Air bearing, slot feeding — fixed reference geometry

Reference-geometry calculator (Ø40mm outer diameter, 5µm film, β=0.6 — fixed) for an aerostatic thrust bearing fed through an annular slot with nr discrete orifices.

✓ gevalideerd tegen origineelorigineel: /calculators/c12_4e.htm
Draagvermogen, F253.36 N
Belastingscoëfficiënt, F̄0.504
Stijfheid, S81.2 N/µm
Massastroom, ṁ10.231 mg/s
Volumestroom, Q0.516 l/min
Diameter per opening, d0.109 µm
Kamerdrukverhouding, pᵣ/pₛ0.68

The legacy "please login" demo lock froze D0/H0/B1. This port keeps the original fixed geometry and formula exactly, exposing only the slot/orifice-feed inputs that were already free to vary.

Methode & referenties

  • Aerostatic thrust bearing fed through an annular slot with nr discrete orifices.
  • FIXED GEOMETRY: outer diameter 40 mm, film 5 µm, β=0.6 — same rationale as the other c12_4* fixed-geometry modules.
  • Generalizing the outer radius is a real model change and is not done here — see docs/locked-calculators-review.md.

De berekening is een letterlijke overzetting van de originele client-side JavaScript van /calculators/c12_4e.htm. Resultaten zijn geverifieerd gelijk aan het origineel via een geautomatiseerde golden-master-test. Geen enkele formule is opnieuw afgeleid of “verbeterd”.

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