For some simple bearing geometries and boundary conditions, the Reynolds equation can be solved analytically.
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In case of 1-D Reynolds equation several analytical or semi-analytical solutions are available.
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A more general formulation of the lubrication approximation would include a third dimension, and the resulting differential equation is known as the Reynolds equation.
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The "'Reynolds Equation "'is a partial differential equation governing the pressure distribution of thin viscous fluid films in Lubrication theory.
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For the case of rigid sphere on flat geometry, steady-state case and half-Sommerfeld cavitation boundary condition, the 2-D Reynolds equation can be solved analytically.
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The classical Reynolds Equation can be used to describe the pressure distribution in nearly any type of fluid film bearing; a bearing type in which the bounding bodies are fully separated by a thin layer of liquid or gas.