ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE GAS-LUBRICATED TILTING PAD THRUST BEARING.

Abstract

The inherent self aligning capability and superior resistance to thermal distortion, of the gas-lubricated tilting-pad thrust bearing could often offset load capacity limitations and make it an attractive compromise for many applications. A numerical treatment for analyzing the tilting-pad thrust bearing is presented along with extensive performance information for a particular pad geometry. An optimum hydrodynamic crown profile and related dimensions are determined. The range of validity of incompressible theory and the rectangular approximation are also developed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0680033

Entities

People

  • R. Colsher
  • W. Shapiro

Organizations

  • Franklin Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Distortion
  • Geometry
  • Thrust Bearings

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).