THE DIMENSIONLESS LOAD CAPACITY OF A PLANE, FINITE, RECTANGULAR-PAD, SLIDER BEARING--AN ANALYTICAL SOLUTION SUITABLE FOR SMALL COMPUTERS

An analytical solution is given for W, the dimensionless load-capacity of a plane, finite, rectangular-pad, slider bearing. This solution is suitable for small computers so that students of tribology can carry out calculations on a realistic bearing without having to use a large computer which may not be readily available. The solution described is superior to that obtained by the use of standard numerical methods on Reynolds equation because it is obtained more rapidly, it needs less computer memory storage space and can be carried out in single precision.

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  • Supplemental Notes:
    • West Coast International Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, August 8-11, 1983.
  • Corporate Authors:

    Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

    400 Commonwealth Drive
    Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
  • Authors:
    • Curzon, A E
  • Publication Date: 1983

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  • Accession Number: 00381846
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 831223, HS-035 593
  • Files: HSL, USDOT
  • Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM