Technical Papers

Thrust Bearing Cavitation

A multiple unit generating station is currently experiencing thrust bearing failures due to cavitation pitting on the thrust shoes… on ...

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Upgrading Marginal Thrust Bearings

One of the most common causes of unscheduled hydraulic turbine shutdowns is the failure of thrust bearings, commonly referred to ...

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Designing Water-Bearing Test Bench

This study designed a Bearing Test Bench to evaluate wear rates and gather crucial parameter data for water-lubricated bearing materials ...

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Ontario Power Generation Pumped Storage Generator

Ontario Power Generation’s Sir Adam Beck – Pump Generating Station (PGS) experienced recurrent bearing failures into the early 1990’s, at ...

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