Topic: CFD

Projects (1)

Numerical Analysis of a Low-Cost Spherical Air Bearing for CubeSat ADCS Testing

Numerical Analysis of a Low-Cost Spherical Air Bearing for CubeSat ADCS Testing

CFD (ANSYS Fluent) study of a flat-orifice, 13-inlet (1 central + 12 peripheral) spherical air bearing concept: ~279 N net load capacity at h=100 µm and ~1.2 N/µm static stiffness.