Title :
Characteristic analysis of hydrodynamic bearings for HDDs
Author :
Asada, T. ; Saitou, H. ; Asaida, Y. ; Itoh, K.
Author_Institution :
Matsushita Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
Abstract :
We discuss the technical distinctions of hydrodynamic bearings (HDBs) in the application of HDDs. We also report on numerical analysis and experiments aimed at solving the characteristic problems of HDDs and high-speed HDDs.
Keywords :
disc drives; hard discs; hydrodynamics; machine bearings; HDDs; hard disk drives; high-speed HDDs; hydrodynamic bearings; numerical analysis; Design optimization; Hydrodynamics; Numerical analysis; Petroleum; Production engineering; Seals; Shafts; Shape; Surface tension; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
Asia-Pacific Magnetic Recording Conference, 2000. APMRC 2000
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6254-3
DOI :
10.1109/APMRC.2000.898903
