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Title: | Some fundamental aspects of self-levitating sliding contact bearings and their practical implementations |
Authors: | Atherton, MA Mares, C Stolarski, TA |
Keywords: | Experimental validation;Journal bearing;Linear bearing;Self-levitation;Squeeze-film action |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Citation: | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 228(9): 916 - 927, (September 2014 ) |
Abstract: | In this study, fundamental aspects and mechanisms of acoustic levitation together with governing equations are presented first. Then, the acoustic levitation phenomenon is considered as a new way to design air suspension systems capable of self-levitation. A particular emphasis is laid on journal bearings and their specific geometrical configuration. A practical feasibility of using acoustic levitation to separate contacting surfaces is supported and illustrated by results of experimental testing of a number of prototype devices. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/9869 |
DOI: | http:dx.doi.org/10.1177/1350650113517110 |
ISSN: | 1350-6501 2041-305X http://pij.sagepub.com/content/228/9/916 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers |
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