• DocumentCode
    1452811
  • Title

    Application of hydrostatic lubrication in vertical water wheel thrust bearings

  • Author

    Housley, J. E. ; Peterson, G. E. ; Corey, T. L.

  • Author_Institution
    Aluminum Company of America, Alcoa, Tenn.
  • Volume
    71
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1952
  • fDate
    4/1/1952 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    357
  • Lastpage
    362
  • Abstract
    Two systems are described for applying hydrostatic lubrication to pivoted-pad thrust bearings during starting of vertical water wheel generators. These are the externally pressurized system and the hydraulic lifting system. Current design features and practices of both systems are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Films; Generators; Lubrication; Maintenance engineering; Reservoirs; Rotors; Valves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1952.6437435
  • Filename
    6437435
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1452811