Abstract

Treating viscosity as a function of pressure, the problem of determining the optimum slider profile from the standpoint of load-supporting capacity is solved for the case of isothermal flow, and is discovered to yield the same profile as Rayleigh found assuming constant viscosity. It is shown how the increase in load-supporting capacity resulting from viscosity variation may be calculated.

Issue Section:
Research Papers
Topics:
Lubrication, Pressure, Slider bearings, Viscosity, Stress, Flow (Dynamics)
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