An experimental study of static and dynamic characteristics of a 580 mm (22.8 in.) diameter direct lubrication tilting pad journal bearing

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 146-154

  Ikeda, Kazunori ^a   Hirano, Toshio ^a   Yamashita, Tatsuo ^a   Mikami, Makoto ^a   Sakakida, Hitoshi ^a  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Direct lubrication; Dynamic characteristics; Rayleigh step; Static characteristics; Tilting pad journal bearing

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BEARING PADS; DAMPING; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); JOURNAL BEARINGS; LUBRICATING OILS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

BEARING CASING; DIRECT LUBRICATION TILTING PAD JOURNAL BEARINGS; DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; FULL-SCALE BEARING TEST RIG; RAYLEIGH-STEP; STATIC CHARACTERISTICS;

LUBRICATION;

BEARING CAPACITY; BEARING PADS; DAMPING; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); JOURNAL BEARINGS; LUBRICATING OILS; LUBRICATION; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 33645797183     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2114929     Document Type: Article

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