Simulation of gas filled head-disk interface for future extremely high density magnetic recording

• Main Author: Seet, Isabel Yi Wen.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50458
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

When a Hard Disk is operating, the spinning platters generate air flow. The Air Bearing Surface(ABS) of the slider is specially designed to allow the slider to glide on a thin film of air as close to the platter’s surface as possible. To meet the demand of consumer for an increased storage capacity,...