Serial sectioning investigation of butterfly and white etching crack (WEC) formation in wind turbine gearbox bearings

Wear

Volumn 302, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 1573-1582

  Evans, M H ^a   Richardson, A D ^a   Wang, L ^a   Wood, R J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bearings; Butterflies; Optical microscopy; Rolling contact fatigue; Serial sectioning; White etching cracks (WECs)

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLIES; INITIATION MECHANISM; NON-METALLIC INCLUSIONS; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE; SERIAL SECTIONING; TRANSIENT OPERATING CONDITION; WHITE ETCHING CRACKS (WECS); WIND TURBINE GEARBOXES;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CRACKS; ETCHING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SURFACE DEFECTS;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84879162174     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2012.12.031     Document Type: Article

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