Analysis of Automotive Turbocharger Nonlinear Response Including Bifurcations

Automotive turbochargers (TCs) increase internal combustion engine power and efficiency in passenger and commercial vehicles. TC rotors are usually supported on floating ring bearings (FRBs) or semi-floating ring bearings (SFRBs), both of which are inexpensive to manufacture. However, fluid film bea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vistamehr, Arian
Other Authors: San Andres, Luis
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-7071