Evaluating thermal performance of a PTFE-faced tilting pad thrust bearing

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 319-324

  Glavatskih, Sergei B ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING PADS; FRICTION; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; THERMAL INSULATION; TORQUE;

THERMAL CROWNING;

THRUST BEARINGS;

COMPOSITE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THRUST BEARING; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 0037387324     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1506329     Document Type: Article

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