Description

High speed applications are common in machine tools, rocket engines, turbo-chargers, dental applications and high power density electric blocks. Transport of heavy cargos on ship yards, airports etc. Air bearings fall in the category of aerostatic fluid film bearings, where the complete load is supported by a gas film, hence having no contact between the bearing surfaces. Furthermore, since the bearing is fluid, there is no wear theoretically in such systems. For motive power there vehicles rely on linear motor like tracks similar to electric bullet trains.