▁t ilt ▁of ▁the ▁pad ▁adapt ively ▁changes ▁with ▁bearing ▁load ▁and ▁speed . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁design ▁details ▁ensure ▁continued ▁re pl en ishment ▁of ▁the ▁oil ▁to ▁avoid ▁over he ating ▁and ▁pad ▁damage . ▁ ▁Mich ell / K ings bury ▁fluid ▁bear ings ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁wider ▁variety ▁of ▁heavy - d ut y ▁rot ating ▁equipment , ▁including ▁in ▁hydro elect ric ▁plants ▁to ▁support ▁tur b ines ▁and ▁gener ators ▁we igh ing ▁hundreds ▁of ▁tons . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁very ▁heavy ▁mach in ery , ▁such ▁as ▁marine ▁prop eller ▁sh aft s . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁til ting ▁pad ▁bearing ▁in ▁service ▁was ▁probably ▁built ▁under ▁A . G . M . ▁Mich ell ' s ▁guidance ▁by ▁George ▁We ym oth ▁( P ty ) ▁Ltd , ▁for ▁a ▁cent rif ug al ▁p ump ▁at ▁C oh una ▁on ▁the ▁Murray ▁River , ▁Victoria , ▁Australia , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁just ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁Mich ell ▁had ▁published ▁and ▁pat ented ▁his ▁three - dimensional ▁solution ▁to ▁Reyn old ' s ▁equation . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁the ▁great ▁mer its ▁of ▁the ▁til ting - pad ▁bearing ▁had ▁been ▁recogn ised ▁for ▁marine ▁applications . ▁The ▁first ▁British ▁ship ▁to ▁be ▁fitted ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁bearing ▁was ▁the ▁cross - channel ▁steam bo at ▁the ▁Paris , ▁but ▁many ▁naval ▁vessels ▁were ▁similarly ▁equ ipped ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War .