Flat-land bearings carry 10 to 20% the load of other thrust-bearing types. This is because flat parallel surfaces do not directly build oil-film pressure through pumping action.

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Thrust bearings Thrust bearings ... The area, A, of a conventional wedge shape can be approximated by the product of the segment radial length, B, and the length of the outer arc, L, both in in.