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AssigneeSiemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
InventorsAlejandro Cerda Varela, Niels Karl Frydendal, Kim Thomsen, Morten Thorhauge
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A fluid film bearing, includes a first and second part, wherein the first part includes at least two annular sliding surfaces, wherein the second part includes a respective group of pads for each of the annular sliding surfaces, wherein a respective pad sliding surface of each pad in a respective group supports the respective annular sliding surface, wherein the pads of each group are distributed in the circumferential direction along the second part, wherein at least one pad of a selected one of the groups is arranged such that spacing of the pads in the selected group along the circumference is irregular and/or wherein the selected or a selected one of the groups includes two different types of pads and/or wherein the pads of the or a selected one of the groups are offset in the circumferential direction with respect to the pads of a further one of the groups.
A fluid film bearing, comprising a first and second part rotatably connected to each other, wherein the first part comprises at least two annular sliding surfaces that extend in the circumferential direction of the fluid film bearing along the first part and that are arranged at an angle to each other, wherein the second part comprises a respective group of pads for each of the annular sliding surfaces, wherein a respective pad sliding surface of each pad in a respective group supports a respective annular sliding surface, wherein the pads of each group are distributed in a circumferential direction of the fluid film bearing along the second part, wherein the pads of a selected one of the groups are offset in the circumferential direction with respect to the pads of a further one of the groups, wherein the pads of these groups are placed in such a way that they would overlap in the axial direction if placed at the same circumferential position.
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