“…2 Schematic of the test apparatus and its photograph The squeeze oil film was between two flat horizontal plates, the lower thrust plate (8) made of steel and the upper plate (11) made of transparent K9 optical glass, approximately 25 mm in thickness and 50 mm in diameter. The vibration sensor (9) was mounted on the lower thrust plate which was fixed on the base plate (6). During the experiment, the lower thrust plate was submerged in an oil pool confined by the wall of oil pool (10).…”