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High Temperature Test Rigs

Bearing Characteristics Testing

  • High speed (70,000 RPM) and low speed (14,000 RPM) operation
  • Stiffness & Damping Measurement
  • Thermal Gradient Effects
  • Ambient Pressure Performance
  • Scalability to larger bearings
  • Dust & Sand Ingestion
  • Analytical Model Validation

Bearing Analysis

  • Bearing compliant structure response
  • Compressible gas fluid film behavior
  • Combined fluid / structural / thermal
 High Temperature Foil Bearing Test Rig (Download Accessible JPG Plug-in) Low speed foil bearing test rig at 760°C (1,400°F); opened for photograph

High speed foil bearing rig

High speed test rig with heating elements activated (opened for photograph)

Reports


Responsible NASA Official: Dr. Christopher DellaCorte
Curator: Michelle L. Beagle
Last Update: April 7, 2008
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