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Hydrostatic Bearing Design
Anthony Wong & Brian Heberley
Hydrostatic bearings are able to achieve high stiffness and damping with low friction.  However, these improved performance characteristics come with the cost of a complex fluid routing and supply system.  This project seeks to develop a new hydrostatic bearing to support shafts.

 

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