Journal bearings are a housing shell or metal sleeve that allows a shaft to rotate freely inside while the assembly is structurally supported. Numerous journal bearing applications exist: Journal bearings can be used in low-speed operations (5 rpm or less) in a grease lubricated brass sleeve. Pictured is an oil ring lubricated Babbitt bearing in […]
Bigger, faster, better: That’s what journal bearings are used for
Journal bearings are nothing more than a journal rotating in a bearing. A journal is essentially a shaft. The shaft rotates in the bearing with a layer of lubricant that separates the two parts. Lubricant used in journal bearings prevents metal-to-metal contact and is also used for a dampening effect which makes the engines and […]