@Article{cmes.2002.003.517,
AUTHOR = {Yansong  Wang, Q. Jane Wang, Chih  Lin},
TITLE = {Mixed Lubrication of Coupled Journal-Thrust Bearing Systems},
JOURNAL = {Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences},
VOLUME = {3},
YEAR = {2002},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {517--530},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CMES/v3n4/26610},
ISSN = {1526-1506},
ABSTRACT = {Many mechanisms, such as computer hard drives, gear trains, and machine tool spindle systems, operate under both axial and radial loads, which should be respectively supported by a thrust and a journal bearing. By utilizing the end face of the shaft of a journal bearing as a thrust bearing, a coupled journal-thrust bearing system can be formed. This paper presents a mixed lubrication model developed to investigate the lubrication of this coupled bearing system. A conformal-mapping method is used in the model formulation to facilitate a universal flow description. The performance of typical coupled bearing systems is numerically investigated.},
DOI = {10.3970/cmes.2002.003.517}
}