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Experimental Research on Insufficient Water Lubrication of Marine Stern Tube Journal Bearing with Elastic Polymer Bush Cover

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Experimental Research on Insufficient Water Lubrication of Marine Stern Tube Journal Bearing with Elastic Polymer Bush

Polish Maritime Research

Volume 27 (2020): Issue 4 (December 2020)

By: Agnieszka Barszczewska

Open Access

|Dec 2020

Abstract

Water-lubricated bearings with polymer bushes are steadily gaining popularity due to their advantages, including environmental friendliness, relatively simple construction and long-term operation. Nevertheless, in practice instances of damage to such bearings occur due to insufficient or absent flow of the lubricating agent. In this study, experimental tests established that elastic polymer bush bearing is capable of operating without excessive wear for a period of at least 60 minutes under conditions of marginal water flow and typical loads for stern tube journal bearings of small ships.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2020-0069 | Journal eISSN: 2083-7429 | Journal ISSN: 1233-2585

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Language: English

Page range: 91 - 102

Published on: Dec 24, 2020

Published by: Gdansk University of Technology

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Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

lubrication failure,

bearing seizure,

water-lubricated bearing,

non-metallic bearing,

sliding bearing

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