Abstract: An experimental study was conducted on the occurrence of pneumatic hammer in a gas lubricated externally pressurized annular thrust bearing. The bearing, which was orifice compensated, was fed ...

Abstract: The study described in this paper aims to quantify the effects of misalignment and directionality on the important performance characteristics of a double-plane admission bearing having a length ...

Abstract: The performance of an externally-pressurized, orifice-compensated air journal bearing fitted with various combinations of nonuniform supply orifices of known size is compared with the performance ...