Tribological advancements for reliable wind turbine performance

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 368, Issue 1929, 2010, Pages 4829-4850

  Kotzalas, Michael N ^a   Doll, Gary L ^a  

^a TIMKEN COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineered surfaces; Rolling element bearings; Tribology; Wind turbines

Indexed keywords

CORROSION FATIGUE; FRICTION; ROLLER BEARINGS; ROLLING; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ARCING DAMAGE; BLADE PITCH; BUSINESS MODELS; CURRENT DISCHARGE; DAMAGE MODES; DESIGN APPROACHES; ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; ENGINEERED SURFACES; FRICTIONAL TORQUE; MAIN-SHAFT; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICRO-PITTING; REPAIR COSTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE; ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS; SPHERICAL ROLLER BEARINGS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRIBOLOGICAL ISSUES; TURBINE PERFORMANCE;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 78149316818     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2010.0194     Document Type: Review

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