A LOOK AT SOME TURBINE BEARING PROBLEMS

560166

01/01/1956

Event
Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers
Authors Abstract
Content
The heavily loaded thrust bearing in aircraft turbines must be 100% reliable, which requires a different philosophy from that on which catalog ratings are based, namely, 10% of failures. Principal problems are: 1) to raise the minimum life of bearings regardless of the wide spread between minimum and maximum, and 2) to raise the permissible operating temperature. Metallurgical improvements offer the best possibilities for gain in 1 and 2 above. Other factors such as geometry, finish, and dimensional accuracy are helpful in category 1 but do not promise large gains.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/560166
Pages
9
Citation
BARNES, G., and RYDER, E., "A LOOK AT SOME TURBINE BEARING PROBLEMS," SAE Technical Paper 560166, 1956, https://doi.org/10.4271/560166.
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Published
Jan 1, 1956
Product Code
560166
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English