VESTNIK of Samara University. Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringVESTNIK of Samara University. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering2542-04532541-7533Samara National Research University83810.18287/2541-7533-2009-0-4(20)-88-94UnknownElastic metal-plastic thrust bearings for combined hydraulic units of pumped storage hydroelectric power stationsBaiborodovYu. I.byui@ssau.ruSamara State Aerospace University1812200984889417062014Copyright © 2015, VESTNIK of the Samara State Aerospace University2015<p>The paper presents an analysis of serviceability of heavily-loaded elastic metal-plastic (EMP) segments with zero circular eccentricity at hydroelectric unit No. 5 of Ust-Ilim hydroelectric power station. The design of EMP segments suggested and tested by the authors was used in the thrust bearing design of hydraulic-turbine generators by the Uralelectrotyazhmash research-and-production association at the Zagorsk pumped storage hydroelectric power plant where they proved to be completely reliable and are still successfully used.</p>Generator-motorthrust bearingsegmenthydrodynamic pressureГенератор-двигательподпятниксег-ментгидродинамическое давление