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The Role of Radial Clearance on the Performance of
Foil Air Bearings
Kevin Radil a , Samuel Howard b & Brian Dykas c
a U.S. Army , Cleveland, Ohio, 44135-3127
b NASA Glenn Research Center , Cleveland, Ohio
c Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
Published online: 25 Mar 2008.
To cite this article: Kevin Radil , Samuel Howard & Brian Dykas (2002) The Role of Radial Clearance on the Performance of
Foil Air Bearings, Tribology Transactions, 45:4, 485-490, DOI: 10.1080/10402000208982578
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