Abstract: This paper outlines an optical method utilizing laser interferometry for measuring the static and dynamic characteristics of self-acting gas-lubricated slider bearings. The method achieves a high ...

Abstract: This paper presents a study into the gas lubrication capability of an ultra-thin 0.025 μm film (converted value for ambient air film). The experimental results obtained using subambient helium ...

Abstract: The average film thickness theory is extended to gas lubrication possessing surface roughness in the slip flow regime. A simplified averaged Reynolds equation is derived and its applicability ...

Abstract: This paper outlines experimental investigations of the static characteristics of self-acting gas-lubricated slider bearings operating in a helium-air mixture. The experimental results are compared ...

Abstract: This paper presents numerical analyses of the dynamic characteristics of gas-lubricated slider bearings under high Knudsen number conditions using a generalized lubrication equation based on the ...