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Thordon Bearings: Water Lubricated Propeller Shaft Bearings Found to Reduce Fuel Consumption

Thordon Bearings: Water Lubricated Propeller Shaft Bearings Found to Reduce Fuel Consumption

Peer-reviewed research by Thordon Bearings into the hydrodynamic lubrication efficiency of a ship’s propeller shaft bearing has found that the use of seawater-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings reduces fuel consumption. The environmental and …
Sep 12, 2022 / Curious