1. Gas Bearings: Modelling, Design and Applications.
- Author
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Raparelli, Terenziano, Colombo, Federico, Lentini, Luigi, Raparelli, Terenziano, and Trivella, Andrea
- Subjects
History of engineering & technology ,Technology: general issues ,PCB spindles ,aerostatic journal bearings ,aerostatic spindle ,air-bearing ,annular-thrust bearing ,bump foil gas bearing ,complex exponential method ,cylindricity ,damping factor identification ,dispersion coefficient ,dynamic coefficients ,dynamic identification ,eccentricity ,finite element method ,fluid-structure interaction ,foil bearing ,force coefficients ,gas bearing ,gas bearings ,half-power method ,industrial application ,logarithmic decrement method ,modal analysis ,n/a ,numerical simulation ,optimal design ,partial arc ,porous bearing ,porous materials ,precision positioning ,restrictor geometrical parameters ,rigid rotor ,rotation accuracy ,rotordynamics ,roundness ,structural dimension ,temperature field ,thermal characteristics analysis ,thermo-hydrodynamic model ,tilting ,tilting velocity ,tribotronics ,turbo machinery - Abstract
Summary: This book focuses on the modelling and the design process of gas bearings, on the experimental validation of such models, and on their applications. In particular, recent developments about foil bearings, aerostatic bearings, porous bearings, and non-contact precision positioning systems are shown.