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JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 2037-2042Publisher
KOREAN SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1007/s12206-019-0406-y
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Modal analysis; Internal radial clearance; Bearing life; Dynamic load rating; Dynamic characteristics
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The performance of rolling element bearings is one of the machine quality measures in industry. The fatigue life and performance of rolling element bearings depends mainly on the dynamic characteristics of those bearings. This paper studied the effect of the internal radial clearance on the damping characteristics, natural modes of vibration, and fatigue life of rolling element bearings. Vibration modal analysis was performed on rolling bearings of the same size and type to measure their dynamic characteristics. These dynamic characteristics include the natural frequency of the first mode of vibration, damping, and amplitude of frequency response function at resonance. The internal radial clearances of these bearings were measured. A statistical analysis was performed to study the correlation between the internal radial clearance and the dynamic characteristics of rolling bearings. It was found that the damping ratio of the bearing assembly increased by reducing the internal radial clearance of the bearing. Similarly, rolling bearings that have large internal clearances showed short predicted fatigue life. It is concluded that the dynamic characteristics, and consequently the dynamic performance, of rolling bearings are significantly affected by the internal radial clearance.
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