Abstract: This article is concerned with the simulation of a magnetic storage device consisting of a flying head above a rigid rotating disk. The need to improve the transfer rate has led, at present, ...

Abstract: We address the numerical modeling of roughness or texture effects in ultra-thin gas films. Rarefaction (high Knudsen number) effects are dealt with using the Generalized Reynolds Equation, and ...

Abstract: The optimal design of gas-lubricated contacts is addressed, with emphasis on appropriate strategies for the management of constraints that usually arise from physical or manufacturing considerations. ...