The subject of this paper is the stability of externally pressurized gas bearings.nThe pertinent equations are linearized and the stability criteria stated in considering small deviations from the equilibrium point.nThe flow in the bearing clearance is treated on a distributed rather than on a lumped parameter basis. Results thus obtained, when compared with those previously arrived at by means of a simplified analysis, show a marked divergence in the limiting values of parameters which influence the stability of the bearing.nDifferences in predictions of the simplified and present analyses with regard to the permissible compression volume in the bearing interspace and the effect of varying the mass of the bearing are emphasized and discussed.
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