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Journal bearings had centuries of development by empirical methods before there was any realization of the nature of the physical action by which a hydrodynamic lubricating film is formed. Empirical methods still retain an important place in journal-bearing development.
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© 1969 David Macleish Smith
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Smith, D.M. (1969). Bearing Development and Bearing Theory. In: Journal Bearings in Turbomachinery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5623-4_1
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