Observations of film thickness profile and cavitation around a journal bearing circumference

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-245

  Kasolang, S ^a,b   Dwyer Joyce, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Film Thickness Measurement; Journal Bearing; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006465318     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000801947717     Document Type: Article

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