Article | REF: B5325 V1

Hydrostatic thrust bearings

Author: Daniel NICOLAS

Publication date: November 10, 1995

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1. Principles of hydrostatic lubrication

In any hydrostatic device, one of the two facing surfaces is smooth, while the other has one or more cavities (or cells) connected to a pressure generator (figure 1 a ). Two regions can be distinguished:

  • a zone represented by spans AB and CD of width a, where the thickness h of the lubricant film is thin ; the evolution of pressure in this region...

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