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A High Speed Photography Study of Cavitation in a Dynamically Loaded Journal Bearing
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1991
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Tribological CoatingEngineeringFluid MechanicsMechanical EngineeringLoaded Journal BearingQuartz SleeveSoft MatterLiquid Lubricant FilmsNanotribologyAcoustic CavitationMechanicsExperimental MechanicRheologyMicrofluidicsMaterials ScienceHydrodynamic LubricationHydrodynamic CavitationPiston-ring LubricationTribological PropertyCavitating FlowMicrofabricationMechanics Of Materials
The earlier study made by Jacobson and Hamrock on the cavitation of liquid lubricant films in a dynamically loaded journal bearing was repeated with a quartz sleeve, which was more rigid than the Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) sleeve used previously. Various improvements of the test rig were made concomitantly so that the experimental errors could be better controlled and assessed. This paper describes the updated high-speed photography experiment and its results.