Rolling element bearings design

Prof NDL Burger

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Size of bearing is determined according to the load capacity and the life of the bearing Basic load rating
Co Static load rating C - Dynamic load rating

C express the life for 1 000 000 cycles with a reliability of 90% - ISO standard Co Used to determine the static load carrying capability of the bearing slow rotation or static loading in big machines
Maximum is specified at a point of deformation of 0.0001 x rolling element diameter
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Failures are normally
Wear Corrosion Seal failure not necessary due to fatigue Overloading (pitting) P = XVFr + yFa Fr actual radial load X radial load factor Fa actual axial load Y Axial load factor V = 1 when inner ring rotates V = 1.2 when outer ring rotates

Equivalent dynamic load

The equation for P is generic and the actual values for X and Y must be obtained for each type of bearing

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Equation can be used to determine first bearing

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a2 1 based on SKF/NTN materials Can replace a2 and a3with a23 -

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Deep grove ball bearings
EQUIVALENT DYNAMIC BEARING LOAD For single bearings and bearing pairs arranged in tandem P = Fr P = XVFr + YFa WHEN Fa/Fr < e WHEN Fa/Fr > e Back to example

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NB: These equations are bearing type specific Back to example

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Design of a rolling element bearing
Determine load on bearing radial and axial Chose bearing Check bearing for L10 life Check bearing for static loading Check bearing for Lna life

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Fa = 1500 N Fr = 10 200 N N = 1200 rpm Inner ring rotates L10h (required) = 200 hours Shaft diameter = 30 mm Normal loading Normal silent operation
10 200 N 1500 N

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Chose bearing 6006 C = 13.2kN, Co = 8.3kN (Bearing table) Fa/Co = 1500/8300 = 0.18 e = 0.325, X = 0.56, Y = 1.31 Fa/VFr = 1500/10 200 = 0.147 < e Equivalent dynamic load
P = Fr = 10 200 N

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L10 = (C/P)p = (13200/10200)3 = 2.16 x 106 cycles L10H = (1x106/60n)(C/P)p = 30 hours < 200 hours What now? Redo for 6406 (Homework)

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Rolling element bearing - static

Static So = 1 Rolling element bearing Po = 0.6 Fr + 0.5 Fa = 0.6x10200 + 0.5x1500 Equivalent static load = 6870 N < Fr Po = Fr = 10 200N Co = 8300 N So = Co/Po = 8300/10 200 = 0.81 < 1 Design is not OK (Re check with 6406)
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Rolling element bearing homework

If the bearing operates at 80C determine the Lna life (hours) of the bearing for a reliability of 95%

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