITY; MEMS APPLICATIONS; MICRO-BEARINGS; MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; MODIFIED REYNOLDS EQUATION; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; ROTATING DEVICE; SLIP FLOW; SURFACE ROUGHNESS EFFECTS; VELOCITY SLIPS;

FRACTALS; GEOMECHANICS; JOURNAL BEARINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; REYNOLDS EQUATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

LUBRICATION;

EID: 84863373613     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402004.2011.599510     Document Type: Article

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