Tag: Drew Devitt
Fluid films in bearings and rotordynamic predictions
What is rotordynamics?
Most simply, it is the study of the vibration characteristics of a rotating shaft supported on bearings. In almost all cases, the...
A New Way of force balancing mechanical seals
By Drew Devitt, New-Seal, Inc.
Pumps are one of the largest users of mechanical seals. As the name suggests, mechanical
seals are contact-type seals, differentiated from...
Precision Bearing Design for Large Diameters and High Speeds
Slewing Ring Bearings:
A Precision Bearing Design for Large Diameters and High Speeds
Externally pressurized air bearings, commercially available from New Way Air Bearings, enable new...
New Way Tilt Pad Air Bearings on Turbine Shaft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzTFxnNSj_A&list=UUVzyTUNXQ_Vd1JVlq_6vRTQ
Drew Devitt, CTO of New Way Air Bearings, describes the slow speed test rig set up as it is being prepared for high speed testing.
You can...
Axis of Rotation Metrology for Improving Bearing Manufacturing
By Drew Devitt
New Way Air Bearings
In the history of machine tools, spindles have been very good relative to other bearings and structures on the...
Scoping Don Bently’s Bearing Concept
By Drew Devitt
Hydrodynamic fluid film oil bearings have been standard in large equipment for over 100 years. More recently, Tilting Pad oil bearings dominate in...
