WATER-LUBRICATED RUBBER BEARINGS. HISTORY AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS

Rubber bearings are simple, robust and highly reliable devices, able to perform over long periods and under adverse operating conditions; the Authors review their historical development and describe some recent designs for reducing friction and wear, especially at low journal velocities. These improved characteristics mean that length/diameter ratios can be reduced, or existing lengths can be used to support much larger radial loads. Other developments discussed are a self-aligning mounting ring of rubber around the bearing housing, and using rubber bearings with oil as the lubricant.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented by the San Diego Section, March 16, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Orndorff, R L
  • Tiedeman, N
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 49 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearings; Friction; Lubrication
• Old TRIS Terms: Bearing design; Bearing lubrication; Friction reduction; Water lubrication
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00179645
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 14 1978 12:00AM