Simulation of hydrodynamic lubrication between cage pockets and rollers in cylindrical roller bearings

2014 ◽  
Vol 229 (14) ◽  
pp. 2551-2560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangbo Ma ◽  
Fengyuan Jiang ◽  
Qi An
Keyword(s):  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Hydrodynamic Lubrication ◽  
Roller Bearing ◽  
Angular Acceleration ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Ring Rotation ◽  
Roller Profile ◽  
Cylindrical Roller Bearing ◽  
Cylindrical Roller ◽  
Oil Film Pressure

A calculating model for roller-pocket rotation and mechanics analysis is established to investigate the hydrodynamic lubrication between rollers and straight-sided cage pockets in a cylindrical roller bearing. An algorithm for calculating roller-pocket oil film pressure and film thickness is developed. Hydrodynamic lubrication simulation of the roller-pocket clearances is carried out. Effects of inner ring rotation speed, cage angular acceleration, roller profile and cage geometry on roller-pocket oil film performance are numerically studied. Some regular curves and conclusions are obtained and analyzed.

Skidding research of a high-speed cylindrical roller bearing with beveled cage pockets

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 969-976
Author(s):  
Yanbin Liu ◽  
Zhanli Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Tilt Angle ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Hydrodynamic Lubrication ◽  
Roller Bearing ◽  
Front Wall ◽  
Dynamics Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cylindrical Roller Bearing ◽  
Cylindrical Roller

Purpose This study aims to uncover the influencing mechanism of the tilt angles of the cage pocket walls of the high-speed cylindrical roller bearing on the bearing skidding. Design/methodology/approach A novel cylindrical roller bearing with the beveled cage pockets was proposed. Using the Hertz contact theory and the elastohydrodynamic and hydrodynamic lubrication formulas, the contact models of the bearing were built. Using the multibody kinematics and the Newton–Euler dynamics theory, a dynamics model of the bearing was established. Using the Runge–Kutta integration method, the dynamics simulations and analysis of the bearing were performed. Findings The simulation results show that the effects of the tilt angles of the front and rear walls of the pocket on the bearing skidding are remarkable. Under a 5° tilt angle of the front wall of the pocket and a 10° tilt angle of the rear wall, the bearing skidding can be effectively decreased in the rotational speed range of 10,000-70,000 r/min. Originality/value In this paper, a novel cylindrical roller bearing with the beveled cage pockets was proposed; a dynamics model of the bearing was established; the influence mechanism of the tilt angles of the front and rear walls of the pocket on the bearing skidding was investigated, which can provide fundamental theory basis for optimizing the pocket. Peer review The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/ILT-01-2020-0035/

Measurement of Oil Film Thickness in Cylindrical Roller Bearing by Ultrasound

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Zhang ◽  
Qingfeng Meng ◽  
Wei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Reflection Coefficient ◽  
Film Thickness ◽  
Roller Bearing ◽  
Piezoelectric Element ◽  
Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication ◽  
Spring Model ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Rolling Element ◽  
Cylindrical Roller Bearing ◽  
Cylindrical Roller

This paper describes the measurement of oil film thickness between rolling element and inner raceway in cylindrical roller bearing. A fine piezoelectric element is bonded on the inner surface of the inner ring to measure the reflection coefficient of oil between rolling element and inner raceway. The quasi-static spring model is used to calculate oil film thickness from the corrected reflection coefficient data. Experiments are described on a simplified cylindrical roller bearing configured by one cylindrical roller, 11ø, and an inner ring from a NU209EM bearing. Reasonable agreement is shown over several loads and speeds with predictions from elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) theory.

Profiling a Cylindrical Roller Bearing Oil-Film Thickness Distribution With Ultrasound

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Li ◽  
Li Chen ◽  
Minqing Jing ◽  
Heng Liu ◽  
Yi Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Thickness Distribution ◽  
Roller Bearing ◽  
Thickness Measurement ◽  
Ultrasonic Pulse ◽  
Lubricant Film ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Cylindrical Roller Bearing ◽  
Cylindrical Roller

The rollers and raceways in cylindrical roller bearings are separated by an extremely thin lubricant film over a narrow region, which is critical to performance. The ultrasound method has been applied successfully to a range of bearings including journal and ball bearings. But the actual maximum speed that can be measured is limited by the repetition frequency of the ultrasonic pulse. Otherwise, a single measurement point cannot image the thickness distribution of the cylindrical roller bearing. This paper describes the measurement of lubricant-film thickness distribution in a roller bearing by moving the ultrasound transducer. A new ultrasonic pulser-receiver is used to get enough effective measurement points. For a range of loads and speeds, the oil-film thicknesses of four positions along the roller are measured. The influences of the rotating speed and radial load on the film thickness measurement are consistent with the theoretical predictions. The limits of the PRR used in measurements are discussed and the averaging effect of the transducer focal zone size is observed.

Ultrasonic Measurement of Cylindrical Roller Bearing Lubrication Using High Pulse Repletion Rates

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Li ◽  
Heng Liu ◽  
Cong Xu ◽  
Minqing Jing ◽  
Wenhui Xin
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Thickness Distribution ◽  
Roller Bearing ◽  
Lubricant Film Thickness ◽  
Rotor Vibration ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
High Pulse ◽  
Cylindrical Roller Bearing ◽  
Cylindrical Roller ◽  
Focal Zone

This paper describes a measurement of lubricant-film thickness in a roller bearing using a new ultrasonic pulser-receiver, which has a maximum pulse repetition rate (PRR) of 100 kHz. The experimental results show that a higher PRR can help to get more measurement points and more details of the oil-film thickness distribution. Furthermore, the influence of rotor vibration response for the oil-film thickness is discussed, which is in keeping with the simulation result. Finally, the limits of the PRR are discussed in detail and the effect of the transducer focal zone size is also observed.

scholarly journals Lubrication and Fatigue Life Evaluation of High-Speed Cylindrical Roller Bearing under Misalignment

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hongyu Duan ◽  
Jiawei Song ◽  
Zhijian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Roller Bearing ◽  
Coupled Model ◽  
Roller Bearings ◽  
Life Model ◽  
Fatigue Life Evaluation ◽  
Roller Profile ◽  
Cylindrical Roller Bearing ◽  
Cylindrical Roller

This paper developed a coupled model, incorporating the quasistatic model, fatigue life model, and mixed lubrication model, to investigate the effect of misalignment angle on high-speed cylindrical roller bearings. The model is verified by comparing with the published literature results. Then, a parametric analysis is carried out. The results show that as the misalignment increases, the load distribution is basically unchanged, but the fatigue life of the roller bearing decreases due to the variation of contact pressure, and the skewing moment of single roller contact pair increases. Furthermore, the optimal design of roller profile needs to consider the effect of lubrication in order to improve the fatigue life of roller bearings. In general, the optimal crown drop is too small according to the design from the slicing technique.

Cage Instabilities in High-Speed Cylindrical Roller Bearings

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhuan Ye ◽  
Liqin Wang ◽  
Le Gu ◽  
Dezhi Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Angular Velocity ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Hydrodynamic Lubrication ◽  
Normal Load ◽  
Roller Bearing ◽  
Clearance Ratio ◽  
Starting Time ◽  
Cylindrical Roller Bearing ◽  
Cylindrical Roller

A dynamic model of the cage in an oil-lubricated cylindrical roller bearing was developed and the cage whirl has been researched by this model. In model, the forces between elements, especially the effect of EHL (Elastic Hydrodynamic Lubrication) between cage pockets and rollers were fully considered according to the geometry relationship between elements. The effects of variation in clearance ratio, load and bearing operating velocity on cage whirl have been investigated. The results of the effect of cage clearance on cage instability basically accord with the Gupta’s results, but the starting time of the direct contact between cage and guiding race is delayed while the EHL was considered. The effect of normal load is more important than bearing angular velocity on cage whirl.

Analysis on Dynamic Characteristics of High Speed Cylindrical Roller Bearing

2011 ◽  
Vol 480-481 ◽  
pp. 980-985
Author(s):  
Yan Shuang Wang ◽  
Ning Ning Jin ◽  
Hai Feng Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Film Thickness ◽  
Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Rotational Velocity ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Roller Bearing ◽  
Engineering Application ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Cylindrical Roller Bearing ◽  
Cylindrical Roller

A nonlinear dynamics analysis mathematical model for the high-speed cylindrical roller bearing was built up. Dynamic performance parameters were got by Newton - Raphson method . The rotational velocity regularities of rollers were analyzed at different radial loads. The distribution of minimum oil-film thickness and contact load between rollers and bearing ring raceway were obtained. The results showed that number of loaded rollers increased with the increase of radial loads at a certain speed. Rollers slip seriously at lower radial loads. The rotation speed was low. The minimum oil-film thickness between loaded rollers and inner raceways was less than that of outer raceways. The results were compared with the results of SHARBERTH and comparison was made with testing results. It showed that the dynamic characteristics analysis method of high speed cylindrical roller bearing was accurate, reliable,simple and convenient for practical engineering application.

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