Simulation studies and experimental measurement of the air bearing slider

• Main Author: Ho, Jefferson Rui Ming.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Manufacturing
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45837
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The ever-increasing demand of high areal density in hard disk drives has led to a continuous reduction in the magnetic spacing between the head and the media. This magnetic spacing can be decreased by reducing the roughness of the head and disk surfaces, thickness of the disk lubricant and the mecha...