Mechanical Engineering

Subject: Engineering Design (II)

Sheet No. 3: Bearing Design 1

1) Two ball bearings from different manufacturers are being considered for a certain application:
✓ Bearing A has a catalog rating of 2.0 kN based on a catalog rating system of 3000 hours at
500 rev/min.
✓ Bearing B has a catalog rating of 7.0 kN based on a catalog that rates at 106 cycles.
For a given application, determine which bearing can carry the larger load.
2) A certain application requires a ball bearing with the inner ring rotating, with a design life of 25
kh at a speed of 350 rev/min. The radial load is 2.5 kN and an application factor of 1.2 is
appropriate. The reliability goal is 0.90. Find the multiple of rating life required, xD, and the catalog
rating C10 with which to enter a bearing table. Choose a 02-series deep-groove ball bearing from
Table 1, and estimate the reliability in use.
3) An angular-contact, inner ring rotating, 02-series ball bearing is required for an application in
which the life requirement is 40 kh at 520 rev/min. The design radial load is 725 lbf. The
application factor is 1.4. The reliability goal is 0.90. Find the multiple of rating life xD required
and the catalog rating C10 with which to enter Table 1. Choose a bearing and estimate the existing
reliability in service.
4) The other bearing on the shaft of Prob. 2 is to be a 03-series cylindrical roller bearing with inner
ring rotating. For a 2235-lbf radial load, find the catalog rating C10 with which to enter Table 2.
The reliability goal is 0.90. Choose a bearing and estimate its reliability in use.
5) For the bearing application specifications given
in the next table for the assigned problem,
determine the Basic Load Rating for a ball
bearing with which to enter a bearing catalog
of manufacturer 2 in Table 3. Assume an
application factor of one.

Dimensions and Load Ratings for Single-Row 02-Series Deep-Groove and Angular-Contact
Ball Bearings

Table 1
 Dimensions and Basic Load Ratings for Cylindrical Roller Bearings

Table 2

Table 3: Since each bearing manufacturer makes individual decisions with respect to materials, treatments,
and manufacturing processes, manufacturers’ experiences with bearing life distribution differ. In solving
problems, you can use the experience of two manufacturers, tabulated in below.