One of the intportant restrictions governing the design of tiltingpad ttrrncsl beari11g.v iS the lnaximum allowable white metal temperatitre. However, cr(leqz~ate guidance on typical pad operating temperahrres h m not been available in established lubrication handbooks. New pad tenlperattcre data from 12 test bearings have been co~ribined with previously published work to provide a source of infonuntion covering a diverse range of proven bearing types and size.s.The collected infornzation has been presented as the difference between the ~nrwimum pad and oil supply temperatures at fixed values (f bearing pressure against mean sliding speed. Clear trends have beerzfiunrl in the (lala which have enabled curves of typical Oenring perfomnnce to be drawn through the test results. The differences betrueen the type of k~bricant feed ("flooded" or "low 1o.s.s"l"rlircctcrl") (~n d the pivot position (center or offset) have been highlighted.
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