Sliding bearings for hydropower applications : novel materials, surface texture and EALs

• Main Author: McCarthy, Donald
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Maskinelement 2008
• Subjects: Tribology (Interacting Surfaces including Friction; Lubrication and Wear); Tribologi (ytteknik omfattande friktion; nötning och smörjning); Tilting; Luleå
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-18105

Hydropower, the utilisation of water as a means of driving machinery, has been used for many centuries. Today, the great power of water is being harnessed to generate as much as 20% of worldwide electricity. The requirement for reliable and efficient electricity generation needs to be matched by env...