... of nonrecessed hybrid journal bearings operating with different flow controlling devices, i.e., constant flow valve, capillary, orifice, and slot restrictors, have been compared. Finite element method has been used to solve the Reynolds equation governing the flow of lubricant in the bearing clearance space...

... contact adhesion capillary pull-off force elastic spheres Interfacial contact and adhesion significantly affect the reliability of small-scale devices such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) ( 1 2 3 ) and the magnetic head–disk interface (HDI) ( 4 5 ). In these devices, the spacing...