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Water-Lubricated Journal Bearings : Marine Applications, Design, and Operational Problems and Solutions.

Water-Lubricated Journal Bearings: Marine Applications, Design, and Operational Problems and Solutions provides cutting-edge design solutions, common problems and methods for avoiding them, and material selection considerations for the use of water-lubricated journal bearings in marine environments....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Litwin, Wojciech
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Elsevier, 2023.
Series:Elsevier Series on Tribology and Surface Engineering Series.
Subjects:
Journal bearings.
Marine engineering.
Paliers lisses.
Mécanique navale.
marine engineering.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Water-Lubricated Journal Bearings
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • About the author
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction
  • References
  • 2 Propeller shaft arrangement
  • 2.1 Propeller shaft
  • 2.2 Water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings-history of development
  • 2.3 Flow of lubricant
  • 2.4 Propeller shaft seals
  • References
  • 3 Water-lubricated stern tube bearings
  • 3.1 Operating conditions and most common problems of water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings
  • 3.1.1 Propeller shaft bushes
  • 3.1.2 Requirements regarding marine propeller shaft water-lubricated bearings
  • References
  • 4 Experimental research on water-lubricated bearings
  • References
  • 5 Theoretical research on water-lubricated sliding bearings-state of knowledge and research possibilities
  • References
  • 6 Problems of water-lubricated sliding bearings
  • 6.1 Hydrodynamic properties of water-lubricated bearings
  • References
  • 6.2 Influence of bush shape imperfections and misalignment on working properties of water-lubricated sliding bearings
  • References
  • 6.3 Segmental bearing bushes
  • References
  • 6.4 Operation at low revolution speeds
  • References
  • 6.5 High-speed bearings
  • 6.6 Bearing operation in conditions of limited lubricant flow
  • References
  • 6.7 Lubrication with fluids containing solid particles
  • References
  • 6.8 Hybrid bearings
  • References
  • 7 Environmentally adoptable lubricants (EAL)
  • References
  • 8 Summary
  • References
  • Index
  • Back Cover