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

The paper describes an experimental study conducted in order to determine the supply hole
discharge coefficients of externally pressurized gas bearings. Tests were carried out on …

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 …

A numerical analysis on the feeding system of externally pressurised gas bearings, for the
correction of the theoretical mass flow rate formula by means of a discharge coefficient, is …

Demands for higher rotational speed and accuracy for effective manufacture of small holes
on printed circuit boards and very small precise parts have been increasing remarkably …

In the paper, the dynamic model of aerostatic bearing-rotor system combining rotor motion
equation and transient Reynolds equation is established to study influences of rotational …

Numerical simulations of gas-lubricated journal bearings for microfabricated machines are
performed with specialized tools. To maximize flexibility, an orbit method formulation is …

From the viewpoint of nonlinear dynamics, the stability and bifurcation of the rotor dynamical
system supported in gas bearings are investigated. First, the dynamical model of gas …

The paper contains the description of the test rig and first experimental data regarding the
mechanical and the thermal behaviour of a 7kg rotor, 460mm long and with a diameter of …

In high-speed machining there are a number of applications in which the spindle is
supported by air bearings. This type of bearings has very low friction and wear, resulting in …