Gas Foil Bearings

• A general introduction to bearings
  • A bearing permits relative motion between the contact surfaces of members, while carrying the load 
  • Classification based on load direction: radial bearing & Thrust bearing & Combined
  • Classification based on the nature of contact: 
    • Sliding contact bearing: rely on clearance with lubrication
    • Rolling contact bearing  
    • Fluid bearing
    • Magnetic bearing
    • Flexure bearing  
• Foil Bearings / Foil-air bearing -- a type of air bearing (a really good demonstration of air bearing)
  • Really good demonstration
  • Is the advantage of adding foil to help the shaft stops more smoothly ?