Abstract: An advanced-design, aerodynamic, air-lubricated foil journal bearing achieved a landmark speed of 2200 cps (132,000 rpm) and a major breakthrough in load performance of 673.5 kPa (97.7 psi). At ...

Abstract: A method of analysis is described treating starvation in finite journal bearing pads. A variable-size finite difference mesh is used to represent the two-dimensional temperature and pressure ...

Abstract: An experimental investigation was conducted on the behavior of oil rings for bearing sizes ranging from 75 mm (3 in.) to 305 mm (12 in.) in diameter. The characteristics of rings through ...

Abstract: An experimental program documenting the performance of journal bearings for conditions ranging from full hydrodynamic lubrication to states of extreme lubricant starvation is described. The effects ...

Abstract: Cold and hot lubricant mixing at the inlet to a hydrodynamic bearing has been an unresolved and critical problem in determining bearing performance. The paper offers a conceptual and experimental ...

Abstract: A method of analysis is described treating starvation in finite thrust bearing pads. A variable-size finite difference mesh is used to represent the two-dimensional temperature and pressure fields. ...

Abstract: Powder-lubricated, quasi-hydrodynamic journal bearings assist in controlling wear and hold promise for integration in outer space systems/mechanisms and in other hostile-environment applications where ...

Abstract: This paper offers an analysis and computer solutions for misaligned thrust faces, including thermal effects and proper cavitation boundary conditions. The geometries analyzed range from full 2π ...