Abstract: Traditional bump foil bearing, though widely used, is considered to have the problem of inadequate load capacity due to the effect of foil sag between adjacent bumps. In this paper, the thick top foil is applied to cope ...

Abstract: The traditional eight-coefficient bearing model only considers the translational motion of the bearings and neglects the tilting motion and coupling effects between them. In this paper, the dynamic characteristics of the ...

Abstract: The multilayer gas foil thrust bearing (MLFTB) has four layers of foil structures with each having unique configuration and function. In this article, an updated complete model of the overlapped foil layers of MLFTB is ...