This paper introduces a novel design of hybrid hydrodynamic and aerodynamic fluid bearing system. The fluid bearing system consists of an oil lubricated journal bearing unit with herringbone grooves and an air lubricated thrust bearing unit having a conical thrust plate engraved with spiral grooves. This bearing system has lower power consumption and enables a reliable seal design only for its journal bearings. The spindle motor with this bearing system has been prototyped. In this paper some simulation and testing results are reported.
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Zhang et al. (1999) studied this question.