How Water-lubricated Bearings Work

Bearings with water as a lubricant are generally sliding bearings, the earliest water-lubricated bearings used in the pasteur alloy, the earliest used in the marine field, because water under certain conditions can provide a fluid power film. Water-lubricated bearings are based on materials with self-lubricating properties, combined with the lubricity of water under certain conditions, for use in hydropower stations and other fields. Water is not as viscosity and lubricity as the accepted lubricant oil. Water does have limited viscosity and density, so it provides a fluid-powered film. The development of superior water-lubricated bearings will be based on materials and design, the material should have good self-slip, excellent anti-friction.