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http://dx.doi.org/10.9725/kstle.2007.23.3.123

Performance Analysis of Double-Bumped Air Foil Bearings  

Kim, Young-Cheol (System Engineering, KlMM)
Lee, Dong-Hyun (School of Mecanical, Aerospace & Systems Engineering, KAIST)
Kim, Kyung-Woong (School of Mecanical, Aerospace & Systems Engineering, KAIST)
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Tribology and Lubricants / v.23, no.3, 2007 , pp. 123-129 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents a theoretical model for the analysis of double-bumped AFBs. The stiffness and damping coefficients of the double bump vary depending on the external load and its friction coefficient. In the case of a lightly loaded condition where only the upper bump contributes to deformation, the double bump is in the single active region. In the case of a heavily loaded condition where both the upper and lower bumps contribute to deformation, the double bump is in the double active region. So the double bump can be either in the single or double active region depending on vertical deflection. The equivalent stiffness and damping coefficients of the bump system are derived from the vertical and horizontal deflection of the bump, including the friction effect. A static and dynamic performance analysis is carried out by using the finite difference method and the perturbation technique. The results of the performance analysis for a double-bumped AFB are compared with those obtained for a single-bumped AFB. This paper successfully proves that a double bumped AFB has higher load capacity, stiffness, and damping than a single-bumped AFB in a heavily loaded condition.
Keywords
Foil Bearings; Load Carrying Capacity; EHL;
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