Abstract: In a journal bearing, the lubrication film can be analyzed by the laminar flow theory if the modified Reynolds number, R*, is small or by turbulent flow theories if R* is very high. R* of ...

Abstract: The influence of variable density on the stability of the flow between two rotating cylinders is re-examined. The instability is shown to set in as an oscillatory secondary flow which was ...

Abstract: A general analysis and computational method is presented for calculating the unbalance and self-excited response of high-speed rotor-bearing systems. The analysis is applied to the calculation of ...

Abstract: An analysis of the steady state and dynamic characteristics of floating ring journal bearings has been performed. The stability characteristics of the bearing, based on linear theory, are given. ...