Abstract: A laminate disk which is rotated at high speed in close proximity to a rigid flat plate is analyzed in this paper. A thin gas film separates the disk from the rigid plate when the disk ...

Abstract: The effect of initial curvature in a disk which is rotated close to a rigid flat plate is analyzed in this paper. When the unconstrained disk is not rotating, it has an initial curvature ...

Abstract: The problem of a flexible flat land thrust bearing is studied here. The bearing consists of a flexible circular plate running against a rigid flat surface. Point loads are applied to the ...

Abstract: A rotating flexible disk separated from a rigid flat surface by a gas film is addressed. The gas film between the disk and the plate is represented by an incompressible Reynolds equation. ...

Abstract: A finite element perturbation approach to the prediction of foil bearing stiffness and damping coefficients is presented. The fluid lubricant is modeled as a simple barotropic fluid which is ...

Abstract: The stiffness and damping coefficients of an elastically supported gas foil bearing are calculated. A perfect gas is used as the lubricant, and its behavior is described by the Reynolds equation. ...

Abstract: A flexible disk rotating in close proximity to a flat rigid surface has been studied experimentally and theoretically. A bump is located on the surface to create a non-axisymmetric disturbance. ...

Abstract: A general method for the design of the optimal path for a constant velocity chain system is presented. Both the dynamic effects and the kinematic effects of finite sized links have been ...