Thanks, this is helpful. I decided not to go the air bearing / hydrostatic route since this is a relatively short term low cost project. I'm also not quite sure how the bernoulli's principle diagrams apply to air bearings.
I am designing a 3 DOF minimal friction mount (like a globe stand) for an approximately 2kg device and am looking for a bearing solution that will provide the lowest possible static friction and dynamic friction at very low rates of speed (~1 rpm).
I was wondering if there is a specific type of...
I'm sorry; I think I may have oversimplified the problem a bit in my original post.
The use of pure ethanol has really only been a test of whether the system is working. My actual goal for the final system is to take in an aerosol of ethanol/oil droplets suspended in air (each droplet contains...
I would just like to preface this by saying that heat and mass transfer is far from my area of expertise, so I apologize if this post is too elementary. That being said, any suggestions regarding design or even just potentially useful reading material would be greatly appreciated.
What I have...
