Abstract: This paper presents a method for reducing particle contamination on sliders. A model for simulating particle movement in an air bearing is developed and solved numerically. Through the simulation, ...

Abstract: A new method is introduced for predicting particle and liquid droplet contamination on an air bearing surface. The method primarily relies on the analysis of flow patterns nearest the air ...

Abstract: A two-dimensional model is developed for the heat transfer in a magneto-resistive (MR) head-air bearing system. Using this model, the MR head temperature response is studied for various cases. ...

Abstract: For a hard disk drive operating in a humid environment, the water vapor in the slider’s air bearing is typically compressed beyond its saturation vapor pressure, causing the vapor to condense. ...

Abstract: Thermomechanical actuation (TMA) at the transducer region of the air bearing surface (ABS) protrudes from the transducer toward the recording media. This actuation induces a change in the air ...

Abstract: In magnetic hard disk drives the minimum spacing between the air-bearing slider and disk has been reduced to under 50 nm, and some drives now employ so-called proximity sliders that are ...