Fluid Film Bearings

Bearings that operate via hydrodynamic or hydrostatic lubrication are common in machinery applications. Some of these applications where BRG supports clients include:

• Power plant turbines and generators

• Fan drive epicyclic gears in aircraft engines

• Feedwater and coolant pumps in nuclear power facilities

• Motors and centrifugal compressors in API applications

• Wind turbine gearboxes

• Air separation plant integral gear compressors

• Fuel pumps in aerospace applications
  

BRG’s extensive background in fluid film bearing research, design, manufacturing and maintenance helps clients achieve success in critical areas of design and performance including:

• Load capacity

• Thermal behavior

• Power loss

• Dynamic characteristics

• Lubrication requirements

• Material properties