Palavra-chave: THRUST BEARINGS

THERMO-HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL FLOATING RING BEARING STIFFNESS COEFFICIENTS ROTOR DYNAMICS MEASUREMENTS UNCERTAINTIES HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION GENERALIZED REYNOLDS EQUATION FORCE AND MOMENT DYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS OIL WHIRL/WHIP ROTATING FLOATING-RING BEARINGS FINITE VOLUME METHOD TURBOCHARGER THERMO-HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD HIDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS THERMOHYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION REYNOLDS EQUATION ROTATING FLOAT RING BEARINGS AUTOMOTIVE TURBOCHARGER EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION AXIAL HARMONIC EXCITATION