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    Foil bearings support a shaft using compliant foils and air pressure. Once the shaft spins fast enough, air pressure separates the foils from the shaft, allowing for frictionless rotation. Foil bearings were developed in the 1950s and have since been used in aircraft engines and cooling turbines. Current foil bearings can withstand high speeds and loads without lubrication and require no external pressurization system.

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    Foil bearings support a shaft using compliant foils and air pressure. Once the shaft spins fast enough, air pressure separates the foils from the shaft, allowing for frictionless rotation. Foil bearings were developed in the 1950s and have since been used in aircraft engines and cooling turbines. Current foil bearings can withstand high speeds and loads without lubrication and require no external pressurization system.

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    Foil bearings support a shaft using compliant foils and air pressure. Once the shaft spins fast enough, air pressure separates the foils from the shaft, allowing for frictionless rotation. Foil bearings were developed in the 1950s and have since been used in aircraft engines and cooling turbines. Current foil bearings can withstand high speeds and loads without lubrication and require no external pressurization system.

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    Foil bearing

    A foil-air bearing for the core rotor shaft of an aircraft turbine Foil Bearing
    engine.

    Foil bearings, also known as foil-air bearings, are a


    type of air bearing. A shaft is supported by a compliant,
    spring-loaded foil journal lining. Once the shaft is spin-
    ning fast enough, the working uid (usually air) pushes
    the foil away from the shaft so that there is no contact.
    The shaft and foil are separated by the airs high pressure
    which is generated by the rotation which pulls gas into the
    bearing via viscosity eects. A high speed of the shaft
    with respect to the foil is required to initiate the air gap,
    and once this has been achieved, no wear occurs. Unlike
    aero or hydrostatic bearings, foil bearings require no ex-
    ternal pressurisation system for the working uid, so the
    hydrodynamic bearing is self-starting.

    1 Development
    Foil bearings were rst developed in the late 1950s by
    AiResearch Mfg. Co. of the Garrett Corporation us-
    ing independent R&D funds to serve military and space
    applications.[1][2] They were rst tested for commer-
    cial use in United Airlines Boeing 727 and Boeing 737
    cooling turbines in the early- and mid-1960s.[3] Garrett
    AiResearch air cycle machine foil bearings were rst
    installed as original equipment in 1969 in the DC-10's Load capacity against rotation speed, for Gen I and Gen III bear-
    environmental control systems. Garrett AiResearch foil ings
    bearings were installed on all US military aircraft to re-
    place existing oil-lubricated rolling-contact bearings. The
    ability to operate at cryogenic gas temperatures as well as

    1
    2 5 EXTERNAL LINKS

    at very high temperatures gave foil bearings many other 4 References


    potential applications.[4]
    Current-generation foil bearings with advanced coat- [1] Some early history is reported in Giri L. Agrawal (1997).
    Foil Air/Gas Bearing Technology An Overview.
    ings have greatly exceeded the limitations of earlier de-
    Publication 97-GT-347 (American Society of Mechanical
    signs. Anti-wear coatings exist that allow over 100,000
    Engineers).
    start/stop cycles for typical applications. New third-
    generation bearings can hold over 9,000 times their [2] Giri L. Agrawal (July 1998). Foil Bearings Cleared to
    weight, at extremely high speeds.[5] Land. Mechanical Engineering. 1978-1980 (120).

    [3] Scholer Bangs (February 1973). Foil Bearings Help Air


    Passengers Keep their Cool. Power Transmission Design.
    2 Applications
    [4] M. A. Barnett and A. Silver (September 1970).
    Application of Air Bearings to High-Speed Turbo-
    Turbomachinery is the most common application because machinery. Technical Paper No. 700720 (Society of
    foil bearings operate at high speed.[6] The main advan- Automotive Engineers). 700720.
    tage of foil bearings is the elimination of the oil systems
    required by traditional bearing designs. Other advantages [5] Heshmat, Hooshang (September 2005). Major Break-
    are: through in Load Capacity, Speed and Operating Tem-
    perature of Foil Thrust Bearings. Technical Paper No.
    WT2005-63712 (American Society of Mechanical Engi-
    Higher eciency, due to a lower heat loss to friction;
    neers). WT2005-63712.
    instead of uid friction, the main source of heat is
    parasitic drag [6] R. M. Fred Klaass and Christopher DellaCorte (2006).
    The Quest for Oil-Free Gas Turbine Engines. SAE
    Increased reliability Technical Papers (SAE). 2006-01-3055.
    Higher speed capability
    Quieter operation 5 External links
    Wider operating temperature range (402,500 K)
    NASA Glenn Research Center Creating a Turbo-
    High vibration and shock load capacity machinery Revolution
    No scheduled maintenance NASA Tribology & Mechanical Components
    No external support system Branch

    Truly oil free where contamination is an issue Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc.

    Capable of operating above critical speed Tribology Group at Texas A&M

    Korean Institute for Science and Technology KIST


    Areas of current research are:
    Center for Rotating Machinery at LSU
    Higher load capacity
    Improved damping
    Improved coatings

    The main disadvantages are:

    Lower capacity than roller or oil bearings


    Wear during start-up and stopping
    High speed required for operation

    3 See also
    Fluid bearing
    Tribology
    3

    6 Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses


    6.1 Text
    Foil bearing Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foil%20bearing?oldid=633357825 Contributors: Deb, Heron, Gbleem, CatherineMu-
    nro, Doradus, Bcorr, Moink, Wolfkeeper, Pashute, Khalid hassani, Neilc, Sonett72, DanielCD, Duk, Hooperbloob, Mindmatrix, Old
    Moonraker, SmackBot, Chris the speller, CHeshmat, Wizard191, Zarex, Cydebot, Epbr123, Dugwiki, 3-14159, Mack2, BilCat, Loren-
    zoB, Inwind, Andy Dingley, Michael Frind, SieBot, Lightmouse, Hamiltondaniel, Addbot, Orgella, Materialscientist, Wdl1961, Racky3,
    Gregzore and Anonymous: 24

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    tors: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Oilfree/bearings.htm Original artist: NASA
    File:Foil_Bearing_Capacity.png Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Foil_Bearing_Capacity.png License:
    Public domain Contributors: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/PAO/PAIS/fs14grc.htm Original artist: NASA, ploader: Pud
    File:Foilbearing.jpg Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Foilbearing.jpg License: Public domain Contribu-
    tors: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/RT/RT2001/2000/2200bream.html Original artist: Dr. Christopher DellaCorte, NASA.

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