Abstract
Journal and thrust bearings are conveniently grouped together for the purpose of this discussion because they are at present the only types of bearing which can reasonably claim to take advantage of pressure film lubrication. The advantages of film lubrication are very real, since the frictional losses are a mere fraction of those under any other regime, and continuous running of bearings at high rubbing speeds would be quite impossible without the intervention of a fluid film.
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