• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.608-613
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• 2003

In this paper, the effect of interconnected boundary between journal and thrust bearings on the performance of self-acting air-lubricated bearings is investigated. When journal and thrust bearings have common boundary, conventional boundary condition which assumes that the boundary pressure is equal to atmosphere is no more valid. Instead, new boundary condition by mass conservation at interconnected boundary is needed. To do this, a duct model satisfying mass conservation at interconnected boundary is developed. Using this model, pressure distribution at interconnected boundary is numerically analyzed with changing the volume of interconnecting part. As a result, it is shown that load capacity of thrust bearing can be greatly increased when journal and thrust have a common boundary.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1996.04b
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• pp.99-105
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• 1996

공기 베어링은 마찰과 열 발생이 적고 회전 정밀도가 우수하여 고속 회전하는 축을 지지하는 용도로 많이 사용되고 있다. 그러나 공기 베어링도 유체 베어링이라면 어느것이나 갖는 Whirl 불안정성이라는 치명적인 결점을 갖는데 현재 이것의 발생 시점이 공기 베어링을 사용하는 시스켐에 있어서 고속화의 한계로 되어있다. 본 논문에서는 불안정성의 원인이 되는 동압 발생을 억제할 수 있는 방법으로 베어링의 위치가 축의 위치에 대해 일정한 각도 지연을 갖도록 제어되는 것을 제안하고 여러 각도지연 크기와 제어게인에 따른 안정특성을 이론 해석을 통해 조사하였다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.60-67
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• 1990

최근 전자 및 광학 분야에 있어서의 눈부신 발전은 다면경 가공기나 초정밀 연삭기와 같은 초정밀 가공기계의 개발과 실용화에 힘입은 바 크다. 이러한 초정밀 가공기의 성능을 좌우하는 핵심 요소로서 추축계를 들수 있으며, 비교적 소형 경량의 공박물을 가공하는 기계의 주축용 베어링으로는 오일 베어링을 대신하여 공기 베어링이 점차 널리 사용되고 있다. 이러한 가공기에 많이 사용되는 외부 가압 공기 베어링은 동압 공기 베어링과는 달리, 외부에서 가압된 압축공기에 의하여 공기막을 형성하므로, 시동과 정지시 마멸이 없고 저속에서도 비교적 높은 하중 지지력을 얻을 수 있으며, 오일 베어링과 비교하여서는 발열이 적고 윤활제의 유출에 의한 오염의 위험이 없다는 특성외에 공기막에 의한 평균화 효과에 의하여 고정도의 운전이 가능하다는 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 점급기원의 가정하게 직접 수치해법을 사용하는 해석 프로그램을 작성하여, 무차원화된 설계 변수들에 대한 외부가압 공기베어링의 정$\cdot$동특성수들을 구하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.197-203
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• 2001

In this paper, numerical analyses were undertaken to calculate the static and dynamic performances of step-pocket, inward pumping spiral grooved, outward pumping spiral grooved and herringbone grooved bearings. For each bearing, optimal values for various design parameters were obtained to maximize the load capacity and the stiffness and bearing performances were calculated. The optimized performances of these bearings were compared to conclude that the performance of step-pocket bearing is better than the other bearings.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1997.10a
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• pp.239-244
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• 1997

Recently, the high speed rotation and accuracy is needed in the field of electro-optic devices. But it is difficult for ball bearing to satisfy such conditions. So, we have developed the hemispherical type aerodynamic bearing for LSU(Laser Scanning Unit) motor. The hemispherical type aerodynamic bearing is able to support radial and axial load simultaneously. In this research, We have developed mass production method and tested the perromance of aerodynamic bearing in comparision with ball bearing at the speed of 23,000rpm. In the result, we proved that the properties of aerodynamic bearing is better than ball bearing's.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.27-34
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• 1994

An analysis based on the narrow groove theory is not suitable for the case of insufficient number of grooves or of non-rectangular shaped grooves. In this study, we present the solution of the compressible Reynolds equation for the air-lubricated hydrodynamic herringbonegrooved journal bearing with circular shaped grooves. From the results calculated numerically, optimal design values are obtained for the herringbone-grooved journal bearing.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.364-370
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• 2002

In this paper, numerical analyses were undertaken to calculate the static and dynamic performances of step-pocket, inward pumping spiral grooved, outward pumping spiral grooved and herringbone grooved bearings. For each bearing, optimal values for various design parameters were obtained to maximize the load capacity and the stiffness and bearing performances were calculated. The optimized performances of these bearings were compared to conclude that the performance of step-pocket bearing is better than the other bearings.