Hydrostatic bearing — wedge-film thrust pad
Dimensionless load, stiffness and load-sensitivity for a wedge-film hydrostatic thrust pad, from the film-thickness ratio h1/h0.
Dimensionless load, F*0.75
Dimensionless stiffness, S* (ε=0.5)0.16666666666666674
Load sensitivity, dF*11.111111111111116 %
Method & references
- Wedge-film hydrostatic thrust pad — dimensionless load/stiffness formulas.
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