Aerostatic bearings have been employed as an essential precision engineering element
and enabling technology in numerous applications requiring precision and ultraprecision …

Fluid lubricated bearings have been widely adopted as support components for high-end
equipment in metrology, semiconductor devices, aviation, strategic defense, ultraprecision …

In the last decades, the demand for hydrostatic bearings application has been rising due to
the possibilities and advantages they offer. The advancements in hydrostatic lubrication …

In aerostatic thrust bearings (ATBs), a high-pressure gas film with a certain bearing capacity
and stiffness is formed by passing high-pressure gas between the moving surface and the …

The fluid-structure interaction (FSI) phenomenon has significant impact on the performance
of aerostatic thrust bearings. To rapidly calculate their performance, this paper proposes a …

Pocketed orifice-restricted aerostatic bearings (PORABs) are broadly used in ultraprecision
machining. Increasing the load capacity, stiffness and stability of PORABs is the continuing …

Numerical and experimental research on the effects of manufacturing errors on the static
performance of aerostatic porous journal bearings is presented. The effects of …

According to the common body of knowledge, aerostatic bearings invariably need narrow
manufacturing tolerances to ensure maximal load capacity and high stiffness. This study …

Abstract Gas Foil Bearings (GFBs) possess significant potential for oil-free and
environmentally friendly support of high-speed rotating machinery in a wide range of …

This paper presents the lubrication performance analyses of journal bearing using the fluid–
structure coupling method, whereas realistic features of cavitation and deformation are …