Prediction method of oil leakage of FDBs using numerical analysis |
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Authors: | H Kita K Matsuoka S Obata H Noda |
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Affiliation: | (1) HD Development Center, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., 3-1-1 Yagumo-Nakamachi, Moriguchi, Osaka 570-8501 Japan e-mail: kita@hdct.ctmo.mei.co.jp, JP |
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Abstract: | Application of a spindle motor using a fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) to hard disk drive (HDD) presents some technical problems.
Oil leakage from FDB is one of serious problem that must be solved. In this paper, we discuss a technique used to predict
oil leakage from FDB spindle motors based on results of lubrication analysis of FDBs. We conducted oil leakage measurement
using FDB spindle motors differing in specifications for FDBs. Then, we analyzed the lubrication in FDBs fitted to the spindle
motors used in the measurement. Analysis results were compared with oil leakage measurement results. An analysis result that
showed a correlation with the amount of oil leakage was determined as an evaluation item. Use of this evaluation item makes
it possible to predict the occurrence of oil leakage with a high accuracy.
Received: 5 July 2001/Accepted: 1 November 2001 |
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