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– In Current Engineering Practice, 2007
ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS OF BEARING TECHNOLOGYROLLING BEARING TYPES AND APPLICATIONSIntroduction to Rolling BearingsBall BearingsRoller BearingsLinear Motion BearingsBearings for Special ApplicationsClosureROLLING BEARING MACROGEOMETRYList of SymbolsGeneralBall BearingsSpherical Roller BearingsRadial Cylindrical Roller BearingsTapered Roller BearingsClosureINTERFERENCE FITTING AND CLEARANCEList of SymbolsGeneralIndustrial, National, and International StandardsEffect of Interference Fitting on ClearancePress ForceDifferential ExpansionEffect of Surface FinishClosureBEARING LOADS AND SPEEDSList of SymbolsGeneralConcentrated Radial LoadingConcentrated Radial and Moment LoadingShaft SpeedsDistributed Load SystemsClosureBALL AND ROLLER LOADS DUE TO BEARING APPLIED LOADINGList of SymbolsGeneralBall-Raceway LoadingSymmetrical Spherical Roller-Raceway LoadingTapered and Asymmetrical Spherical Roller-Raceway and Roller-Flange LoadingCylindrical Roller-Raceway LoadingClosureCONTACT STRESS AND DEFORMATIONList of SymbolsGeneralTheory of ElasticitySurface Stresses and DeformationsSubsurface StressesEffect of Surface Shear StressType of ContactRoller End-Flange Contact StressClosureDISTRIBUTION OF INTERNAL LOADING IN STATICALLY LOADED BEARINGSList of SymbolsGeneralLoad-Deflection RelationshipsBearings Under Radial LoadBearings Under Thrust LoadBearings Under Combined Radial and Thrust LoadClosureBEARING DEFLECTION AND PRELOADINGList of SymbolsGeneralDeflection of Bearings with Rigidly Supported RingsPreloadingLimiting Ball Bearing Thrust LoadClosurePERMANENT DEFORMATION AND BEARING STATIC CAPACITYList of SymbolsGeneralCalculation of Permanent DeformationStatic Load Rating of BearingsStatic Equivalent LoadFracture of Bearing ComponentsPermissible Static LoadClosureKINEMATIC SPEEDS, FRICTION TORQUE, AND POWER LOSSList of SymbolsGeneralCage SpeedRolling Element SpeedRolling Bearing FrictionRolling Bearing Friction TorqueBearing Power LossThermal Speed RatingsClosureFATIGUE LIFE: BASIC THEORY AND RATING STANDARDSList of SymbolsGeneralRolling Contact FatigueFatigue Life DispersionWeibull DistributionDynamic Capacity and Life of a Rolling ContactFatigue Life of a Rolling BearingLoad Rating StandardsEffect of Variable Loading on Fatigue LifeReliability and Fatigue LifeClosureLUBRICANTS AND LUBRICATION TECHNIQUESGeneralTypes of LubricantsLiquid LubricantsGreaseSolid LubricantsLubricant Delivery SystemsSealsClosureBEARING STRUCTURAL MATERIALSList of SymbolsGeneralRolling Bearings SteelsSteel ManufactureEffects of Processing Methods on Steel ComponentsHeat Treatment of SteelRolling Contact Fatigue: Modes and CausesMaterials for Special BearingsCage MaterialsSeal MaterialsSurface Treatments for Bearing ComponentsClosureVIBRATION, NOISE, AND CONDITION MONITORINGList of SymbolsGeneralVibration and Noise-Sensitive ApplicationsThe Role of Bearings in Machine VibrationNon-roundness Effect and Its MeasurementDetection of Failing Bearings in MachinesCondition-Based MaintenanceClosureAPPENDIXINDEXADVANCED CONCEPTS OF BEARING TECHNOLOGYDISTRIBUTION OF INTERNAL LOADING IN STATICALLY LOADED BEARINGS: COMBINED RADIAL, AXIAL, AND MOMENT LOADING-FLEXIBLE SUPPORT OF BEARING RINGSList of SymbolsGeneralBall Bearings Under Combined Radial, Thrust, and Moment LoadMisalignment of Radial Roller BearingsThrust Loading of Radial Cylindrical Roller BearingsRadial, Thrust, and Moment Loading of Radial Roller BearingsStresses in Roller-Raceway Non-Ideal Line ContactsFlexibly Supported Rolling BearingsClosureBEARING COMPONENT MOTIONS AND SPEEDSList of SymbolsGeneralRolling and SlidingOrbital, Pivotal and Spinning Motions in Ball BearingsRoller End-Flange Sliding in Roller BearingsClosureHIGH SPEED OPERATION: BALL AND ROLLER DYNAMIC LOADS AND BEARING INTERNAL LOAD DISTRIBUTIONList of SymbolsGeneralDynamic Loading of Rolling ElementsHigh Speed Ball BearingsHigh Speed Radial Cylindrical Roller BearingsHigh Speed Tapered and Spherical Roller BearingsFive Degrees of Freedom in LoadingClosureLUBRICANT FILMS IN ROLLING ELEMENT-RACEWAY CONTACTSList of SymbolsGeneralHydrodynamic LubricationIsothermal Elastohydrodynamic LubricationVery High Pressure EffectsInlet Lubricant Friction Heating EffectsStarvation of LubricantSurface Topography EffectsGrease LubricationLubrication RegimesClosureFRICTION IN ROLLING ELEMENT-RACEWAY CONTACTSList of SymbolsGeneralRolling FrictionSliding FrictionReal Surfaces, Microgeometry, and MicrocontactsClosureFRICTION EFFECTS IN ROLLING BEARINGSList of SymbolsGeneralBearing Friction SourcesBearing Operation with Solid-film Lubrication: Effects of Friction Force and MomentsBearing Operation with Fluid-film Lubrication: Effects of Friction Force and Moments Cage Motions and ForcesRoller SkewingClosureROLLING BEARING TEMPERATURESList of SymbolsGeneralFriction Heat GenerationHeat TransferAnalysis of Heat FlowHigh Temperature ConsiderationsHeat Transfer in a Rolling-Sliding ContactClosureAPPLICATION LOAD AND LIFE FACTORSList of SymbolsGeneralEffect of Bearing Internal Load Distribution on Fatigue LifeEffect of Lubrication on Fatigue LifeEffect of Material and Material Processing on Fatigue LifeEffect of Contamination on Fatigue LifeCombining Fatigue Life FactorsLimitations of the Lundberg-Palmgren TheoryIoannides-Harris TheoryThe Stress-Life FactorClosureSTATICALLY INDETERMINATE SHAFT-BEARING SYSTEMSList of SymbolsGeneralTwo Bearing SystemsThree Bearing SystemsMultiple Bearing SystemsClosureFAILURE AND DAMAGE MODES IN ROLLING BEARINGSGeneralBearing Failure Due to Faulty LubricationFracture of Bearing Rings Due to FrettingBearing Failure Due to Excessive Thrust LoadingBearing Failure Due to Cage FractureIncipient Failure Due to Pitting and/or Indentation of the Rolling Contact SurfacesWearMicropittingSurface-Initiated FatigueSubsurface-Initiated FatigueClosureBEARING ENDURANCE TESTING AND ELEMENT TESTING METHODSList of SymbolsGeneralLife Testing Problems and LimitationsPractical Testing ConsiderationsTest SamplesStatistical Analysis of Endurance Test DataElement TestingRolling-Sliding Contact Friction TestingClosureAPPENDIXINDEX