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- Title
EXTENDING WIND TURBINE GEARBOX LIFE WITH LUBRICANTS.
- Authors
Van Rensselar, Jean
- Abstract
The article reflects on the development of new lubricants that have a potential to reduce the damage and can prolong the life of gearbox in wind turbines. It mentions that lubrication degradation plays major role in the early failures of wind turbines and states that gearbox failures inside wind turbines are the most serous breakdowns because of the high cost of repair. It mentions the ways to solve the failure including the use of nanolubricants, ultra-fast boriding and Isotropic finishing.
- Subjects
LUBRICATION &; lubricants; PERFORMANCE of wind turbines; WIND turbine efficiency; WIND turbine maintenance &; repair; GEARBOXES
- Publication
Tribology & Lubrication Technology, 2013, Vol 69, Issue 5, p40
- ISSN
1545-858X
- Publication type
Article