An Overview of Bearing Candidates for the Next Generation of Reusable Liquid Rocket Turbopumps

Abstract There is a consensus in the aerospace field that the development of reusable liquid rockets can effectively reduce the launch expense. The pursuit of a long service life and reutilization highly depends on the bearing components. However, the rolling element bearings (REBs) used in the exis...

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Main Authors: Jimin Xu, Changhuan Li, Xusheng Miao, Cuiping Zhang, Xiaoyang Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10033-020-00442-6