Abstract: Two kinds of stabilizing methods for externally pressurized thrust gas bearings are presented and analyzed. Both stabilizers of them are composed of fluid restriction and capacitance. The first ...

Abstract: The hydrodynamic wedge of a plane inclined sector pad is analyzed in relation to the lubricant inertia forces under incompressible laminar conditions. Based on the usual assumptions of thin ...

Abstract: This paper describes the effects of moving three-dimensional nano-textured or patterned disk surfaces on thin film gas lubrication characteristics for flying head slider bearings in magnetic disk ...

Abstract: In order to achieve a magnetic recording density of 1Tb∕in2, the spacing is expected to be less than 2–3nm. However, a critical issue in achieving such an ultralow spacing is the dynamic ...

Abstract: This paper describes the effect of ultra-thin liquid lubricant films on air bearing dynamics and flyability of nano-spacing flying head sliders in hard disk drives. The dynamics of a slider ...

Abstract: This paper describes head/disk interface dynamics for micromachined mother ship negative pressure slider bearings with an integrated microsuspension mechanism that we proposed, at steady-state flying ...

Abstract: It is important to clarify the characteristics of flow-induced vibrations in hard disk drives in order to achieve an ultrahigh magnetic recording density. In particular, it is necessary to ...

Abstract: Spreading characteristics of novel cyclotriphosphazine-terminated Perfluoropolyether (PFPE) films on carbon surfaces were investigated experimentally by using a scanning micro-ellipsometer. The apparent ...