Abstract: This paper presents an automated system for the selection of the length, clearance, and lubricant viscosity which optimize the performance of a hydrodynamic journal bearing, under specified values ...

Abstract: The classical hydrodynamic theory of fluid film lubrication as described by Reynolds’ equation assumes isothermal conditions in the film. Such conditions may never exist in many engineering ...

Abstract: In this paper the problem of fatigue crack propagation and ductile fracture of a cylindrical shell containing a macroscopic circumferential flaw is considered. The main interest in the study ...

Abstract: The work presented in this paper describes a simplified thermodynamic model that can be used for exploring optimization possibilities in air-cooled data centers. The model is used to evaluate ...