Publications on Gas Bearings

 

MAJOR APPLICATION: Oil-Free Turbomachinery, Micro-Turbines, etc

Sponsors: National Science Foundation (03-06), Turbomachinery Research Consortium (00-05), USAF-Wright Patterson (04-05), State of Texas Energy Resources Program (01-02),

 

TOPICS (select below)

Gas Foil Bearings

Gas Bearings (rigid and tilting pad bearings)

Computational Analyses

Technical reports to sponsors

 

Articles

San Andrés, L., 2004, “Gas bearings will soon be widely used,” Research makes a difference, Turbomachinery International, Vol. 45, 3, pp. 35.

 

GAS FOIL BEARINGS

Rubio, D., and L. San Andrés, 2005, “Structural Stiffness, Dry-Friction coefficient and Equivalent Viscous Damping in a Bump-Type Foil Gas Bearing,” ASME Paper GT 2005-68384 (accepted for at ASME Journal of Gas Turbines and Power)

 

Kim, Tae-Ho., and L. San Andrés, 2005, “Heavily Loaded Gas Foil Bearings: a Model Anchored to Test Data,” ASME Paper GT 2005-68486

 

2004 BEST Paper Award – IGTI  Structures and Dynamics Committee

Rubio, D., and L., San Andrés, 2004, “Bump-Type Foil Bearing Structural Stiffness: Experiments and Predictions”, ASME Paper GT 2005-53611 (accepted for publication at ASME Journal of Gas Turbines and Power)

 

San Andrés, L., 1995, "Turbulent Flow Foil Bearings for Cryogenic Applications,", ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 117, 1, pp. 185-195 (ASME Paper 94-TRIB-33)

 

GAS BEARINGS

Zhu, X., and L. San Andrés, 2005, “Experimental Response of a Rotor Supported on Rayleigh Step Gas Bearings,” ASME Paper GT 2005-68296

 

Zhu, S. and L., San Andrés, 2004, “Rotordynamic Performance of Flexure Pivot Hydrostatic Gas Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery,” ASME Paper GT 2004-53621 (accepted for publication at ASME Journal of Gas Turbines and Power)

 

Wilde, D., and L., San Andrés, 2004, “Experimental Lift Off Characteristics and the Effect of a Low Friction Coating on the Startup Response of Simple Gas Hybrid Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery,” ASME Paper GT 2004-54183

 

2003 BEST Papers Award – IGTI  Structures and Dynamics Committee

Wilde, D.A., and San Andrés, L., 2003, “Comparison of Rotordynamic Analysis Predictions with the Test Response of Simple Gas Hybrid Bearings for Oil Free Turbomachinery,” ASME Paper GT2003-38859 (accepted for publication at ASME Journal of Gas Turbines and Power)

Wilde, D.A., and San Andrés, L., 2003, “Experimental Response of Simple Gas Hybrid Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery,” ASME Paper GT 2003-38833 (accepted for publication at ASME Journal of Gas Turbines and Power)

 

ANALYSIS OF GAS BEARINGS  (finite differences and finite element based)

Delgado, A., L., San Andrés, and J. Justak, 2004, “Analysis of Performance and Rotordynamic Force Coefficients of Brush Seals with Reverse Rotation Ability”, ASME Paper GT 2004-53614

 

San Andrés, L., and D. Wilde, 2001, “Finite Element Analysis of Gas Bearings for Oil-Free Turbomachinery,” Revue Européenne des Eléments Finis, Vol. 10 (6/7), pp. 769-790


Faria, M., and L. San Andrés, 2000, “On the Numerical Modeling of High Speed Hydrodynamic Gas Bearings,” ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 122, 1, pp. 124-130 (ASME Paper 99-TRIB-2).

 

Zirkelback, N., and L. San Andrés, 1999, "Effect of Frequency Excitation on the Force Coefficients of Spiral Groove Thrust Bearings and Face Gas Seals,” ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 121, 4, pp. 853-863 (ASME Paper 98-TRIB-12).

 

Research Progress Reports to the Turbomachinery Research Consortium (TRC):
(available only to the industrial members of the Turbomachinery Research Consortium)

Zhu, X., and L San Andrés, 2004, “Experimental Response of a Rotor Supported on Rayleigh Step Gas Bearings,” TRC-B&C-2-04.

 

San Andrés, L., and X. Zhu, 2003, “Experimental Response of a Rotor Supported on Flexure Pivot Hydrostatic Pad Gas Bearings,” TRC-B&C-4-03.

 

Rubio, D. and L. San Andrés, 2003, “Bump Type Foil Bearing Structural Stiffness: Experiments and Predictions,” TRC-B&C-5-03.

 

Deborah Wilde, 2002, “Experimental Response of Gas Hybrid Bearings for High Speed Oil-Free Turbomachinery,” TRC-B&C-2-02.

 

Diaz, S., T. Beets, G. Dunn, and L. San Andrés, 1999, “High Speed Test Rig for Identification of Gas Journal Bearing Performance: Design, Constraints and Fabrication," TRC-RD-1-99

 

Zirkelback, N., and L. San Andrés, 1998, “Computational Analysis of Spiral Groove Thrust Bearings and Face Seals,” TRC-Seal-7-98.

 

Zirkelback, N., and L. San Andrés, 1997, “Computational Analysis of Compressible Fluid Spiral Groove Face Seals,” Report TRC-SEAL-7-97.