A new bearing system, consisting of a combination of a flat spiral groove bearing and rolling bearings, has been analysed in respect of temperature distribution under different operating conditions with the aid of a computer programme universally applicable to different design parameters. This programme, in combination with another for the optimization of a function which varies with certain auxiliary conditions, has also been used for the design of the spiral groove bearing in order to obtain maximum film thickness or minimum power loss.
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‘Bearing temperatures calculated by computer’, The Ball Bearing Jl196843 (No. 156), 3.
