Erosion,treatise on materials science and technology,volume 16: Edited by Carolyn M. Preece; published by Academic Press,New York, 1979; 450 pp.; price, $49.00

A generalized Reynolds equation has been derived for a magnetohydrodynamic journal bearing with the magnetic field perpendicular to the bearing axis and the electric current in the axial direction. Solution of the Reynolds equation is expressed in the form of a double series. The analysis is supported by sample results of static characteristics computed for an aspect ratio λ of 1.0 and an eccentricity ratio ? of 0.6.