A sliding mechanism excellent in seizure resistance is provided. A sliding mechanism including a lubricating oil interposed at a sliding surface between a DLC coating sliding member (A) and a sliding member (B), wherein the DLC coating sliding member (A) has a DLC film covered on a base material, and metal films in an island configuration are covered on a surface of the DLC film.

A bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, the bearing arrangement further comprising a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing as radial fluid bearings, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft is provided. The downwind bearing and/or the upwind bearing includes a lubricant flooded chamber, in which multiple radial bearing pads are arranged about the drive shaft, whereby the lubricant flooded chamber is sealed against the drive shaft, an internal space of the bearing housing and an outside of the bearing housing is also provided.

Provided is a bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, the bearing arrangement further including a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft, wherein the downwind bearing and/or the upwind bearing is a radial fluid bearing including multiple radial bearing pads, whereby each one of the multiple radial bearing pads is attached to one of a multiple radial bearing bodies of the radial fluid bearing and the multiple radial bearing pads are arranged about the drive shaft.

Provided is a bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, the bearing arrangement further including a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing as radial fluid bearings, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft, the bearing arrangement further including an axial bearing. The axial bearing includes an axial bearing stop for limiting a movement of the drive shaft in the axial direction along the longitudinal axis, whereby the axial bearing stop is integrally formed with the bearing housing as a protrusion extending from the bearing housing in a radial direction of the bearing housing.

A bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft, wherein the downwind bearing and/or the upwind bearing is a radial fluid bearing including multiple radial bearing bodies, multiple radial tiltable support structures secured to the multiple radial bearing bodies, whereby each one of a multiple of radial bearing pads is attached to one of the multiple radial tiltable support structures and the multiple radial bearing pads are arranged about the drive shaft is provided.

A bearing arrangement for a wind turbine including a bearing housing and a drive shaft, whereby the drive shaft is arranged within the bearing housing in an axial direction along a longitudinal axis of the bearing housing, the bearing arrangement further includes a downwind bearing and an upwind bearing, whereby the downwind bearing and the upwind bearing are arranged between the bearing housing and the drive shaft, wherein the downwind bearing and/or the upwind bearing is a radial bearing including multiple radial bearing pads, whereby each one of the multiple radial bearing pads is attached to one of a multiple radial bearing bodies of the radial bearing and the multiple radial bearing pads are arranged about the drive shaft is provided.

A pad for a tilting pad thrust bearing for supporting the shaft of a rotary machine includes a top surface, a leading edge extending in a radial direction and a trailing edge. The pad further includes a fluid channel arranged at the top surface, the fluid channel ending in the top surface, and the fluid channel forming a fluid communication between the leading edge of the pad and the top surface of the pad.

A slide bearing arrangement includes an inner ring element, an outer ring element, and at least one slide bearing element, which is arranged between the inner ring element and the outer ring element. The slide bearing element includes at least two slide bearing pads, wherein the individual slide bearing pads each have a bearing surface that is cambered, viewed in an axial direction, and wherein an apex of the bearing surface has the largest diameter of the bearing surface.

A tilting pad bearing including pads disposed around a rotating shaft so as to face an outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft, liners each supporting an outside of the pad in a radial direction with an axis of the rotating shaft as a center, and pivots each supporting an outside of the liner in the radial direction with the axis as a center at a central position of the liner in an axial direction of the rotating shaft so as to allow the pad to be swingable, wherein a recessed portion recessed in a direction away from the pad is formed on a surface of the liner facing the pad or a surface of the pad facing the liner at least at the central position thereof in the axial direction of the rotating shaft.

A thrust bearing assembly is provided, including a thrust ring defining a thrust face and an opposing thrust ring defining an opposing thrust face. At least one polycrystalline diamond element is coupled with the thrust face and defines an engagement surface. The opposing thrust ring includes a diamond reactive material. In operation, the engagement surface is in contact with the opposing thrust face. Also provided are methods of making, assembling, and using the same, as well as to systems and apparatus including the same.