THE EFFECT OF EXTERNAL PRESSURIZATION ON SELFACTING FOIL BEARINGS,

Abstract

The effects of introducing a small amount of lubricant under pressure into a self-acting foil bearing film are investigated. Foil shape and pressure distribution under the foil are obtained by combining the equilibrium equation with the Reynolds equation and solving the resulting equation. The results show that the effect of even small external pressurization in a selfacting foil bearing is very important. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0424200

Entities

People

  • Angus H. Wright
  • M. Wildmann

Organizations

  • Ampex

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Equations
  • Foil Bearings
  • Lubricants
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressurization

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).