... 2009 22 09 2009 machine bearings rotors shock absorbers turbomachinery vibration control vibrations viscoelasticity tilting pad gas bearing damper rotordynamics compliant pads Microturbomachinery (MTM) using oil-free bearings typically has power outputs less than 1 MW...

... impact (mechanical) lubrication machine bearings numerical analysis rotors time-domain analysis vibration control vibrations hydrodynamic gas bearing flexure pivot tilting pad pad radial compliance damper Recently, gas-lubricated bearings have drawn enormous attention for clean...

... between the housing and journal. The fluid film produces a pressure field (and forces) reacting to the dynamic motions of the shaft (journal) to effectively reduce the whirling amplitude of motion and even isolate structural components 2 3 . pressure measurement flow visualisation vibration...

...C. V. Suciu; O. Bonneau; D. Brun-Picard; J. Fre^ne; M. D. Pascovici A novel squeeze film damper and vibration generator (SFD&VG) is proposed as an option in the vibration control field. The SFD&VG can be used as an active squeeze film damper (ASFD) or as a vibration generator (vibrator...