Solving wind turbine tribological issues with materials science

AIST Steel Properties and Applications Conference Proceedings - Combined with MS and T'10, Materials Science and Technology 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 105-115

  Doll, G L ^a   Evans, R D ^a  

^a TIMKEN COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Materials Science; Microscopy; Surface Engineering; Wear; Wind Turbine

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; HIGH COSTS; LARGE WIND TURBINES; MAIN-SHAFT; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ENGINEERING; TRIBOLOGICAL ISSUES; WEAR; WEAR PROCESS; WIND ENERGY; WIND TURBINE GENERATORS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; MATERIALS; SURFACES; TRIBOLOGY; WIND TURBINES;

WIND POWER;

EID: 78649387603     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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