Bearings for Steam Turbine
Wortice works with the manufacture and maintenance of bearings for steam turbines according to the requirements of each customer. Bearings for steam turbines are components of a steam turbine used for fixed support of shafts.
We offer maintenance and manufacturing services for parts and components for several types of bearings for steam turbines, such as:
- Sleeve bearings for steam turbines
- Roller bearings for steam turbines
What are Steam Turbine Bearings?
Steam turbine bearings are components that support a shaft and allow for normally rotational or linear motion.
Bearings for steam turbines can be grouped by the way they work. There are several types of bearings for steam turbines, however, the most common are roller bearings for steam turbines and sleeve bearings for steam turbines
We can say that the bearings for steam turbines are mechanical components developed to allow the support of a shaft while it rotates, in order to always keep it in its original position.
The factors that influence the choice of bearings for steam turbines are:
- Load capacity
- Lifespan
- Available space
- Working speed
- Precision
- Noise level
- Stiffness
- Axial displacement
- Misalignment
- Easy assembly
- Easy disassembly
Types of Bearings for Steam Turbine
Rolling Bearing for Steam Turbine
When the bearing has a rolling, it’s called a rolling bearing, and due to the rolling friction in the rolling bearings, the moving surfaces are separated by balls or rollers and then, the friction rub replaced by the rolling friction.
As the contact area is small and the stresses are high, the rotating parts of the bearings are made of hard, high-strength materials.
The biggest advantage of rolling bearings for steam turbines is that the friction at start-up is small and practically the same as during operation, in contrast to the high initial metal-on-metal friction of plain bearings. According to the type of effort, we can classify the bearings into:
- Roller bearings for steam turbines for radial loads
Sliding Bearing for Steam Turbine
When the bearing has a bushing, it’s called a plain bearing, due to the type of friction which, in this case, is sliding. Sleeve bearings have a bushing that has the function of receiving direct friction with the shaft surface. According to the type of effort, we can classify the bearings into:
- Sleeve bearings for steam turbines for radial loads
- Sleeve bearings for steam turbines for axial loads
Bushings are generally cylindrical and made of patent metal, and have a hole to allow the lubricating oil to pass through. They may also have slots to improve the passage of the lubricant.
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Equipment that can be used
In a thermoelectric plant, bearings can be used in the following equipment:
- Gearboxes
- Steam turbine
- Power generators
Wortice - Steam Turbine
We have a great knowledge in the market of bearings for steam turbines, with professionals with over 40 years of experience. We offer services on all models of equipment and all manufacturers.
Our objective is to offer efficient solutions, with specialized technical maintenance, aiming at excellence in quality, contributing to the industrial sector in an ethical and productive way.
We have specialized technical support at the factory and on site for:
- Corrective maintenance
- Preventive maintenance
- Predictive Maintenance
- Maintenance focused in reliability
- Renovation, retrofit and Modernization
- Operational interventions
- Replacement of parts and components
- Equipment installations, commissioning and start-up
- Inspections with technical report preparation and performance monitoring
We also have specialized technical assistance on call, with a team available for field service and a manufacturing structure with 24-hour availability for technical services.
- Total excellence in the service dedicated to each customer;
- Professionals with over 40 years of experience;
- Specialized Technical Team with engineering support;
- Urgent and Emergency on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;
- Technical team available for on-site assistance;
- Factory and Team available 24 hours a day;
- 100% Brazilian technology;
- Environmental & Social Responsibility.
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Steam Turbine Bearing Services offered by Wortice
With its headquarter in Sertãozinho, a city in the country of São Paulo state, Wortice is a company that manufactures and provides maintenance for steam turbine bearings, which in addition to having specialized workforce, acts in accordance with all safety standards, always aiming at total excellence in the service dedicated to each customer.
In addition to offering solutions in bearings for steam turbines, Wortice offers different industrial solutions in power generation, such as:
- Steam turbine manufacturing
- Turn Key Thermoelectric Plants
- Specialized engineering
- Maintenance on condensers, steam turbines, gearboxes and power generators
- Manufacture of parts and components
For more information about bearings for steam turbines or other services that Wortice offers, contact us by phone (16) 3511-0220 or send an email to comercial@Wortice.com.br