Gas Lubricated Foil Bearing Development for Advanced Turbomachines

Abstract

This document presents and discusses the design and development of gas lubricated foil journal and thrust bearings for the specific application in a 1000 to 3000 pound thrust propulsion engine. The design activity included the development of analytical tools for the thrust and journal bearings and their use during the bearing test phase, for the purpose of increasing bearing load capacity. A significant effort was spent toward materials and coating development for capabilities to 1200 F.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042980

Entities

People

  • Warren F. Koepsel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Fabrication
  • Friction
  • Lubricants
  • Lubrication
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Models
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Strain Gages
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).