Solve your bearing design problems with step-by-step procedures and hard-won performance data from a leading expert and consultant. Aimed at both experienced designers and those new to bearing design, Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design
provides engineers, tribologists and students with a one-stop source of
inspiration, information and critical considerations for bearing design
success.
Compiled for ease of use in practical design scenarios, Hydrostatic, Aerostatic and Hybrid Bearing Design provides the basic principles, design procedures and data you need to create the right bearing solution for your requirements. In this valuable reference and design companion, author and expert W. Brian Rowe shares the hard-won lessons and figures from a lifetime's research and consultancy experience.
Contents - 1 Application
- 2 Basic Flow Theory
- 3 Power, Temperatures and Shape Optimization
- 4 Pads: Area and Flow Shape Factors
- 5 Flow Control and Restrictors
- 6 Basis of Design Procedures
- 7 Plane Hydrostatic and Aerostatic Bearings
- 8 Partial Journal Bearings
- 9 Recessed Hydrostatic Journal Bearings
- 10 Plain Journal Bearings
- 11 The Yates Bearing
- 12 Conical Journal Bearings
- 13 Spherical bearings
- 14 Dynamics
- 15 Experimental methods and testing
- Index
Key Features
- Clear explanation of background theory such as factors governing pressure, flow and forces, followed by worked examples that allow you to check your knowledge and understanding.
- Easy-to-follow design procedures that provide step-by-step blueprints for solving your own design problems.
- Information on a wide selection of bearing shapes, offering a range and depth of bearing coverage not found elsewhere.
- Critical data on optimum performance from load and film stiffness data to pressure ratio considerations
- Operating safeguards you need to keep in mind to prevent hot-spots and cavitation effects, helping your bearing design to withstand the demands of its intended application.
Readership
- Designers and engineers involved in mechanical and machinery design.
- Tribologists and lubrication engineers.
- Engineering undergraduates studying tribology and bearing design
About the Author
- W. Brian Rowe is a consulting engineer and recognized bearing expert with more than 30 years' experience working on a wide range of machinery design problems across all industries. He has previously run courses on bearings at Coventry University in the UK and Stanford University in the USA, as well as sessions on the topic for industrial engineers in Chengdu, China. He has received awards in recognition of his work, including the Walter R. Evans Award for significant contributions to the field of rotor dynamics in 2004.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (April 11, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0123969948
- ISBN-13: 978-0123969941
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
List Price: $140.00