AIR FOIL BEARING HAVING A POROUS FOIL

摘要

There is provided an air foil bearing. The air foil bearing comprises a bearing housing and a first foil, wherein a first end of the first foil is fixed with respect to the bearing housing and a second end of the first foil is extended along a peripheral surface of a rotating shaft while maintaining a predetermined clearance with respect to the rotating shaft to thereby become a free end. The air foil bearing also comprises a second foil fabricated from a porous metallic material and extended along the first foil between the first foil and the bearing housing.