Efficiency of a gearbox lubricated with wind turbine gear oils

Tribology International

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 7-16

  Marques, Pedro M T ^a   Fernandes, Carlos M C G ^a   Martins, Ramiro C ^a   Seabra, Jorge H O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coefficient of friction; Gearbox efficiency; Wind turbine gear oils

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; GEAR OIL; GEARBOX TEST RIG; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POWER LOSS MODELING; POWER-LOSSES;

LUBRICATING OILS; WIND TURBINES;

GEARS;

EID: 84888152715     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2013.10.017     Document Type: Article

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