Water Lubricated Polymer Hydrodynamic Bearing With Full and Grooved Bearing Bushing

The topic of this article is conducting of the measurements on water lubricated main shaft bearings. The article contains the following parts: • Introduction in which the genesis and the main idea of work are described. • Description of the test stand, the simulated working conditions, and the bearing specifications. • Presentation and description of the conducted measurements. • Comparison of hydrodynamic bearing with the typical main shaft bearing with a grooved bearing bushing working in a semi fluid friction conditions. • Conclusion.