Influence of design embodiment on the performance of squeeze-film levitation contacts-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Influence of design embodiment on the performance of squeeze-film levitation contacts

Published:2019-05-21 Issue:11 Volume:233 Page:1639-1647
ISSN:1350-6501
Container-title:Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology
language:en
Short-container-title:Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Author:

Almurshedi A¹²^ORCID,Atherton M¹^ORCID,Mares C¹,Stolarski T¹,Miyatake M³

Affiliation:

1. College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University, London, UK

2. Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Najaf, Iraq

3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

Conveying of lightweight and delicate parts is an important issue in some manufacturing processes. Two levitation devices, one based on horn transducer (Langevin type) and the other one in the form of a plain rectangular plate made of aluminium firmly fastened at both ends with a surface-mounted piezoelectric actuator, are compared. Both devices operate on a squeeze-film levitation mechanism. To this end, physical experiments were carried out and it was found that the device utilizing horn-type transducer yields better levitation performance.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Surfaces and Interfaces,Mechanical Engineering

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1350650119852220

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