An Experimental Comparison of the Steady-State Performance Between Flat-Land, Tapered-Land, Pocket and Textured Thrust Bearings
Recent studies of our group on the behavior of thrust bearings with textured surface have provided numerous experimental data, allowing characterizing the behavior of such devices operating under steady-state and transient (start-up period) regimes [1, 2, 3]. The present work aims to compare the performance of several types of thrust bearings; both local characteristics as film/pad interface temperature or hydrodynamic pressure, and global characteristics as friction and minimum film thickness are discussed.