Rolling Bearing classification & Fundamentals

SCHAEFFLER (FAG, LUK, Continental)

A German Company,

Automotive and industrial suppliers

Bearings and clutches, Automotive products in Vadodara, Hosur, Pune

Engine and drive trains

Bearings in the range of 1mm (dental drills) to 12 m (London Eye)

Vishad Patel, GUjarath,

Rolling bearing classification and Fundamentals

Bearings bears the load, reducing the friction

Sliding friction (Hydrodynamic b/g) & rolling friction (ball & roller bearing)

Journal bearing & Roller bearing

Roller bearing

Inner ring, outer ring, rolling elements, Cage

Cylindrical roller bearings without inner ring

Load conditions

Axial, Radial load, Combined load

Classification of rolling bearing

Roller (line contact Heavy loads with low speeds other wise heat
generation happens) & Ball (Point contact-higher speed with light load as
generate contact pressure at high loads.)

Rolling elements
 Ball bearings

Simple, four point, self-alignment, angular contact, double row angular

contact

Consider a Car, while turning, axial loads will come in to play which needs to be
supported by same bearing

Roller bearing

Single, double, Tapered roller, spherical roller,

Thrust bearings

For axial loads, Thrust ball (Fans in Rails), spherical roller thrust bearing,

Deep Groove Ball bearings

Take radial and axial load in both directions, arrangement is locked

completely, Everyday tools, Two wheelers,

Seal is important to protect bearing grease from contamination

Oil lubrication can also be used

Angular contact ball b/g

Contact at angle hence one way only it supports axial load and radial. If we want
to support axial load in both direction, we have to put two sets in reverse
direction.

Cylindrical roller bearings

One side locked (NJ), no side locked inner race has a float(NU) , no side locked
outer race has a float (N). Applications prone to temperature tends to expand /
contract. Come component has to accommodate this action to prevent
jam/locking.

Heavy industrial applications use this bearings.

Spherical roller bearing

We can accommodate tilting load. To avoid slightest mis-alignment in

precision machined component.
 Tapered Roller Bearings

Complicated bearing for mounting, clearance (not 100& in contact by

virtue of design in terms of microns, Preloaded( Reverse term, trying to push
both to ensure good physical contact, having negative clearance).

Bearing life

- ve clearance
+ ve clearance

Ball grinding machine, London Eye (spherical roller b/g), China Railway (Tapered
Roller b/g), Every third Car has schaeffler products)

Types of Rolling bearing and applications

Vehicle interior, Suspension strut,

Bearing life

L10 = (C/P)^n

C = Basic dynamic load rating of a bearing, Everybody mentions this C in their

catalogue.

If i test 100 ball bearing, and my 90 bearing are passing 1million revolutions at a
given load, then that load is defined as 90% load (Basic dynamic load). Its for
general industrial application

But for Aerospace its 99.97%. Manufactured in a very clean room.

P = equivalent dynamic load

Life in terms of revolutions

But we convert it to hours and kilometres.

P = XFradial + YFaxial load

P, X & Y fact in catalog for every part number

P = 10/3 for roller bearing

P = 3 for ball bearing

N = operating speed

But the actual basic rating life considering all factors, environmental,

Is something like L10 = 16.667*(C/P)^n

Technical principle

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