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
TOPICS (select
below)
Gas Bearings (rigid
and tilting pad bearings)
Articles
San Andrés, L., 2004, “Gas bearings
will soon be widely used,” Research makes
a difference, Turbomachinery International, Vol. 45, 3, pp. 35.
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)
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.