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A review on the large tilting pad thrust bearings in the hydropower units

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  • Liming, Zhai
  • Yongyao, Luo
  • Zhengwei, Wang
  • Xin, Liu
  • Yexiang, Xiao

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Tilting pad thrust bearings are the key components in hydropower units. As the thrust loads increase with the unit capacities of the hydro turbines, many thrust bearings failed due to rub-impacts between the collar and pads. Some plants have to be shut down for up to one month to repair the damaged pads which has lead to enormous economic losses. The lubrication processes of thrust bearings are quite complex involving fluid-thermal-structural interactions between the pad, the collar, the oil film and the oil surrounding the pad. This paper reviews the bearing mechanism including the thermal-elastic deformation, the transient and dynamic characteristics, the bidirectional thrust bearing, as well as the various prediction methods on the lubrication performance. At last, an overview of some special designs including the covered materials, supporting system and hydrostatic jacking system to improve the thrust lubrication was briefly presented.

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  • Liming, Zhai & Yongyao, Luo & Zhengwei, Wang & Xin, Liu & Yexiang, Xiao, 2017. "A review on the large tilting pad thrust bearings in the hydropower units," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 1182-1198.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:69:y:2017:i:c:p:1182-1198
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.140
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    1. Jie Sun & Yuquan Zhang & Bin Liu & Xinfeng Ge & Yuan Zheng & Emmanuel Fernandez-Rodriguez, 2022. "Research on Oil Mist Leakage of Bearing in Hydropower Station: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-24, April.
    2. Quaranta, Emanuele & Muntean, Sebastian, 2023. "Wasted and excess energy in the hydropower sector: A European assessment of tailrace hydrokinetic potential, degassing-methane capture and waste-heat recovery," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 329(C).

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