Small and micro energy sources are becoming increasingly important in the current
environmental conditions. Especially, the production of electricity and heat in so-called …

Modelling and identification of the dynamic characteristics of foil bearings under varying
loads pose a great challenge and require the use of advanced numerical models. Although …

The paper discusses the research on foil bearings with antifriction coating manufactured
from synthetic materials. The tests were carried out on a special test stand of our own …

The paper presents an analysis of a turbine based micro ORC system for a domestic
biomass boiler. The assumed nominal boiler capacity is in the range between 15 kW and 20 …

The article discusses the results of simulation-based and experimental research carried out
on gas foil bearings. Owing to the use of a set of flexible thin foils in such bearings, they …

This article presents the experimental research carried out on five different materials with
which the top foils have been coated. A foil bearing with these foils was tested under …

This paper presents examples of technologies for distributed energy generation developed
under the projects coordinated by the IFFM PAS in Gdańsk. These are CHP units …

Within the context of an ever-increasing share of wind and solar power, the need to store
energy, not only on the short term, but also in the medium to long-term to balance out the …

Foil bearings are a variety of slide bearings in which an additional set of foils is applied
between journal and bush, in order to improve the selected static and dynamic properties …

The article describes the method for determining the 24 coefficients of dynamic system
composed of a rotor and two bearings based on impulse excitation between two bearings …