Steady-State Characteristics of Gas-Lubricated, Self-Acting, Partial-Arc Journal Bearings of Finite Width

This paper contains the description of a solution of the problem of self-acting, gas-lubricated, partial-arc, finite length journal bearings for steady-state conditions. The results can be used for bearings of many types such as smiple, fixed, partial-arc journal bearings (tapered land), axial-grooved journal bearings, pivoted-pad journal bearings, and similar geometric shapes. Sample results are plotted, and their utilization for various bearing types is illustrated by examples.