Slide Bearings Type G

Centre flange mounted bearing type GM

RENK slide bearings type GM,

have been specifically
designed for centre flange
mounting and external oil
lubrication. They are mainly
intended for use in stationary
applications.

This leaflet contains the data

required for incorporating GM
bearings into machine
designs.
Technical Information
The RENK horizontal slide
bearing type GM is a com

pact, high performance
design, developed mainly for
land
based applications such
as generators for gas turbines.
The GM bearing is arranged
solely for external lubrication
and, as standard, is supplied
in the electrically insulated
form, as protection against
shaft currents.
Bearing Housing
The housing is manufactured
from a high quality cast iron
(EN
GJL
250). Its special geo

metric shape obviates the
need for an oil reservoir.
The seal carriers for the float

ing labyrinth seals are at both
ends, and together with the
machine seal, are integral
parts of the housing casting.
A cast port provides an
atmospheric pressure balance
inside the machine seal.
Spherical segments in both
the top and bottom half hous

ings provide a seating for the
shell. The internal space in the
bottom half housing allows an
unrestricted oil flow. One of
the special features of the GM
design is that the shaft centre

line is eccentric to the centre
mounting flange.
The housing cap is supplied
with two flat faces, angled at
45°, to accommodate shaft
vibration detectors. Tapped
holes are provided for the
speed and vibration detectors,
also the oil inlet, in the top half
housing.
On the underside of the bot

tom half housing there is an
SAE oil outlet bore. On the left
and right sides there are
tapped holes for thermosen

sors. On the right side of the
bottom half housing there is a
bore which can be used for a
cable gland for monitoring the
electrical insulation. On the
front face of the housing there
are mounting holes for a pos

sible seal carrier.
Bearing Shells
The shell is made of steel
(C10 / C15) lined with RENK
metal therm 89. The two
halves of the spherically seat

ed shell are bolted together.
The shell has a plain cylindri

cal bore with integral oil pock

ets which give optimal lubrica

tion. The shape of these pock

ets is dependant upon the
diameter of the bore.
Apart from bearings without
thrust parts (type Q) there are
shells with plain white
metal
lined shoulders (type B) to
absorb non
continuous axial
loads of limited magnitude.
There are also shells available
with integral taper land faces
for only one direction of rota

tion (type E). All temperature
detection holes are sized and
positioned to comply with the
requirements of API Standard
670.
Seals
For standard applications both
ends of the bearing are install

ed with type 10 floating laby

rinth seals (protection IP 44)
having a bore of 200 mm
(fixed diameter). The seals are
provided with inclined oil
return grooves. The asymmet

ric shape of the seals prevents
them from being installed
incorrectly. A location pin at
the split line assists their easy
assembly and positioning.
Integral lips (patented) on the
inside face of the seals catch
and divert oil mist and
vapours away from the rotat

ing shaft. When specified, the
weather protection of the out

board floating labyrinth seal
can be enhanced to IP 55
(seal type 12) by adding a
bolt
on baffle.
To prevent negative pressure
or high air velocity causing oil
leakage to the inside of the
machine, the bearing has an
integrated machine seal with
felt seals for a shaft diameter
of 250 mm (fixed). A cast
in
port in the bottom half of the
housing vents the cavity
between the outboard floating
labyrinth seal to atmosphere. Heat Dissipation
The frictional heat generated
The RENK seal (type 10) is by the bearing is dissipated by
injected moulded and made of the constant cooling of the oil
fibre reinforced, high tempera
by the external lubricating sys

ture resistant material (RENK tem.
plastic therm P50), and is
therefore resistant to wear. Temperature Control
The felt seals are made of Two independent commercial

electrically insulating material ly available thermosensors can
compounds. be used for monitoring the
temperature of the bearing.
We recommend the use of
Oil Supply
RENK resistance thermome

The GM bearing is lubricated ters; alternatively RENK angle
and cooled by an external oil thermometers for direct visual
supply system. The oil is fed reading.
direct to the working faces
Oil Selection
from the bearing oil inlet, via a
feed annulus in the shell. Oil Generally, any branded oil of
from the working faces is dis
low foaming tendency can be
charged direct to the oil outlet used as a lubricant. The cor

positioned underneath the rect viscosity for each operat

shell (dry oil sump). ing condition will be deter

mined by EDP calculation.
Such calculations are always
Electrical Insulation carried out at the design
The spherical seat within the stage. A print
out of the
housing is coated with a layer results can be provided on
of insulating plastic material. request.
Type G
Housing M = centre flange mounted
Heat dissipation/ Z = lubrication by oil circulation with
Type of lubrication external oil cooling (without oil ring)
Shape of bore C = plain cylindrical bore
 Q = without thrust parts
 (non
locating bearing)
B = plain sliding surfaces
 (locating bearing)
Thrust part  K = taper land faces for both
senses of rotation (locating bearing)
 E = taper land faces for one
 sense of rotation (locating bearing)
Example:
RENK slide bearing GMZCE 20 – 200
Dimensions of Bearings

Tapped hole Pg 7

Tapped hole G½ for bearing

temperature detector

Tapped bore for

Tapped hole ¼
18 NPT oil outlet DN 32
SAE flange G 1¼
 GMZCE20 sealing system IP 44

Tapped hole Tapped hole ¾
14 NPT

¾
14 NPT Tapped hole
¾
14 NPT for oil inlet DN 15

GMZCQ20 sealing system IP 55

Dimensions in mm

Size DH7 Di Do t weight

[kg]

170 177 222 84

20 185 192 236 76 approx. 65

200 207 236 69

Shaft Dimensions

Locating bearing
Type of bearing shell
GZCB
GZCK
GZCE

not concave

chamfered edges 0,5 x 45°

surface condition DIN ISO 1302

Non
locating bearing Non
locating bearing

Type of bearing shell Type of bearing shell
GZCQ GZCQ Ø 170
185

Dimensions in mm
Size D1) b12) d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 r1 r2 r3
170 222 222
20 185 96,4 200 236 200 250 222 2,5 2,5 4
200 236 236
1) For shaft tolerances see “Manual for the application of RENK slide bearings”. Tolerances of form and position to DIN ISO 110.
2) The normal axial clearance is 0,4 mm. When directional changes of thrust General tolerance ISO 2768
mk
E.
loads or axial shocks are to be anticipated, the dimensions b1 may be The shaft dimensions shown do not take into consideration the use (optional)
reduced by a further 0,3 mm. Where a locating bearing is only required for of shaft and vibrations detectors.
test run, the dimension b1 can be increased by 3...6 mm. Further shaft dimensions upon request.
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