PRESENTATION

ON
GAS BEARING AND MHD BEARING

Presented By:

AKASH RAI
ID. E-10457/18

MAHAMAYA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

AND TECHNOLOGY , AKBARPUR

ACHARYA NARENDRA DEVA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY

KUMARGANJ, AYODHYA
 OBJECTIVE

❖ INTRODUCTUIN
❖ PURPOSE

❖ WORKING

❖ APPLICATION

❖ ADVANTAGES / DISADVANTAGES

❖ FUTURE SCOPE

❖ CONCLUSION
 INTRODUCTION

A gas bearing is a non contacting system where a

gas film (typically air) acts at the lubricant that
separates the two surface in relative motion . It is
also known as air bearing.

Figure1: diagram of gas bearing

PURPOSE :

▪ Less friction as compared to rolling and plain

bearing.

▪ Materials used in other bearing eventually gets

used up with time ,which requires replacement.

▪ Unlike other bearing, no lubrication is required.

 TYPES OF GAS BEARING

There are basically two types of gas bearing:

1)Aerostatic 2)Aerodynamic
 AEROSTATIC BEARING(A-TYPE) :

 A-type air bearings are a high-lift bearing which, cause

the load to lift vertically away from the floor surface as
much as 3 inches.
 These bearings are used when vertical lift is required
before floating the load away.
 AERODYNAMIC BEARING (B-TYPE)

 B-type air bearings cause their loads to lift away from the
floor surface just enough to allow them to be floated off to the
destination.
 B-type air bearings when use in series of four or more are
capable of lifting and moving loads of up to 100 tons and
beyond.
 WORKING
 Deflated:
In the deflated stage, the air bearing, it is resting
on the floor with most of the weight being supported by the
center load pad.

 Inflated:
The second image shows the air bearing in an
inflated form after it has formed a seal with the floor
surface. At this stage, the load has not been engaged to
float away from the floor.
 Load Lifted On Air:

The above image shows the air bearing after it has engaged and floated the
load. Compressed air will then start to escape from the bearing diaphragm
into the area that is being contained by the floor seal. The weight of the
load causes the compressed air escaping Out of the air bearing to force
downward onto the floor surface thus causing the load to float away from
the floor.
 APPLICATION
 Lifting weights:

 Note: We can lift more than 5 tons weight without any

effort.
 Hover craft:
Used for transporting passenger on
land as well as water.
 ADVANTAGES

 Low friction.

 Low lubrication required.

 Low heat generation.

 Long life and long lasting.

 Maintenance free.
 DISADVANTAGES

 High geometry accuracy during manufacturing.

 High pricing.

 Clean and dry supply of pressurized air.

 MHD Bearing : A magnetohydrodynamic pressurized
journal bearing using a liquid metal lubricant, An external magnetic
field is applied axially along the journal, and current is allowed to
flow between the journal and bearing.
 REFERENCES

 Licht L, Elrod H. A study of the stability of

externally pressurized gas bearings .J Appl Mech
1960:250-8 June.

 [2] Bassani R, Ciulli E, Forte P. Pneumatic

stability of the integral aerostatic bearing :
comparison with other types of bearing. Tribol
Int 1989;22(No.6):363-74.December.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_bearing