Comparison between grooved and plane aerostatic thrust bearings: static performance
Tóm tắt
The demand of air bearings is increasing for those applications that require precision linear movements or high-speed rotations. In particular in this paper air pads for air motion technology are studied. The paper analyses the effect of a circumferential groove machined on the pad surface on pressure distribution, air flow consumption and stiffness. Two geometries are investigated and compared: one with three supply orifices and the other with a circumferential groove as well. The static characteristics of the pads are experimentally determined with also the pressure distributions under the pads along the radial and circumferential directions. The experimental pressure distributions are compared with the simulated ones, obtained with a numerical program at the purpose developed. The numerical model considers a general formulation of the supply holes discharge coefficient that can be used also in presence of a circumferential groove.
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