Which one of the following pair is correctly matched? [IES-2000]

(a) Beauchamp tower ........................First experiments on journal bearings

(b) Osborne Reynolds ........................Antifriction bearings

(c) Somerfield number........................Pivot and Collar bearings

(d) Ball bearings...............................Hydrodynamic lubrication

1 Answer

Answer :

(a) Beauchamp tower ........................First experiments on journal bearings

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