AIR BEARING TESTING

Authors

  • Federico Colombo Dept. of Mechanics, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
  • Andrea Trivella Dept. of Mechanics, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy

Keywords:

pneumatics, air bearings, air pads, test bed

Abstract

This article provides an overview of experimental air bearing testing at the Politecnico di Torino Department of Mechanics. The types and design features of the air bearings investigated at the Department are illustrated together with the test benches and instrumentation used to determine their performance. Several examples of the experimental results obtained through this work are presented.

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Author Biographies

Federico Colombo, Dept. of Mechanics, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy

Federico Colombo Born in 1977, he graduated in Mechanical Engineering (2001) at the Politecnico di Torino, Italy, discussing the experimental thesis “A new gripper with piezoceramic actuators”. In April 2006 he received PhD in Applied Mechanics from the Politecnico di Torino. His doctorate and post-doc. research involves pneumatic systems and in particular gas bearings.

Andrea Trivella, Dept. of Mechanics, Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy

Andrea Trivella He graduated in mechanical engineering, Italy, in 1993. At the present he is researcher in Applied Mechanics at the Politecnico di Torino. His research activity concerns fluid automation and tribology, in particular pneumatic systems, fluidic components and gas bearings.

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Published

2008-11-01

How to Cite

Colombo, F., & Trivella, A. (2008). AIR BEARING TESTING. International Journal of Fluid Power, 9(3), 45–53. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/IJFP/article/view/521

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