Articles | Volume 7, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1533-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1533-2022
Research article
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20 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 20 Jul 2022

Wind turbine main-bearing lubrication – Part 2: Simulation-based results for a double-row spherical roller main bearing in a 1.5 MW wind turbine

Edward Hart, Elisha de Mello, and Rob Dwyer-Joyce

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AR by Edward Hart on behalf of the Authors (22 Mar 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (02 Apr 2022) by Amir R. Nejad
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Short summary
This paper is the second in a two-part study on lubrication in wind turbine main bearings. Investigations are conducted concerning lubrication in the double-row spherical roller main bearing of a 1.5 MW wind turbine. This includes effects relating to temperature, starvation, grease-thickener interactions and possible non-steady EHL effects. Results predict that the modelled main bearing would be expected to operate under mixed lubrication conditions for a non-negligible proportion of its life.
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