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    Calculating Grease Quantity, Frequency

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    To calculate the proper grease quantity and frequency for bearings, several factors must be considered. The grease quantity can be calculated by multiplying the bearing's outside diameter by its width, and then multiplying that number by 0.114. The greasing frequency depends on operating conditions like temperature, vibration, position, and element shape, with hotter, wetter, or more vibrating environments requiring more frequent greasing. Gathering information on these correcting factors and the bearing details allows one to determine the optimal regreasing interval in hours. Ultrasonic testing then helps fine-tune the frequency over time.

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    To calculate the proper grease quantity and frequency for bearings, several factors must be considered. The grease quantity can be calculated by multiplying the bearing's outside diameter by its width, and then multiplying that number by 0.114. The greasing frequency depends on operating conditions like temperature, vibration, position, and element shape, with hotter, wetter, or more vibrating environments requiring more frequent greasing. Gathering information on these correcting factors and the bearing details allows one to determine the optimal regreasing interval in hours. Ultrasonic testing then helps fine-tune the frequency over time.

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    To calculate the proper grease quantity and frequency for bearings, several factors must be considered. The grease quantity can be calculated by multiplying the bearing's outside diameter by its width, and then multiplying that number by 0.114. The greasing frequency depends on operating conditions like temperature, vibration, position, and element shape, with hotter, wetter, or more vibrating environments requiring more frequent greasing. Gathering information on these correcting factors and the bearing details allows one to determine the optimal regreasing interval in hours. Ultrasonic testing then helps fine-tune the frequency over time.

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    To calculate the proper grease quantity and frequency for bearings, several factors must be considered. The grease quantity can be calculated by multiplying the bearing's outside diameter by its width, and then multiplying that number by 0.114. The greasing frequency depends on operating conditions like temperature, vibration, position, and element shape, with hotter, wetter, or more vibrating environments requiring more frequent greasing. Gathering information on these correcting factors and the bearing details allows one to determine the optimal regreasing interval in hours. Ultrasonic testing then helps fine-tune the frequency over time.

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    Calculating Grease Quantity, Frequency


    Noria Corporation
    Tags: greases

    "In our plant, we are looking at building a


    stronger greasing program. Do you have any
    advice on how to select greasing frequency and
    quantity for each application (bearing size,
    speed, temperature, etc.)? At the moment, we
    are probing our bearing with an ultrasonic gun,
    but this often leaves the bearing undergreased."
    To answer this common question, you must first
    gather all the necessary information to
    understand the conditions in which these grease
    applications are working.
    To calculate grease quantity, you need the
    bearings physical dimensions (primarily the
    outside diameter and width). Once you have these two measurements (in inches), you multiply
    them together and then multiply by 0.114. The resulting answer is the grease quantity in
    ounces. This formula can be used with metric measurements as well; just use 0.005 instead of
    0.114. The result will be grease quantity in grams. This formula works for all bearings and is
    widely accepted as the best way to calculate grease quantity.
    Once the required grease volume has been calculated, you will need to determine how often to
    apply that amount of grease. This timeframe is known as the regreasing frequency. This
    calculation is more complex. The machines operating conditions must be collected along with
    some additional bearing information.
    Temperature is known to affect both grease and oil, so naturally one of the first correcting
    factors that must be collected is operating temperature. The hotter the environment, the more
    frequently the grease must be replenished. The ambient contamination (how dusty the
    environment is) and moisture (how humid the environment is) work in a similar manner. The
    dirtier and wetter the environment, the more often the bearing must be regreased.
    Simple things like the bearings physical position and vibration will also affect the greases runout and frequency of reapplication. If the bearing is mounted on a vertical shaft, the grease has
    a tendency to run out of the bearing quicker, thus needing to be replenished more often. When
    the bearing is subjected to vibration, it causes the oil in the grease to separate from the
    thickener, allowing it to drain away from where it is needed much faster. Therefore, these two
    correcting factors position and vibration should be taken into consideration.
    The final correcting factor is that of the bearing element shape. This is important because each
    different element stresses the grease differently. For instance, a ball rolling across the race

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    churns the grease differently than a spherical element, which churns the grease much more
    heavily.
    Below is a chart of these correcting factors and how they operate together. Once they have been
    calculated properly, the final pieces of the puzzle are the bearing ID and speed of rotation.
    Through some simple math, you are left with a run-time (in hours) frequency for regreasing.
    This new timeframe and real-time feedback from the ultrasonic probe will allow you to fine-tune
    the frequency to the optimum level.

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