The Measurement of Film Thickness in Thrust Bearings and the Deflected Shape of ‘Parallel’ Surface Thrust Pads
- 1 June 1965
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Vol. 180 (1) , 1025-1034
- https://doi.org/10.1243/pime_proc_1965_180_066_02
Abstract
A transducer has been developed to sense the variation of oil-film thickness in a thrust bearing by sweeping across the working face of the pads and ‘viewing’ them from the rotor. This device was used to compare the deflection of a circular pad with theory, and some degrees of correlation was found. The pads tested formed wedge-shaped films by elastic flexure and successfully carried considerable loads. A tentative explanation is provided for their means of starting to operate successfully.Keywords
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