• DocumentCode
    589647
  • Title

    Experimental determination of HDD FDB bearing characteristics

  • Author

    Lee, Chul Wook ; Gao, Feng ; Lin, W.Z. ; Liu, M.J. ; Shen, I.Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Data Storage Inst., Agency for Sci., Technol. & Res. (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    Oct. 31 2012-Nov. 2 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    An experimental method using dummy masses is used to determine the fly height characteristics of HDD thrust bearings under different loading conditions. Numerical simulation results indicate that the behavior of the predicted fly height matches closely with experimental data. The frequency response of the FDB bearing - dummy mass system is measured while excited by an impact hammer. The (0,1) rocking modes of the system becomes obvious and easily measurable with the addition of the proof masses.
  • Keywords
    disc drives; fluid dynamics; hard discs; impact (mechanical); machine bearings; numerical analysis; HDD FDB bearing characteristics; HDD thrust bearing; dummy mass; fluid dynamic bearing; fly height characteristics; frequency response; hard disc drives; impact hammer; loading condition; numerical simulation; fluid dynamic bearing; hard disk drive; thrust bearing stiffness;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    APMRC, 2012 Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4734-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6407596