A sliding fabric exhibits a small amount of compression in the thickness direction under load application, does not cause generation of play between members, and is superior in sliding properties and durability. The sliding fabric is configured such that fluororesin fibers (X) and other fibers (Y) are alternately arranged as warps and/or wefts on at least one side of the fabric and the amount of compression of the fabric is 25 m or less.

A wind power installation comprising one or more rotor blades, a rotor hub to which the rotor blade or blades are mounted, and a generator for generating electrical power, wherein the generator has a generator stator and a generator rotor which is non-rotatably connected to the rotor hub and which is rotatable about an axis, wherein the rotor hub and the generator rotor have a common main bearing system or means which is subdivided into two bearing portions which are spaced from each other in the direction of the axis, wherein in that the first bearing portion has a first radial plain bearing and a first axial plain bearing and the second bearing portion has a second radial plain bearing and a second axial plain bearing.

A wind power installation comprising one or more rotor blades, a rotor hub to which the rotor blade or blades are mounted, and a generator for generating electrical power, wherein the generator has a generator stator and a generator rotor which is non-rotatably connected to the rotor hub and which is rotatable about an axis, wherein the rotor hub and the generator rotor have a common main bearing system or means which is subdivided into two bearing portions which are spaced from each other in the direction of the axis, wherein in that the first bearing portion has a first radial plain bearing and a first axial plain bearing and the second bearing portion has a second radial plain bearing and a second axial plain bearing.

The renovated bearing and the method of constructing the renovated bearing includes a trimmed off foundation base with a new wear block secured to the foundation base and adapted to bear against a rotating shaft to keep it from vibrating or otherwise rotating out of true. By reusing, or rather continuing using, a foundation base portion of an existing bearing, only the duty wearing block component can be replaced simply and economically. This reduces wastage of the larger bearing composition mass. A like-new bearing can be assembled quickly and more economically than a complete replacement of a bearing.

The renovated bearing and the method of constructing the renovated bearing includes a trimmed off foundation base with a new wear block secured to the foundation base and adapted to bear against a rotating shaft to keep it from vibrating or otherwise rotating out of true. By reusing, or rather continuing using, a foundation base portion of an existing bearing, only the duty wearing block component can be replaced simply and economically. This reduces wastage of the larger bearing composition mass. A like-new bearing can be assembled quickly and more economically than a complete replacement of a bearing.

A thrust bearing wear pad includes a rigid support plate adapted to be mounted on a collar and under a thrust flange in a hydro power turbine system. Multiple lignum vitae wood blocks are fixed to the top of the support plate and act as a wear surface on the wear pad.

A thrust bearing wear pad includes a rigid support plate adapted to be mounted on a collar and under a thrust flange in a hydro power turbine system. Multiple lignum vitae wood blocks are fixed to the top of the support plate and act as a wear surface on the wear pad.

A thrust bearing wear pad includes a rigid support plate adapted to be mounted on a collar and under a thrust flange in a hydro power turbine system. Multiple lignum vitae wood blocks are fixed to the top of the support plate and act as a wear surface on the wear pad.

A sliding bearing device is proposed which comprises a bearing seating having a first sliding surface and a bearing body having a second sliding surface, wherein the bearing body is accommodated by the bearing seating and the first sliding surface and the second sliding surface face each other, wherein the bearing seating and/or the bearing body is made of an open-pore fibre composite material at least in a sliding region which forms the respective sliding surface.

A sliding bearing includes at least one bearing inner ring and at least one bearing outer ring configured to rotate relative to each other about an axis (a), where the rings each include at least one sliding surface, the sliding surfaces being configured to slide along each other, and where the contact surface formed by the mutually contacting sliding surfaces has a maximum contact diameter (D.sub.K). At least parts of the sliding surfaces in a radial section have a radius of curvature (r.sub.B), the radius of curvature (r.sub.B) has a centerpoint (M) located at an offset (b) from the axis (a), and the offset (b) is at least 5% of the radius of curvature (r.sub.B).