Citation
(2006), "Solving Tribology Problems in Rotating Machines", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 58 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt.2006.01858dae.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Solving Tribology Problems in Rotating Machines
Har PrashadWoodhead Publishing LtdAbington Hall, AbingtonCambridgeISBN 1 84569 1 10 5£130/US$235/190 Euros (plus p&p)Email: sales@woodhead-publishing.com
Bearings are widely used in rotating machines. Understanding the factors affecting their reliability and service life is essential in ensuring good machine design and performance. Solving Tribology Problems in Rotating Machines reviews these factors and their implications for improved machine performance.
The first two chapters review ways of assessing the performance and reliability of rolling-element bearings. The author then goes on to discuss key performance problems and the factors affecting bearing reliability. There are chapters on cage and roller slip, and particular types of failure in equipment such as alternators, condensers and pumps. The author also reviews the effects of such factors as localized electrical currents, seating, clearance, grades of lubricant, axial forces, vibration on performance and service life. The book concludes by reviewing ways of improving bearing design.
The author, Dr Har Prashad works in the Research and Development Division of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of power plant. He has published widely on tribology issues in engineering.
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