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The pressure field in the gas-lubricated step slider bearing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

I. Penesis ,
J. J. Shepherd  and
H. J. Connell
I. Penesis
Affiliation:
Faculty of Maritime Transport and Engineering, Australian Maritime College, Launceston, Australia; e-mail: i.penesis@mte.amc.edu.au.
J. J. Shepherd
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; e-mail: jshep@rmit.edu.au.
H. J. Connell
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; e-mail: jshep@rmit.edu.au.
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Abstract

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Singular perturbation methods are applied to an analysis of the operation of an isothermal gas step slider bearing of narrow geometry and operating at moderate bearing numbers. Approximate expressions are obtained for the pressure field in the lubricating gap, as well as the load-carrying capacity of the bearing; and the influence of the nature of the bearing step on those quantities is investigated. Comparisons are made with results obtained using a standard numerical package.

Type
Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , January 2004 , pp. 423 - 442
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 2004

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