Tilting Pad Journal Bearings

Tilting pad journal bearings are designed for the most demanding turbomachinery applications, in terms of speed, load, and rotor dynamics. Due to the tilting capability of the individual pads, this 4- or 5-pad tilting pad journal bearing design does not tend to produce self-excited rotor vibrations and is suitable for high sliding speeds (e.g. 100 m/s and above). With an appropriate oil supply, bearing loads of > 3 MPa are achievable for continuous operation.