Yansong Wang1, Q. Jane Wang1, Chih Lin2
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 517-530, 2002, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2002.003.517
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. More >
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