Investigations into a 6000 tons thrust bearing with Teflon or Babbitt layer for the Three Gorges units

Author

Schafer, Daniel ; Fuerst, Axel ; Liangwei, Shen ; Dazhuang, Qu

Author_Institution

Dept. HGT, ALSTOM (Switzerland) Ltd., Switzerland

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

131

Abstract

The development by testing of a thrust bearing of a unit already in operation is difficult and costly. In addition, the test results are given before design. In order to optimise design and parameters of thrust bearings of Three Gorges generators, a better way of investigating the thrust bearings is to carry out simulation experiments on a test stand. The thrust bearing with Babbitt or Teflon layered pads for Three Gorges units were tested on the Harbin Electric Machinery Co. Ltd. (HEC) test stand by HEC with ALSTOM POWER (Switzerland) co-operation. This experiment, including temperature distribution, thickness and pressure distribution of oil film, and loss measurement, ensures the reliable operation according to the requirements of the Three Gorges power station

Keywords

hydroelectric generators; loss measurement; machine bearings; machine testing; temperature distribution; test facilities; ALSTOM POWER; Babbitt layer; Harbin Electric Machinery Company; Teflon layer; Three Gorges generators; Three Gorges units; bearing test stand; data acquisition system; oil film pressure distribution; oil film thickness; temperature distribution; thrust bearing; Design optimization; Loss measurement; Machinery; Petroleum; Power generation; Power measurement; Pressure measurement; Temperature distribution; Testing; Thickness measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Machines and Systems, 2001. ICEMS 2001. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shenyang

Print_ISBN

7-5062-5115-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEMS.2001.970625

Filename

970625