Contaminated water test rig (particles – solid contaminant)
Purpose designed and built test rig for testing operational conditions and wear measurements of sliding couple.
In typical case journal diameter is 65 – 70 mm and specific pressure up to 1 MPa.
The test rig was designed for water lubrication. Usually particles of mineral origin are used.
The test rig was used in commercial tasks and research [1][2]
1 – bearing liner,
2 – bearing bush,
3 – bearing housing with hydrostatic bearing,
4 – hydraulic jack,
5 – main shaft,
6 – lubricant tank with cone bottom,
7 – dosing pump,
8 – mixing pump,
9 – friction force sensor,
ff – frictionless, hydrostatic support
The test rig, general view
Specifications
- Lubricants: water, oil, EAL, MR liquid
- Maximum typical specific pressure: 1 MPa
- Typical shaft rotational speed: 0 - 3000 rpm
- Diameter of standard journal: 65-70 mm
- Width of the bush: up to 70
- Single bearing tests
Other working parameters on request
Measured and controlled parameters
- Friction torque and COF
- Shaft rotational speed
- Bearing bush temperature
- Supply in outlet lubricant temperature and flow
- After test wear measuremnts
Description in scientific papers
1] W. Litwin and S. Kropp, “Sliding bearings with sintered bronze bush lubricated by contaminated water with solid particles – Theoretical and experimental studies,” Wear, vol. 532–533, no. June, p. 205070, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.wear.2023.205070.
[2] W. Litwin, Water-Lubricated Journal Bearings, 1st ed., no. 1. Elsevier Inc., 2023. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-13457-9.00016-7.
Contact person
Wojciech Litwin wojciech.litwin@pg.edu.pl
