Wooden journal bearing is widely used in various applications such as wind turbines and
marine bearings. In this paper, the wooden journal bearings is fabricated with teak wood …

With low friction, high rotational speed and low motion error, the aerostatic bearings have
been widely applied to the high speed rotating and high precision machines. However …

Supporting gas bearings with proper flexible supports can improve the stability performance
of a rotor-bearings system. Many researchers had successfully applied O-rings to stabilize …

Journal bearings mounted on viscoelastic supports are often used to improve the stability.
However, proper support conditions have not been established especially for herringbone …

This paper presents the results of a theoretical and experimental investigation of the
potential of enhanced groove geometries to increase the bearing clearance of a …

Rubber is an effective and low-cost material for mechanical vibration suppression because
in the glass-transition zone it exhibits high damping abilities. However, analytical predictions …

This paper concerns the dynamic characterization of rubber O‐rings used to introduce
damping in high speed gas bearing systems. O‐shaped rubber rings composed of high …

The measurement results of various nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) O-Ring sizes are
presented, and reduced-order models are developed in order to predict the stiffness and …

Porous air journal bearings (PAJBs) with O-rings mounted are regarded as a potential
choice to offer air levitation with a large load capacity and optimal start/stop characteristics …

Determination and prediction of the dynamic properties of an O-ring for bearing support
were performed. Utilizing O-rings as supporters of bearing is a promising way to suppress …