The US Department of Energy provided financial support to the US Diamond Bearing Company to study diamond bearing technology for underwater power generation. A total of 186,000 US dollars of research funds, mainly used to develop polycrystalline diamond (PCD) thrust bearings can be widely used in the US Department of Energy's renewable energy projects, such as: underwater turbine generators and seawater power (English abbreviation: MHK) energy machine.
American Diamond Bearings manufactures synthetic diamond bearing components for energy companies, and its diamond technology is dedicated to improving the competitiveness of the US long-term energy industry. The company's products were presented at the Innovation and Innovation Summit held by the US Department of Energy's Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E). The companies participating in the seminar included Dow Chemical Company, Bosch Tools, and Lockheed Martin.
At the pilot plant in Orem, Utah, USA, Diamond Bearing Company is preparing to test the water lubrication of polycrystalline diamond bearings in marine power plants.
American Synthetic Diamond Bearing Company believes that diamond bearings can cope with the above technical bottlenecks, and the manufactured marine power energy machines are characterized by economic sustainability and energy renewable and sustainable. Without considering the bearing damage, the seawater power energy machine can meet the variable load due to the use of the sealless polycrystalline diamond bearing, and the use of seawater as a lubricant does not have to worry about seawater pollution caused by oil pollution.
Installed in the undercurrent of seawater, the seawater power plant uses a spindle turbine to generate electricity. The main purpose of the researchers experimenting with the technology was to find a new way to minimize the downtime and maintenance costs of factory equipment overhauls. A major difficulty at present is the inability to find a suitable bearing technology that has the bearing technology that is not currently used and can carry variable loads in seawater, and can also shut down the machine at any time. In addition, it should be repaired and maintained as much as possible. Reduce the characteristics of oil pollution on seawater.
“This summit is a rare and exciting opportunity for us to meet with well-known companies in the energy sector,†said Craig Courley, General Manager of Diamond Bearings.
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