Analysis of static and dynamic performance characteristics of THD journal bearing operating under lubricants containing nanoparticles

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1869-1876

  Kalakada, Sreedhar Babu ^a   Kumarapillai, Prabhakaran Nair ^a   Perikinalil, Rajendrakumar Krishnan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Journal bearing; Lubricant additives; Nanoparticles; Performance characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CERIUM OXIDE; COPPER OXIDES; ITERATIVE METHODS; LUBRICANT FILMS; MECHANISMS; NANOPARTICLES; VISCOSITY;

DIRECT ITERATION; ECCENTRICITY RATIOS; FRICTIONAL FORCES; LUBRICANT ADDITIVES; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; STATIC AND DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; VISCOSITY MODELS;

JOURNAL BEARINGS;

EID: 84870537779     PISSN: 22347593     EISSN: 20054602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-012-0245-6     Document Type: Article

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