  The origin of Galactic cosmic rays is still a mystery, in particular the
sources and acceleration mechanism for cosmic rays with energies up to or
beyond a PeV. Recently LHAASO has and H.E.S.S have shown that two gamma-ray
sources associated with superbubbles created by young massive stellar clusters
are likely PeVatrons. This has renewed the interest in the cosmic-ray
acceleration processes in superbubbles.
  To study the possibility and conditions under which second-order Fermi
acceleration can accelerate particles beyond PeV energies in superbubbles. An
analytical equation is derived for the maximum energy a cosmic-ray particle can
obtain as a function of acceleration duration. The maximum energy depends
critically on the diffusion coefficient D and the Alfv\'en velocity, $V_A$. The
analytical solutions for the acceleration time scale shows that second-order
Fermi acceleration can be just as efficient as diffusive shock acceleration,
when comparable relevant velocities are used-i.e. the Alfv\'en velocity or
shock velocity. The probable values for the diffusion coefficient and Alv\'en
speed are studied for two likely PeVatron regions, HESS J1646-458 associated
with Westerlund 1, and the Cygnus Cocoon, associated Cyg OB2.
  It is shown that within a typical stellar cluster time scale of 1-5 Myr
cosmic-rays can be accelerated to $> 10^{15}$ eV, provided that $V_{\rm A} >
300$ km/s, and the diffusion coefficient is $D \sim 10^{26}$ cm$^2$/s at 100
TeV. This suggests that second-order Fermi acceleration in superbubbles should
be considered as a possible source of Galactic cosmic rays up to, or beyond a
PeV.
