Machinery's Handbook, 31st Edition
2434
Thrust Bearings
10
1
b/a
0.1
0.01
0.01
0.1
10 Operating Number, O × 10 –6 1
100
1,000
Fig. 13. Dimensionless Minimum Film Thickness, α , versus Operating Number, O —Tilting Pad Thrust Bearings.*
0.1
b / α
4
3
0.01
2
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
0.001
Film Thickness Factor, α , in Thousandths of an Inch 0 1 10
Fig. 14. Coefficient of Friction f versus Dimensionless Film Thickness α for Tilting Pad Thrust Bearings with Optimum Pivot Location.* * See footnote on page 2418.
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