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English translation: self-lubricating bearings

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French term or phrase:	Bagues autolube
English translation:	self-lubricating bearings
Entered by:	Jason Willis-Lee

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15:08 Jul 12, 2005

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French term or phrase: Bagues autolube

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Bagues autolube sur tourillons de directrices au lieu de graissage centralisé. Nous avons de nombreuses références en autolube, mais cette technique est sensible à la pollution amenée par l’eau : les impuretés sont chassées par l’apport de graisse du graissage centralisé alors que si elles pénètrent une bague autolube elles y restent. Il faut donc des joints de tourillon qui sont très fiables, ce qui n’était pas le cas ces dernières années. A Koyna (Inde) on a dû changer les joints des quatre machines.

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self-lubricating

Explanation:
Maybe self-lubricating?

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These refs might help for self-lubricating rings:

cylinder lubrication is achieved by application of self-lubricating rings. ...
www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X6548E/X6548E03.htm

Featuring corrosion-resistant cutting edges and self-lubricating rings, these machines are designed to provide you with years of trouble free service. ...
www.markpackinc.com/stencil.htm - 6k - Supplemental Result

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Of course, bague could be bush, bearing etc...

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Local time: 19:45

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self-lubricating

Amy Christie

oilless rings/bearings

xxxBourth

oilless rings

xxxBourth

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self-lubricating

Amy Christie
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oilless rings

Explanation:
The ring has holes in it containing the lubricant (a sort of reservoir).

In theory these are not the same as "self-lubricating" bearings, in some cases at least, since in self-lubrication the oil is fed in the the "usual" channels, only there are no pumps to feed it, the circulation of oil occurring by natural thermo-dynamic means. But I imagine "self-lubricating" and "oilless" overlap to a great extent.

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oilless rings/bearings

Explanation:
The ring/bearing has holes in it containing the lubricant (a sort of reservoir), i.e. the oil is "in" the metal.

In theory these are not the same as "self-lubricating" bearings, in some cases at least, since in self-lubrication the oil is fed in the the "usual" channels, only there are no pumps to feed it, the circulation of oil - between different metal parts, not IN either of the parts - occurring by natural thermo-dynamic means. But I imagine "self-lubricating" and "oilless" overlap to a great extent.

Oilless bearings are pretty standard in hydropower turbines.

xxxBourth
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