Performance Factors for Circular, Hydrostatic, Gas-Lubricated Thrust Bearings. Part II. Multiple Inlet Thrust Bearings,
Abstract
A general design procedure for multiple-inlet gas thrust bearings was derived. Dimensionless load and flow factors were calculated for a wide range of bearing parameters using a conformal transformation procedure proposed by Mori and Yabe. These factors are combined with empirical correlations for the bearing entry losses to provide a simple, convenient design procedure. The predicted performances are compared with a number of experimental studies. The results indicate: good agreement for both flow and load prediction with orifice-compensated bearings; fair agreement for load prediction but poor agreement for flow prediction with inherently-compensated bearings. The reasons for the latter discrepancy are discussed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0732916
Entities
People
- E. H. Dudgeon
- M. C. Maki
Organizations
- National Research Council Canada