d="p0005">An approach is proposed to evaluate the cavitation boundaries in hydrodynamic forces.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0010">The approach is compared with classical and numerical models.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0015">The novelty is the shifting of pressure distribution regarding the maximum thickness.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0020">The contribution to the computational costs is significant for time domain analysis.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0025">The results are promising and of high quality for infinitely short bearing.
dd>dl>