... between the top foil and the gas film pressure. On this basis, the static stiffness and static performance of the MLJFB were studied to accurately predict static performance metrics such as gas film thickness and gas film pressure. The effects of the geometric structural parameters on bearing performance...

... bearing reveals that the bearing static performance is the most sensitive to the pocket angular span. Further two-dimensional fluid–structure interaction analyses on foil thrust bearing predict a reduction of power loss by 10% with increased average film thickness. Minimum film thickness also increases...

... of a novel GFTB with outer diameter of 38 mm and static performance up to 155 krpm under external load of 75 N using a high-speed test rig. The 38 mm GFTB presented in this paper is a three-layered structure for easy design and manufacturing, and the unique design feature allows easy scale down and scale up...