Publications
C. Weißbacher, C. Schellnegger, A. John, T. Buchgraber and W. Pscheidt: "Optimization of Journal Bearing Profiles with Respect to Stiffness and Load-Carrying Capacity“, ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 136, 031709, July 2014
C. Weißbacher, B. Wittwer, D. Vetter, E. Burtscher and H. Schwarze: "Suppression of Self-Excited Vibrations through Bearing Profiling: A Case Study“, Proceedings of ViennaHydro 2016, Vienna, Austria, November 2016
C. Weißbacher, A. Kiefel, H. Blumenthal, J. Marheineke and S. Piton: "Performance of a Direct Bonded Sub-Millimeter PEEK Coating for Hydrodynamic Plain Bearings“, ASME Journal of Tribology, Vol. 143, 101801, October 2021
C. Weißbacher, D. Giefing and G. Penninger: "Application of a Sub-Millimeter PEEK Coating in the Main Thrust Bearing of a Large Pumped-Storage Power Plant“, Proceedings of ViennaHydro 2022, Vienna, Austria, November 2022
T. Hagemann, D. Vetter, S. Wettmarshausen, M. Stottrop, A. Engels, C. Weißbacher, B. Bender and H. Schwarze: “A Design for High-Speed Journal Bearings with reduced Pad Size and Improved Efficiency”, Lubricants 2022, 10(11), 313, https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants10110313, November 2022
M. Stottrop, A. Engels, C. Weißbacher and B. Bender: “Experimental Investigation of a Large Tilting-Pad Journal Bearing with a Direct-Bonded Sub-Millimeter PEEK Lining”, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2023, GT2023-101502, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, June 2023
C. Weißbacher, B. Prase and A. Hasse: "Monitoring and Failure of Hydrodynamic Plain Bearings with Sub-Millimeter PEEK Coatings“, Proceedings of the 22nd Pprime Workshop, Poitiers, France, October 2023
A. Engels, S. Wettmarshausen, M. Stottrop, T. Hagemann, C. Weißbacher, H. Schwarze and B. Bender: “Experimental Identification of the Void Fraction in a Large Hydrodynamic Offset Halves Bearing”, Lubricants, 2025, 13(1), 7, https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13010007, December 2024
S. Wettmarshausen, A. Engels, T. Hagemann, M. Stottrop, C. Weißbacher, H. Schwarze and B. Bender: "An Experimentally Validated Cavitation Model for Hydrodynamic Bearings Using Non-Condensable Gas”, Lubricants, 2025, 13(4), 140, https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants13040140, March 2025