DERIVATION OF GOVERNING EQUATIONS FOR SELFACTING FOIL BEARINGS,

Abstract

Contained is the derivation of the equations for the selfacting foil bearing. These equations include the effects of bending stiffness of the tape and of compressibility of the lubricant. They are nonlinear, and the boundary conditions are divided equally between the two ends of the tape. These complications even make obtaining numerical solutions difficult. Linearized solutions are derived for large wrap angles neglecting the bending stiffness of the tape. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0612720

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Barlow

Organizations

  • Ampex

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Boundaries
  • Compressive Properties
  • Equations
  • Foil Bearings
  • Lubricants
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Stiffness

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Fluid Dynamics.