4.

Rolling contact bearing Machine Design (2171909)

4.1 Introduction
 Rolling contact bearings are also called antifriction bearings or simply ball bearings.
Rolling elements, such as balls or rollers, are introduced between surfaces that are in
relative motion. In this type of bearing, sliding friction is replaced by rolling friction.
4.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Rolling Contact Bearings over Sliding Contact
Bearings
The following are some advantages and disadvantages of rolling contact bearings over
sliding contact bearings.
Advantages
1. Low starting and running friction except at very high speeds.
2. Ability to withstand momentary shock loads.
3. Accuracy of shaft alignment.
4. Low cost of maintenance, as no lubrication is required while in service.
5. Small overall dimensions.
6. Reliability of service.
7. Easy to mount and erect.
8. Cleanliness.
Disadvantages
1. More noisy at very high speeds.
2. Low resistance to shock loading.
3. More initial cost.
4. Design of bearing housing complicated.
4.3 Types of Rolling Contact Bearings:

Fig. 4.1 Types of Rolling Contact Bearings

There are main two types of rolling contact bearing: Ball bearing and Roller bearing.
 Types of Ball bearing
 Single row deep groove ball bearing
 Filling notch bearing
 Angular contact bearing
 Double row bearing

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 Self – aligning bearing

 Thrust ball bearing
 Types of Roller bearing
 Cylindrical roller bearing
 Spherical roller bearing
 Needle roller bearing
 Taper roller bearing
4.4 Parts of rolling contact bearing
 Inner race – which is pressed on to shaft.
 Outer race – which fits in bearing housing.
 Rolling element – balls, rollers which roll over the race track.
 Cage – for separating the balls so that they do not touch each other to reduce wear
and noise.
 Seal is provided to avoid enter the dirt and foreign particle in bearing.
4.5 Selection of Bearing-Type
The selection of the type of bearing in a particular application depends upon the
requirement of the application and the characteristics of different types of bearings. The
guidelines for selecting a proper type of bearing are as follows:
(i) For low and medium radial loads, ball bearings are used, whereas for heavy loads
and large shaft diameter so roller bearings are selected.
(ii) Self-aligning ball bearings and spherical roller bearings are used in applications
where a misalignment between the axes of the shaft and housing is likely to exist.
(iii) Thrust ball bearings are used for medium thrust loads whereas for heavy thrust
loads, cylindrical roller thrust bearings are recommended. Double acting thrust
bearings can carry the thrust load in either direction.
(iv) Deep groove ball bearings, angular contact bearings and spherical roller bearings
are suitable in applications where the load acting on the bearing consists of two
components – radial and thrust.
(v) The maximum permissible speed of the shaft depends upon the temperature rise in
the bearing. For high speed applications, deep groove ball bearings, angular contact
bearings and cylindrical roller bearings are recommended.
(vi) Rigidity controls the selection of bearings in certain applications like machine tool
spindles. Double row cylindrical roller bearings or taper roller bearings are used
under these conditions. The line of contact in these bearings, as compared with the
point of contact in ball bearings, improves the rigidity of the system.
(vii) Noise becomes the criterion of selection in applications like household appliances.
For such applications, deep groove ball bearings are recommended.

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4.6 Static Load Carrying Capacity

 Static load is defined as the load acting on the bearing when the shaft is stationary. It
produces permanent deformation in balls and races, which increases with increasing
load.
 The permissible static load, therefore, depends upon the permissible magnitude of
permanent deformation.
 From past experience, it has been found that a total permanent deformation of
0.0001 of the ball or roller diameter occurring at the most heavily stressed ball and
race contact, can be tolerated in practice, without any disturbance like noise or
vibrations.
 The static load carrying capacity of a bearing is defined as the static load which
corresponds to a total permanent deformation of balls and races, at the most heavily
stressed point of contact, equal to 0.0001 of the ball diameter.
 Formulae are given in standards for calculating the static load carrying capacity of
different types of bearings. However, while selecting the bearings, it is not necessary
to use these formulae.
 The values of static load carrying capacities are directly given in the manufacturer's
catalogues, which are based on the above formulae. Where conditions of friction,
noise and smoothness are not critical, a much higher permanent deformation can be
tolerated and consequently static loads up to four times the static load carrying
capacity may be permissible.
 On the other hand, where extreme smoothness of operation is desired, a smaller
permanent deformation is permitted.
4.7 Dynamic Load Carrying Capacity
 The life of a ball bearing is limited by the fatigue failure at the surfaces of balls and
races. The dynamic load carrying capacity, of the bearing is, therefore, based on the
fatigue life of the bearing.
 The life of an individual ball bearing is defined as the number of revolutions (or hours
of service at some given constant speed), which the bearing runs before the first
evidence of fatigue crack in balls or races.
 Since the life of a single bearing is difficult to predict, it is necessary to define the life
in terms of the statistical average performance of a group of bearings.
 Bearings are rated on one of the two criteria – the average life of a group of bearings
or the life, which 90% of the bearings will reach or exceed. The second criterion is
widely used in bearing industry.
 The rating life of a group of apparently identical ball bearings is defined as the
number of revolutions that 90% of the bearings will complete or exceed before the
first evidence of fatigue crack. There are a number of terms used for this rating life.

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They are minimum life, catalogue life, L10 or B10 life. These terms are synonyms fits
for rating life.
 The life of an individual ball bearing may be different from rating life. Statistically, it
can be proved that the life, which 50% of a group of bearings will complete or
exceed, is approximately five times the rating or L10 life. This means that for the
majority of bearings, the actual life is considerably more than the rated life.
 The dynamic load carrying capacity of a bearing is defined as the radial load in radial
bearings (or thrust load in thrust bearings) that can he carried for a minimum life of
one million revolutions.
 The minimum life in this definition is the L10 life, which90% of the bearings will reach
or exceed before fatigue failure. The dynamic load carrying capacity is based on the
assumption that the inner race is rotating while the outer race is stationary. The
formulae for calculating the dynamic load capacity for different types of, bearings
are given in standards.
4.8 Equivalent Bearing Load
 In actual applications, the force acting on the bearing has two components – radial
and thrust. It is therefore necessary to convert the two components acting on the
bearing into a single hypothetical load, fulfilling the conditions applied to the
dynamic load carrying capacity. Then the hypothetical load can be compared with
the dynamic load capacity.
 The equivalent dynamic load is defined as the constant radial load in radial bearings
(or thrust load in thrust bearings), which if applied to the bearing would give same
life as that which the bearing will attain under actual condition of forces. The
expression for the equivalent dynamic load is written as,
P = X V Fr + Y Fa
where, P = equivalent dynamic load (N)
Fr = radial load (N)
Fa = axial or thrust load (N)
V = race-rotation factor
X and Y are radial and thrust factors respectively and their values are given in the
manufacturer's catalogues.
 The race-rotation factor depends upon whether the inner race is rotating or the
outer race. The value of V is 1when the inner race rotates while the outer race is
held stationary in the housing. The value of V is 1.2 when the outer race rotates with
respect to the load, while the inner race remains stationary.
 In most of the applications, the inner race rotates and the outer race is fixed in the
housing. Assuming V as unity, the general equation for equivalent dynamic load is
given by,
P = X Fr + Y F a

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 When the bearing is subjected to pure radial load Fr,

P = Fr
 When the bearing is subjected to pure load Fa,
P = Fa
4.9 Load-Life Relationship
The relationship between the dynamic load carrying capacity, the equivalent dynamic load,
and the bearing life is given by.
p
C
L10    ……………(a)
P
where, L10 = rated bearing life (in million revolutions)
C = dynamic load capacity (N), and
p = 3 (for ball bearings)
p =10/3 (for roller bearings)
Rearranging Eq. (a),
C = P (L10)1/p
For all types of ball bearings,
C = P (L10)1/3
For all types of roller bearings,
C = P (L10)0.3
The relationship between life in revolutions and life in working hours is
60 n L10h
L10 
106
where,L10h= rated bearing life (hours)
n = speed of rotation (rpm)
4.10 Design for Cyclic Loads and Speeds
In certain applications, ball bearings are subjected to cyclic loads and speeds. As an
example, consider a ball bearing operating under the following conditions:
(a) radial load 2500 N at 700 rpm for 25% of the time,
(b) radial load 5000 N at 900 rpm for 50% of the time, and
(c) radial load 1000 N at 750 rpm for remaining 25% of the time.
Under these circumstances, it is necessary to consider the complete work cycle while finding
out the dynamic load capacity of the bearing. The procedure consists of dividing the work
cycle into a number of elements, during which the operating conditions of load and speed
are constant.
Suppose that the work cycle is divided into x elements. Let P 1P2, ...Px be the loads and n1, n2,
..., nx be the speeds during these elements. During the first element, the life L1corresponding
to load P1, is given by

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C
L1     106 rev.
 P1 
 1  P3 1 
In one revolution, the life consumed is   or  13  6  .
 L1   C 10 
Let us assume that the first element consists of N1 revolutions. Therefore, the life consumed
by the first element is given by,
N1P13
106 C3
Similarly, the life consumed by the second element is given by
N2P23
106 C3
Adding these expressions, the life consumed by the complete work cycle is given by
N1P13 N2P23 NxPx 3
  .....  ……………(a)
106 C3 106 C3 106 C3
If Peis the equivalent load for the complete work cycle, the life consumed by the work cycle
is given by.
NPe3
……………(b)
106 C3
Where, N = N1 + N2 + ……. + Nx
Equating expressions (a) and (b),
N1P13  N2P23  ....  NxPx 3  NPe3

N1P13  N2P23  ....

Pe  3
N1  N2  ....
The above equation is used for calculating the dynamic load capacity of bearing.
In case of bearings, where there is a combined radial and axial load, it should be first
converted into equivalent dynamic load before the above computations are carried out.
4.11 Bearing with a probability of survival other than 90 percent
In the definition of rating life, it is mentioned that the rating life is the life that 90% of a
group of identical bearings will complete or exceed before fatigue failure. The reliability R is
defined as,
No. of bearing which have successfully completed L million revolution
R
Total number of bearings under test
Therefore, reliability of bearings selected from the manufacturer's catalogue is 0.9 or 90%.
In certain applications, where there is risk to human life, it becomes necessary to select a
bearing having a reliability of more than 90%. Fig. 4.2 shows the distribution of bearing

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failures. The relationship between bearing life and reliability is given by a statistical curve
known as Weibull distribution.
For Wiebull distribution,
R  e(L/a)
b

Where R is the reliability (in friction), L is the corresponding life and a and b are constants.

Fig. 4.2
Rearranging the above equation,
 1  (L/a)b
 e
R
b
1 L 
loge      …………..(a)
R a
If L10 is the life corresponding to a reliability of 90% or R90, then,
 1   L10 
b

loge    …………..(b)

 R90   a 
Dividing Eq. (a) by (b),
1/b
 1 
 log e   
 L   R 
  ……………(c)
 L10  log  1  
 e 
  R90  
where R90 = 0.9
The values of a and b are
a = 6.84 and b = 1.17
These values are obtained from the condition,
L50 = 5L10
where L50 is the median life median life or life which 50% of the bearings will complete or
exceed before fatigue failure. Equation (c) is used for selecting the bearing when the
reliability is other than 90%.

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In a system, if there are a number of bearings, the individual reliability of each bearing
should be fairly high. If there are N bearings in the system, each having the same reliability R
then the reliability of the complete system is given by,
RS = (R)N
Where, RS indicates the probability of one out of N bearings failing during its lifetime.
4.12 Bearing Failure – Causes and Remedies
 There are two basic types of bearing failure breakage of parts like races or cage and
the surface destruction. The fracture in the outer race of the ball bearing occurs due
to overload.
 When the bearing is misaligned, the load acting on some balls or rollers sharply
increases and may even crush them. The failure of the cage is caused due to the
centrifugal force acting on the balls.
 The complete breakage of the parts of the ball bearing can be avoided by selecting
the correct ball bearing, adjusting the alignment between the axes of the shaft and
the housing and operating within permissible speeds.
 In general, the failure of antifriction bearing occurs not due to breakage of parts but
due to damage of working surfaces of their parts. The principal types of surface wear
are as follows:
(i) Abrasive Wear: Abrasive wear occurs when the bearing is made to operate in an
environment contaminated with dust, foreign particles, rust or spatter. Remedies
against this type of wear are provision of oil seals, increasing surface hardness and
use of high viscosity oils. The thick lubricating film developed by these oils allows
fine particles to pass without scratching.
(ii) Corrosive Wear: The corrosion of the surfaces of bearing parts is caused by the
entry of water or moisture in the bearing. It is also caused due to corrosive
elements present in the Extreme Pressure (EP) additives that are added in the
lubricating oils. These elements attack the surfaces of the bearing, resulting in fine
wear uniformly distributed over the entire surface. Remedies against this type of
wear are, providing complete enclosure for the bearing free from external
contamination, selecting proper additives and replacing the lubricating oil at
regular intervals.
(iii) Pitting: Pitting is the main cause of the failure of antifriction bearings. Pitting is a
surface fatigue failure which occurs when the load on the bearing part exceeds the
surface endurance strength of the material. This type of failure is characterised by
pits, which continue to grow resulting in complete destruction of the bearing
surfaces. Pitting depends upon the magnitude of Hertz' contact stress and the
number of stress cycles. The surface endurance strength can be improved by
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(iv) Scoring: Excessive surface pressure, high surface speed and inadequate supply of
lubricant result in breakdown of the lubricant film. This results in excessive
frictional heat and overheating at the contacting surfaces. Scoring is a stick-slip
phenomenon, in which alternate welding and shearing takes place rapidly at high
spots. Here, the rate of wear is faster. Scoring can be avoided by selecting the
parameters, such as surface speed, surface pressure and the flow of lubricant in
such a way that the resulting temperature at the contacting surfaces is within
permissible limits.
4.13 Lubrication of Rolling Contact Bearings
The purpose of lubrication in antifriction bearing is to reduce the friction between balls and
races. The other objectives are dissipation of frictional heat prevention of corrosion and
protection of the bearing from dirt and other foreign particles. There are two types of
lubricants – oil and grease. Compared with grease, oil offers the following advantages:
(i) It is more effective in carrying frictional heat.
(ii) It feeds more easily into contact areas of the bearing under load.
(iii) It is more effective in flushing out dirt, corrosion and foreign particles from the
bearing.
The advantages offered by grease lubricated bearings are simple housing design, less
maintenance cost, better sealing against rust and less possibility of leakage. The guidelines
for selecting the lubricant are as follows:
(i) When the temperature is less than 100C, grease is suitable, while lubricating oils
are preferred for applications where the temperature exceeds 100C.
(ii) When the product of bore (in mm) x speed(in rpm) is below 200000, grease is
suitable. For higher values, lubricating oils are recommended.
(iii) Grease is suitable for low and moderate loads, while lubricating oils are used for
heavy duty applications.
(iv) If there is a central lubricating system, which is required for the lubrication of other
parts, the same lubricating oil is used for bearings, e.g., gearboxes.
The choice of lubricating oil is necessary for high speed, heavy load applications, while in the
remaining majority of applications; grease offers the simplest and cheapest mode of
lubrication.

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Example 4.1: Design a self-aligning ball bearing for a radial load of 7000 N and a thrust load
of 2100 N. The desired life of the bearing is 160 mr at 300 rpm. Assume uniform and steady
load. The value of X and Y factors are 0.65 and 3.5 respectively. The outer ring rotates.
Solution: Fr = 7000 N
Fa = 2100 N
L = 160 mr
N = 300 rpm
S=1
X = 0.65
Y = 3.5
V = 1.2
Equivalent bearing load, Pe = S (X V Fr + Y Fa)
= 1 (0.65 x 1.2 x 7000 + 3.5 x 2100)
= 12810 N
p
C 
Life of bearing, L   
 Pe 
3
 C 
160   
 12810 
C = 69543.38 N
Example 4.2: It is required to select a ball bearing suitable for 50 mm diameter shaft
rotating at 1500 rpm. The radial and thrust loads at the bearing are 4500 N and 1600 N
respectively. The value of X and Y factors are 0.56 and 1.2 respectively. Select a proper ball
bearing from following table for rotating life of 22500 hr. The inner ring rotates and service
factor is 1.
Bearing No. 6010 6210 6310 6410
C (N) 21600 35100 61800 87100

Solution: d = 50 mm
N = 1500 rpm
Fr = 4500 N
Fa = 1600 N
X = 0.56
Y = 1.2
Lh = 22500 hr
V=1
Lh  60  N
L
106
22500  60  1500
L
106

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L = 2025 mr
Equivalent bearing load, Pe = S (X V Fr + Y Fa)
= 1 (0.56 x 1 x 4500 + 1.2 x 1600)
= 4440 N
p
C 
Life of bearing, L   
 Pe 
3
 C 
2025   
 4440 
C = 56172.6 N
From table, C = 61800 N
Bearing No. = 6310
Example 4.3: A single - row deep groove ball bearing No. 6002 is subjected to an axial thrust
of 1000 N and a radial load of 2200 N. Find the expected life that 50% of the bearings will
complete under this condition. [Static load capacity CO: 2500 N, Dynamic Load Capacity C:
5590N]
Solution: Fr = 2200 N Fa = 1000 N
CO = 2500 N C = 5590 N
Assume, X = 0.56
Y = 1.08
S=1
V=1
Equivalent bearing load, Pe = S (X V Fr + Y Fa)
= 1 (0.56 x 1 x 2200 + 1.08 x 1000)
= 2312 N
p
C 
Life of bearing, L   
 Pe 
3
 5590 
L 
 2312 
L = 14.13 mr
L50 = 5 L10
= 5(14.13)
= 70.65 mr

Example 4.4: Single row deep groove ball bearing 6010 is subjected to an axial trust of
1200N and radial load 2400 N. Find the expected life that 50% of the bearing will complete
under this condition.
CO= 13200 N, C = 21600 N.

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Fa / CO Fa / Fr> e Fa / Fr< e
e
X Y X Y
0.07 0.56 1.6 0.27 1 0
0.13 0.56 1.4 0.31 1 0
Solution: Fa = 1200 N
Fr = 2400 N
CO = 13200 N
C = 21600 N
Fa 1200
  0.09
CO 13200
Related e = 0.31
Fa 1200
  0.5
Fr 2400

So, Fa / Fr> e
From table, X = 0.56 and Y = 1.4
Take S = 1 and V = 1
Equivalent bearing load, Pe = S (X V Fr + Y Fa)
= 1 (0.56 x 1 x 2400 + 1.4 x 1200)
= 3024 N
p
C 
Life of bearing, L   
 Pe 
3
 21600 
L 
 3024 
L = 364.43mr
L50 = 5 L10
= 5(364.43)
= 1822.157mr
Example 4.5: For SKF 6207 bearing is to operate on following work cycle.
- Radial load of 6307 N at 200 rpm for 25% of time
- Radial load of 9080 N at 600 rpm for 20% of time
- Radial load of 3638 N at 400 rpm for 55% of time
The inner ring rotates. The loads are steady. Find expected average life of this bearing in
hours if C = 25500 N.
Element No. Load (N) Element time Speed (rpm) Element speed (revolution)
1 6307 0.25 200 50
2 9080 0.2 600 120
3 3638 0.55 400 220

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P13N1  P23N2  P33N3

Equivalent bearing load, Pe  3
N1  N2  N3

(6307)3 (50)  (9080)3 (120)  (3638)3 (220)

Pe  3
50  120  220
Pe= 6616.578 N
p
C 
Life of bearing, L   
 Pe 
3
 25500 
L 
 6616.578 
= 57.24 mr

L  106 57.24  106

Lh  
60  N 60  390
Rating life = 2446.27 hr
Average life = 5 x 2446.27
= 12231.35 hr
Example 4.6: A ball bearing is operating on a work cycle consisting of three parts:
- a radial load of 3000 N at 1440 rpm for one quarter cycle,
- a radial load of 5000 N at 720 rpm for one half cycle and
- a radial load of 2500 N at 1440 rpm for remaining cycle.
The expected life of the bearing is 10000 hours. Calculate the dynamic load carrying
capacity of the bearing.
Element No. Load (N) Element time Speed (rpm) Element speed (revolution)
1 3000 0.25 1440 360
2 5000 0.5 720 360
3 2500 0.25 1440 360

P13N1  P23N2  P33N3

Equivalent bearing load, Pe  3
N1  N2  N3

(3000)3 (360)  (5000)3 (360)  (2500)3 (360)

Pe  3
360  360  360
= 3823 N
Lh  60  N
L
106
10000  60  1080
L
106
L = 648mr
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p
C 
Life of bearing, L   
 Pe 
3
 C 
648   
 3823 
C = 33082.3 N
Example 4.7: The following data refers to ball bearing work cycle:
Sr. Radial load Axial load Radial Thrust % Service Speed
no (N) (N) factor factor time factor (r.p.m.)
1 4000 800 1 0 30 % 1.25 900
2 8000 3000 0.56 2 40 % 1 600
3 - - - - 30 % - 600
Calculate the dynamic load rating of the bearing, if the expected bearing life is
10000 hrs with reliability of 95 %.
Pe1 = S (X V Fr + Y Fa)
= 1.25 (1 x 1 x 4000 + 0 x 800)
= 5000 N
Pe2 = S (X V Fr + Y Fa)
= 1 (0.56 x 1 x 8000 + 2 x 3000)
= 10480 N
Pe3 = 0
Element No. Load (N) Element time Speed (rpm) Element speed (revolution)
1 5000 0.3 900 270
2 10480 0.4 600 240
3 0 0.3 600 180

P13N1  P23N2  P33N3

Equivalent bearing load, Pe  3
N1  N2  N3

(5000)3 (270)  (10480)3 (240)  0

Pe  3
270  240  180
= 7658.9 N
L95h  60  N
L95 
106
10000  60  690
L95 
106
L95 = 414mr

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1/ b
L95  ln(1 / R95 ) 
 
L10  ln(1 / R90 ) 
1/1.17
414  ln(1 / 0.95) 

L10  ln(1 / 0.9) 
0.8547
414  0.0513 

L10  0.105 
L10 = 763.6 mr
p
C 
Life of bearing, L   
 Pe 
3
 C 
763.6   
 7658.9 
C = 69849 N
Example 4.7: A ball bearing, subjected to a radial load of 5 KN, is expected to have a life of
8000 hrs at 1450 rpm with a reliability of 99%. Calculate the dynamic load capacity of
bearing, so that it can be selected from manufacturer’s catalogue based on a reliability of
90%.
Solution: Fr = 5 KN
L99h = 8000 hr
n = 1450 rpm
L99 h  60  N
L99 
106
8000  60  1450
L95 
106
L95 = 696 mr
1/ b
L99  ln(1 / R99 ) 
 
L10  ln(1 / R90 ) 
1/1.17
696  ln(1 / 0.99) 

L10  ln(1 / 0.9) 
0.8547
696  0.01005 

L10  0.10536 
L10 = 5186mr
p
C 
Life of bearing, L   
 Pe 

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 C 
5186   
 5000 
C = 86546 N
Example 4.8: A single row deep groove ball bearing is subjected to a radial load of 8000 N
and a thrust load of 3000 N. The values of X and Y factors are 0.56 and 1.5 respectively. The
shaft speed is 1200 r.p.m. and diameter of shaft is 75 mm. The bearing selected for this
application is No.6315 (C = 112000 N).Find the life of the bearing with 90 % reliability and
estimate the reliability for 20000 hr life.
Solution: Fr = 8000 N X = 0.56
Fa = 3000 N Y = 1.5
N = 1200 rpm
d = 75 mm
C = 112000 N
Pe1 = S (X V Fr + Y Fa)
= 1 (0.56 x 1 x 8000 + 1.5 x 3000)
= 8980 N
p
C 
Life of bearing, L10   
 Pe 
3
 112000 
L10   
 8980 
= 1940.10 mr
L10 h  60  N
L10 
106
L10 h  60  1200
1940.10 
106
L10h = 26945.83 hr
Lh  60  N
L
106
20000  60  1200
L
106
L = 1440 mr
1/ b
L  ln(1 / R) 
 
L10  ln(1 / R90 ) 
1/1.17
1440  ln(1 / R) 

1940.1  ln(1 / 0.9) 

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0.8547
 ln(1 / R) 
0.742   
 ln(1.11) 
 ln(1 / R) 
0.7053   
 ln(1.11) 
ln(1/R) = 0.7053 x ln(1.11)
ln (1) – ln(R) = 0.0736
0 – ln(R) = 0.0736
ln(R) = – 0.0736
R = e–0.0736
R = 0.929
Reliability is 92.9 %

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