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Abstract
Polymeric linings of sliding surfaces of the hydrodynamic bearings have been used successfully for over 50 years. Despite of their long history of operation and research, they have not become wide spread in industrial applications. This fact may be surprising, considering th e conclusions that have been published concerning bearing operation and design. This paper summarizes the current state of the art of the tilting-pad thrust bearings with a polymer lining of pad sliding surfaces. Bearing design and the most commonly used polymeric materials are described. The results of the latest theoretical and experimental researches by both bearing manufacturers and at scientific centres are presented. Observed properties of the bearings with polymer lining were compared to the properties of the bearings covered with Babbitt, which is the most frequently material used as lining for hydrodynamic bearings.
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- Category:
- Articles
- Type:
- artykuły w czasopismach recenzowanych i innych wydawnictwach ciągłych
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TRIBOLOGIA
no. 268,
pages 225 - 237,
ISSN: 0208-7774 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Bibliographic description:
- Wodtke M.: HYDRODYNAMIC THRUST BEARINGS WITH POLYMER LINING// TRIBOLOGIA. -Vol. 268., iss. 4 (2016), s.225-237
- Sources of funding:
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- Free publication
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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