.... 21 06 2007 21 03 2008 01 07 2008 confined flow continuum mechanics granular flow lubrication shear flow rheology lubrication granular non-Newtonian The flow behavior of particles can be appreciated by children playing with sand, but is still not well understood...

..., creates a diverging gap. 06 11 2006 30 03 2007 compressible flow confined flow elastodynamics film flow finite element analysis heat transfer hydrodynamics seals (stoppers) thermoelasticity mechanical gas face seals inertia effects choked flow compressible elastic...

... moderately better centering capabilities. 26 04 2005 28 09 2005 rotors laminar flow confined flow seals (stoppers) compressors damping This introduction is presented to answer the following questions: (i) What are oil bushing seals for compressors and how do they function? (ii...

... (stoppers) shear turbulence confined flow liquid films hydrostatics lubricants flow simulation lubrication rotational flow flow instability The study of turbulence in lubricant films was of great interest in the 60s and 70s because of the increase in operating requirements of bearings...

..., 2003. Associate Editor: C. H. Venner. 20 February 2002 21 January 2003 25 09 2003 cavitation conformal mapping lubrication machine bearings confined flow viscosity modelling The end face of the shaft in a journal bearing is often utilized to form a hydrodynamic...

... performance. Moreover, excessive temperatures can also bring about vaporization of the lubricant film and alteration of material properties, though these issues are not addressed in this paper. seals (stoppers) lubrication tracking rotors stators liquid films film flow confined flow heat...

... 19 06 2003 friction lubrication film flow confined flow flow simulation polymers vibrations molecular configurations molecular dynamics method Recent advances in ultrafine processing technologies are remarkable. Such as micromachine or magnetic storage device, the devices...

...; revised manuscript received July 11, 2002. Associate Editor: M. M. Khonsari. 27 October 2002 20 February 2002 11 July 2002 19 03 2003 machine bearings rotors pressure rotational flow compressible flow confined flow flow simulation turbulence jets In last two...

.... machine bearings disc drives hard discs confined flow two-phase flow laminar flow surface contamination adhesion impact (mechanical) The governing equations for a particle moving in air can be written as (1) dx i dt = v i (2) m   dv i dt...

... February 2002 30 July 2002 19 03 2003 machine bearings lubrication film flow liquid films confined flow temperature distribution torque size effect Increasingly severe operating conditions of hydrodynamic bearings (heavy loads and high rotational speeds) lead to higher...

... 2002 24 09 2002 film flow confined flow laminar flow nonequilibrium flow flow simulation viscosity force lubrication H r , t = film thickness at radius r , at time t H t =  ∂ H / ∂ t H r =  ∂ H...

... for Q ˜ P D is then obtained to avoid a time-consuming solution of the integro-differential equation (linearized Boltzmann equation). Furthermore, a high-order slip flow model is implemented 5 . slip flow Couette flow Knudsen flow confined flow lubrication flow simulation...

...C. F. Kettleborough confined flow compressible flow flow simulation pressure force size effect mechanical engineering computing computational fluid dynamics When two circular discs are supplied with air under pressure through a central hole, the lower disc will be attracted...

... 23, 2001; revised manuscript received March 22, 2002. Associate Editor: S. Wu. 23 August 2001 22 March 2002 24 09 2002 machine bearings sensitivity analysis deformation lubrication flow simulation confined flow mathematical morphology Hydrostatic thrust...