Abstract: One of the main interests of gas foil bearings lies in their superior rotordynamic characteristics compared with conventional bearings. A numerical investigation on the stability limit and on ...

Abstract: The performance of gas foil bearings (GFBs) relies on a coupling between a thin gas film and an elastic structure with dissipative characteristics. Because of the mechanical complexity of the ...

Abstract: A gas bearing of bump foil type comprises an underlying structure made of one or several strips of corrugated sheet metal covered by a top foil surface. The fluid film pressure needs to be ...