Air bearing, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 17 relations: Abrasion (mechanical), Air caster, Cavitation, CubeSat, Damping, England, Finite difference method, Finite element method, Foil bearing, Germany, Lubricant, Reynolds equation, Spacecraft, Spiral groove bearing, Stiffness, Vacuum, 3D printing.

2. Lubrication

Abrasion (mechanical)

Abrasion is the process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away.

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Air caster

An air caster is a pneumatic lifting device used to move heavy loads on flat, non-porous surfaces.

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Cavitation

Cavitation in fluid mechanics and engineering normally refers to the phenomenon in which the static pressure of a liquid reduces to below the liquid's vapour pressure, leading to the formation of small vapor-filled cavities in the liquid.

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CubeSat

A CubeSat is a class of small satellite with a form factor of cubes.

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Damping

In physical systems, damping is the loss of energy of an oscillating system by dissipation.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Finite difference method

In numerical analysis, finite-difference methods (FDM) are a class of numerical techniques for solving differential equations by approximating derivatives with finite differences.

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Finite element method

The finite element method (FEM) is a popular method for numerically solving differential equations arising in engineering and mathematical modeling.

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Foil bearing

A foil bearing, also known as a foil-air bearing, is a type of air bearing. Air bearing and foil bearing are bearings (mechanical).

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Lubricant

A lubricant (sometimes shortened to lube) is a substance that helps to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move.

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Reynolds equation

In fluid mechanics (specifically lubrication theory), the Reynolds equation is a partial differential equation governing the pressure distribution of thin viscous fluid films.

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Spacecraft

A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed to fly and operate in outer space.

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Spiral groove bearing

Spiral groove bearings (also known as Rifle bearings) are self-acting (journal and thrust), or hydrodynamic bearings used to reduce friction and wear without the use of pressurized lubricants. Air bearing and Spiral groove bearing are bearings (mechanical) and lubrication.

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Stiffness

Stiffness is the extent to which an object resists deformation in response to an applied force.

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Vacuum

A vacuum (vacuums or vacua) is space devoid of matter.

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3D printing

3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model.

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See also

Lubrication

• Air bearing
• Alexander Duckham
• Automatic lubrication system
• Automatic lubricator
• Cold-cranking simulator
• Fluid bearing
• Grease fitting
• HFRR
• Lubricants
• Lubrication
• Mini-rotary viscometer
• Oil can
• Oil mist lubrication
• Ring oiler
• SAE J300
• SAE J306
• Spiral groove bearing
• Splash lubrication
• Subpreputial wetness
• Tribofilm

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_bearing

Also known as Aerodynamical bearing, Air bearings.