Friction
Experiment

AIR BEARING APPARATUS

Bench mounted, self contained air bearing apparatus to demonstrate the performance of self acting, gas lubricated journal bearings, including the phenomenon of half speed whirl.

HERTZIAN CONTACT APPARATUS
TE98 - Experiment
Bench mounted, self contained unit that allows a practical examination of Hertz's theories of contact between materials.

MICHELL PAD APPARATUS
TE99 - Experiment
A bench mounted, self contained apparatus to demonstrate the pressure distribution across the film of oil in a Michell tilting pad slider bearing. Helps to prove Reynold's equation for pressure gradient in fluid film.

JOURNAL BEARING DEMONSTRATION
TM25 - Experiment
Floor standing apparatus for demonstrating the pressures around a journal bearing at different speeds.
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