A new rubber/UHMWPE alloy for water-lubricated sternbearings
A new rubber/UHMWPE alloy for water-lubricated sternbearings
A new polymer alloy has been developed by blending powder of UHMWPE and graphite into nitrile rubber for marine stern tube bearings. It has good self-lubrication performance, which decreases the friction coefficient under low speed conditions and the critical speed at which bearing vibration and noise occur. Experimental investigations have been completed to examine its physical properties, integrated bearing friction as well as dynamic characteristics of the system in vibration and noise environments. The results show that mechanical and physical properties of new alloy meet the requirements of ship standard CB/ T769-2008. Stick-slip occurs at the critical speed of 0.27m/s. The friction coefficient is only about 50% of the restricted value in USA military specification MIL-DTL-17901C (SH) (2005) at or less than the speed of 0.18m/s, and reached a minimum value at the speed of 0.54m/s. The permissible maximum value of local projected pressure is 0.7MPa. The experimental results have confirmed the excellent low-speed performance and comprehensive function of the new Rubber/UHMWPE alloy which may be a good type of water-lubricated materials for marine stem tube bearings.
rubber/UHMWPE alloy, water-lubricated stern bearings, frictional property, bearing noise
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Qin, Hong-ling
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Zhou, Xin-cong
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Zhao, Xin-ze
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Xing, Jing-tang
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Yan, Zhi-ming
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15 April 2015
Qin, Hong-ling
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Zhou, Xin-cong
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Zhao, Xin-ze
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Xing, Jing-tang
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Yan, Zhi-ming
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Qin, Hong-ling, Zhou, Xin-cong, Zhao, Xin-ze, Xing, Jing-tang and Yan, Zhi-ming
(2015)
A new rubber/UHMWPE alloy for water-lubricated sternbearings.
Wear, 328-329, .
(doi:10.1016/j.wear.2015.02.016).
Abstract
A new polymer alloy has been developed by blending powder of UHMWPE and graphite into nitrile rubber for marine stern tube bearings. It has good self-lubrication performance, which decreases the friction coefficient under low speed conditions and the critical speed at which bearing vibration and noise occur. Experimental investigations have been completed to examine its physical properties, integrated bearing friction as well as dynamic characteristics of the system in vibration and noise environments. The results show that mechanical and physical properties of new alloy meet the requirements of ship standard CB/ T769-2008. Stick-slip occurs at the critical speed of 0.27m/s. The friction coefficient is only about 50% of the restricted value in USA military specification MIL-DTL-17901C (SH) (2005) at or less than the speed of 0.18m/s, and reached a minimum value at the speed of 0.54m/s. The permissible maximum value of local projected pressure is 0.7MPa. The experimental results have confirmed the excellent low-speed performance and comprehensive function of the new Rubber/UHMWPE alloy which may be a good type of water-lubricated materials for marine stem tube bearings.
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Submitted date: September 2014
Accepted/In Press date: 9 February 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 17 February 2015
Published date: 15 April 2015
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rubber/UHMWPE alloy, water-lubricated stern bearings, frictional property, bearing noise
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/375132
ISSN: 0043-1648
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