Year 2020

• Experimental Research on Insufficient Water Lubrication of Marine Stern Tube Journal Bearing with Elastic Polymer Bush

  Publication

  • A. Barszczewska

  - Polish Maritime Research - Year 2020

  Water-lubricated bearings with polymer bushes are steadily gaining popularity due to their advantages, including environmental friendliness, relatively simple construction and long-term operation. Nevertheless, in practice instances of damage to such bearings occur due to insufficient or absent flow of the lubricating agent. In this study, experimental tests established that elastic polymer bush bearing is capable of operating...

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Year 2019

• Selected Problems of Experimental Testing Marine Stern Tube Bearings

  Publication

  • A. Barszczewska
  • E. Wojtowicz (formerly: E. Piątkowska)
  • W. Litwin

  - Polish Maritime Research - Year 2019

  This paper presents typical methods for conducting experimental tests on main shaft slide bearings. There are described their possible testing capabilities, advantages, drawbacks and limitations. Various testing methods were analyzed to find a solution able of providing a wide range of possible investigations at possibly acceptable limitations.

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Year 2017

• Polymer journal bearings behaviour research under limited lubrication and cooling conditions conducted on high torque test rig

  Publication

  • A. Barszczewska
  • W. Litwin

  - Year 2017

  Polymer journal bearings are frequently used as a water-lubricated bearings of small marine units’ propeller shafts . Choice of these bearings is based on their simple construction and relatively low purchase and maintenance costs. Although properly designed and installed water lubricated bearings may well last for over a decade, rapid wear or failure of these bearings can be observed...

• Research on water lubricated main shaft bearings in conditions of improper lubrication and cooling conducted on high torque real-life scale bush test rig

  Publication

  • A. Barszczewska
  • W. Litwin
  • J. Sadowski

  - Year 2017

  Water lubricated polymer bushes find increasingly popular use in the sliding bearings of marine propellers, water turbines and pump shafts. Such popularity is partly due to their simple construction which also means relatively affordable price. In addition, properly designed and installed water lubricated bearings may well last for over a decade. However, in practical experience one may also observe cases of rapid wear...