Fluid bearings are bearings in which the load is supported by a thin layer of rapidly moving pressurized liquid or gas between the bearing surfaces. Since...

friction and wear; Fluid bearing, a noncontact bearing in which the load is supported by a gas or liquid (i.e. air bearing); Magnetic bearing, in which the...

A plain bearing, or more commonly sliding contact bearing and slide bearing (in railroading sometimes called a solid bearing, journal bearing, or friction...

of thrust bearing in an automobile is the clutch "throw out" bearing, sometimes called the clutch release bearing.[clarification needed] Fluid-film thrust...

require no external pressurisation system for the working fluid, so the hydrodynamic bearing is self-starting. Foil bearings were first developed in the...

areas; fluid power systems today are usually within a single building or mobile machine. Fluid power systems perform work by a pressurized fluid bearing directly...

Wheel bearing may refer to: Ball bearing Bearing (mechanical) Fluid bearing Jewel bearing Journal bearing Needle roller bearing Plain bearing Rolling-element...

were called journal bearings and relied on the lubricant to form a fluid bearing. Without adequate lubrication, journal bearings would fail due to the...

lubricant which still forces the two moving surfaces apart to achieve "fluid bearing" conditions is desired. If the lubricant is too viscous, it will require...

water Parafoil, a non-rigid airfoil, inflated during use Foil bearing, a type of fluid bearing Foil (architecture), decorative device derived from cusps of...