Abstract: A very simple design method for an aerodynamic compliant foil thrust bearing is presented in this paper. It is based on 3D modeling (called: complete direct calculation) of the elastoaerodynamic ...

Abstract: To meet the requirements of new commercial equipment, performances of air thrust bearings always have to be improved. This work is concerned with the research of the converging profile that ...

Abstract: This paper is devoted to the understanding of flow characteristics of granular lubrication. The regimes of interest are: the kinetic regime in which collisions between particles are essentially ...

Abstract: The dynamics of solid third bodies sheared between two rubbing bodies is far from being understood. Yet, this interface plays a prominent role in the velocity accommodation and in the load ...

Abstract: The work presented here is a model of the degradation of a material (by particle detachment), based on a two dimensional granular dynamic model designed to study the flows of third body ...

Abstract: The optimal design of gas-lubricated contacts is addressed, with emphasis on appropriate strategies for the management of constraints that usually arise from physical or manufacturing considerations. ...

Abstract: The last decades have experienced a growing enhancement of aeronautical oil free turbomachinery. The classical linear approach of rotor dynamics commonly uses stiffness and damping coefficients ...

Abstract: This paper presents an overview of a discrete element method approach to dry friction in the presence of a third body. Three dimensional computer simulations have been carried out to show the ...

Abstract: The paper considers the behavior of third bodies in dry contacts. A description of the mechanism operating in contacts is given and the influence of external parameters outlined. Both physicochemical ...