EQUIVALENT BEARING LOAD
Theequivalentdynamicloadisdefinedastheconstantradial
loadinradialbearings(orthrustloadinthrustbearings),
whichifappliedtothebearingwouldgivesamelifeasthat
whichthebearingwillattainunderactualconditionofforces
Theexpressionfortheequivalentdynamicloadis
P = XVF
r+ YF
a
P = equivalent dynamic load (N)
Fr = radial load (N)
Fa = axial or thrust load (N)
V = race-rotation factor
X =radial factor
Y = thrust factor
LOAD-LIFE RELATIONSHIP
The relationship between the dynamic load carrying capacity,
the equivalent dynamic load, and the bearing life is given by
L
10= rated bearing life (in million revolutions)
C = dynamic load capacity (N), and
p = 3 (for ball bearings)
p = 10/3 (for roller bearings)
For all types of ball bearings -C = P ( L
10)
1/3
For all types of roller bearings-C = P ( L
10)
0.3L
10=(
P
C
)
p
LOAD-LIFE RELATIONSHIP
The relationship between life in million revolutions and life in
working hours is given by
L
10h= rated bearing life (hours)
n = speed of rotation (rpm)L
10=
10
6
60nL
10h
SELECTION OF BEARING LIFE
Bearing life for wheel applications
SELECTION OF BEARING LIFE
Bearing life for industrial applications
LOAD FACTOR
SELECTION OF BEARING FROM
MANUFACTURER’S CATALOGUE
(i)Calculatetheradialandaxialforcesactingonthebearing
anddeterminethediameteroftheshaftwherethebearingisto
befitted.
(ii)Selectthetypeofbearingforthegivenapplication.
(iii)DeterminethevaluesofXandY,theradialandthrustfactors,
fromthecatalogue.
SELECTION OF BEARING FROM
MANUFACTURER’S CATALOGUE
(i)Calculatetheradialandaxialforcesactingonthebearing
anddeterminethediameteroftheshaftwherethebearingisto
befitted.
(ii)Selectthetypeofbearingforthegivenapplication.
(iii)DeterminethevaluesofXandY,theradialandthrustfactors,
fromthecatalogue.
SELECTION OF BEARING FROM
MANUFACTURER’S CATALOGUE
(iv)Calculatetheequivalentdynamicloadfromtheequation.
P = XF
r+ YF
a
(v)Makeadecisionabouttheexpectedbearinglifeandexpress
thelifeL
10inmillionrevolutions.
(vi)Calculatethedynamicloadcapacityfromtheequation
C=P(L
10)
1/3
DIMENSION SERIES OF
BEARING
DIMENSION SERIES OF
BEARING
(i)Thelasttwodigitsindicatetheborediameterofthebearing
inmm(borediameterdividedy5).Forexample,XX07indicates
abearingof35mmborediameter.
(ii)Thethirddigitfromtherightindicatestheseriesofthe
bearing.Thenumbersusedtoindicatetheseriesareasfollows:
Extralightseries–1Lightseries–2Mediumseries–3
Heavyseries–4Forexample,X307indicatesamedium
seriesbearingwithaborediameterof35mm.
DIMENSION SERIES OF
BEARING
(iii)Thefourthdigitandsometimesfifthdigitfromtheright
specifiesthetypeofrollingcontactbearing.Forexample,the
digit6indicatesdeepgrooveballbearings
TUTORIAL PROBLEMS -
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BEARINGS
Inaparticularapplication,theradialloadactingonaball
bearingis5kNandtheexpectedlifefor90%ofthebearingsis
8000h.Calculatethedynamicloadcarryingcapacityofthe
bearing,whentheshaftrotatesat1450rpm.
Given:
F
r=5kN
L
10h=8000h
n=1450rpm
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BEARINGS
Bearinglife(L
10):L
10=
10
6
60nL
10h
=
10
6
60(1450)(8000)
L
10=696millionrevolutions
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BEARINGS
Dynamicloadcapacity:
Since the bearing is subjected to purely radial load,
P = F
r= 5000 NC=P(L
10)
3
1
=(5000)(696)
3
1
C=44310.48N
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BEARINGS
Ataperrollerbearinghasadynamicloadcapacityof26kN.The
desiredlifefor90%ofthebearingsis8000handthespeedis
300rpm.Calculatetheequivalentradialloadthatthebearing
cancarry.
Given :
C=26kN
L
10h=8000h
n=300rpm
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BEARINGS
Bearinglife(L
10):L
10=
10
6
60nL
10h
=
10
6
60(300)(8000)
L
10=144millionrevolutions
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BEARINGS
Equivalentradialload:C=P(L
10
)
p
1
=P(L
10
)
(10/3)
1
C=P(L
10)
(10)
3
=P(L
10)
0.3
P=
(L
10)
0.3
C
=
(144)
0.3
26000
P=5854.16N
Since the bearing is subjected to purely radial load,
Fr = P = 5854.16 N
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BEARINGS
Given:
F
r=8kN
F
a=3kN
L
10h=20000hr
n=1200rpm
d=75mm
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BEARINGS
XandYfactors:
Whenthebearingissubjectedtoradialaswellasaxialload,the
valuesofXandYfactorsareobtainedfromTablebytrialand
errorprocedure.
Itisobserved,thatvaluesofXareconstantandthevaluesofY
varyonlyincasewhen,Fr
Fa
2e
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BEARINGS
XandYfactors:
Inthiscase,thevalueofYvariesfrom1.0to2.0.Wewillassume
theaveragevalue1.5asthefirsttrialvalueforthefactorY.
X=0.56
Y=1.5
F
r=8000N
F
a=3000N
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BEARINGSSelectionofbearing:
BearingNo.6315(C=112000)issuitablefortheabove
application
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BEARINGS
Asingle-rowdeepgrooveballbearingNo.6002issubjectedtoan
axialthrustof1000Nandaradialloadof2200N.Findtheexpected
lifethat50%ofthebearingswillcompleteunderthiscondition.
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ROLLING CONTACT
BEARINGS
Given:
F
a=1000N
F
r=2200N
Bearing=No.6002
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BEARINGS
XandYfactors:
ThecapacitiesofbearingNo.6002are,C
o=2500NandC=
5590NFr
Fa
2e Fr
Fa
=
2200
1000
=0.455
Fco
Fa
=
2500
1000
=0.4
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BEARINGSBearing selection:
ThevalueofYisobtainedbylinearinterpolationY=1.2-
0.5-0.25
1.2-1.0
x(0.4-0.25)
Y=1.08
and
X=0.56
TUTORIAL PROBLEMS -
ROLLING CONTACT
BEARINGS
Dynamicloadcapacity:
P=XF
r+YF
a=0.56(2200)+1.08(1000)=2312NC=P(L
10)
3
1
5590=(2312)(L
10
)
3
1
L
10=14.13millionrevolutions
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BEARINGS
Bearinglife(L
50):
Itcanbeprovedthatthelife(L50),which50%ofthebearings
willcompleteorexceed,isapproximatelyfivetimesthelifeL10
which90%ofthebearingswillcompleteorexceed
L
50= 5L
10= 5 (14.13) = 70.65 million rev.
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BEARINGS
Given:
n=720rpm
d
1=10mm
d
2=20mm
L
10h=8000h
loadfactor=2.5
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DESIGN FOR CYCLIC LOADS
AND SPEEDS
Incertainapplications,ballbearingsaresubjectedtocyclic
loadsandspeeds.Asanexample,consideraballbearing
operatingunderthefollowingconditions:
(i)radialload2500Nat700rpmfor25%ofthetime,
(ii)radialload5000Nat900rpmfor50%ofthetime,and
(iii)radialload1000Nat750rpmfortheremaining25%ofthe
time.
DESIGN FOR CYCLIC LOADS
AND SPEEDS
•Underthesecircumstances,itisnecessarytoconsiderthe
completeworkcyclewhilefindingoutthedynamicloadcapacity
ofthebearing
•Theprocedureconsistsofdividingtheworkcycleintoa
numberofelements,duringwhichtheoperatingconditionsof
loadandspeedareconstant
DESIGN FOR CYCLIC LOADS
AND SPEEDS
IfP
eistheequivalentloadforthecompleteworkcycle,thelife
consumedbytheworkcycleisgivenby,Pe=[
N
1+N
2+..
N
1
P
1
3
+N
2
P
2
3
+...
]
3
TUTORIAL PROBLEMS -
ROLLING CONTACT
BEARINGS
Equivalentloadforcompleteworkcycle:
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BEARINGS
Equivalentloadforcompleteworkcycle:Pe=[
N
1+N
2+N
3
N
1P
1
3
+N
2P
2
3
+N
3P
3
3
]
3
=[
125+350+100
125(5000)
3
+350(10000)
3
+100(7000)
3
]
3
Pe=8860.6N L
10=(
P
C
)
p
TUTORIAL PROBLEMS -
ROLLING CONTACT
BEARINGS
Bearinglife(L
10h):L
10=(
P
C
)
p
=(
8860.6
40500
)
3
L
10=95.51millionrevolutions
L
10h=
60n
L
10(10
6
)
=
60(575)
95.51(10
6
)
L
10h=2768.45hours
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Asingle-rowdeepgrooveballbearingisusedtosupportthelay
shaftofafourspeedautomobilegearbox.Itissubjectedtothe
followingloadsinrespectivespeedratios:
TUTORIAL PROBLEMS -
ROLLING CONTACT
BEARINGS
Given:
n=1750rpm
C
o=11600N
C=17600N
L
h=4000h
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ROLLING CONTACT
BEARINGS
Equivalentloadforcompleteworkcycle:
N1+N2+N3+N4=1750rpmN
1=
100
1
(1750)=17.5rpm
N
2=
100
3
(1750)=52.5rpm
N
3=
100
21
(1750)=367.5rpm
N
4=
100
75
(1750)=1312.5rpm
TUTORIAL PROBLEMS -
ROLLING CONTACT
BEARINGS
Firstgear:Fr
Fa
2e Fr
Fa
=
4000
3250
=0.8125
Fco
Fa
=
11600
3250
=0.28 Y=1.2-
0.5-0.25
1.2-1.0
x(0.28-0.25)
Y=1.176
and
X=0.56
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ROLLING CONTACT
BEARINGS
Firstgear:
P
1=XF
r+YF
a=0.56(4000)+1.176(3250)=6062N
Secondgear:Fr
Fa
1e Fr
Fa
=
2750
500
=0.182
Fco
Fa
=
11600
500
=0.0431
P
2=F
r=2750N
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Thirdgear:Fr
Fa
1e Fr
Fa
=
2750
50
=0.0182
Fco
Fa
=
11600
50
=0.00431
P
3= F
r= 2750 N
Fourthgear:
P
4=0
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BEARINGS
Equivalentloadforcompleteworkcycle:Pe=[
N
1+N
2+N
3+N
4
N
1P
1
3
+N
2P
2
3
+N
3P
3
3
+N
4P
4
3
]
3
=[
125+350+100+0
17.5(6062)
3
+52.5(2750)
3
+367.5(2750)
3
+0
]
3
Pe=1932.67N L
10=(
P
C
)
p
TUTORIAL PROBLEMS -
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BEARINGS
BearinglifeL
10andL:L
10=(
P
C
)
p
=(
1932.67
17600
)
3
L
10=755.2millionrevolutions
L
h=
60n
L(10
6
)
4000=
60(1750)
L(10
6
)
L=420millionrevolutions
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BEARINGS
Reliabilityofbearing:L10
L
=[
loge
p10
1
loge
p
1
]
b
1
755.2
420
=[
loge
0.90
1
loge
p
1
]
1.17
1
p=0.9483=94.83%