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Optimum Design of a Spiral Groove Bearing

L. M. I. Fernlund, E. M. Kellström

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A new bearing system, consisting of a combination of a flat spiral groove bearing and rolling bearings, has been analysed in respect of temperature distribution under different operating conditions with the aid of a computer programme universally applicable to different design parameters. This programme, in combination with another for the optimization of a function which varies with certain auxiliary conditions, has also been used for the design of the spiral groove bearing in order to obtain maximum film thickness or minimum power loss.

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Key concepts: Groove (engineering), Spiral (railway), Bearing (navigation), Power (physics), Power loss, Structural engineering, Mechanical engineering, Materials science