An Experimental Study of a Self-Acting Foil Bearing at Low Values of Foil Tension

Theoretical solutions for the gap thickness in an infinitely wide foil bearing are reviewed. An experiment is described using a stainless steel foil wrapped about a high speed rotor. Details of instrumentation are included. Results are presented for the relation between gap thickness and foil stiffn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knight, John Michael
Other Authors: Pucci, Paul F.
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/31050