A Study of Rolling Contact Fatigue in Bearings With Rolling Elements
A Study of Rolling Contact Fatigue in Bearings With Rolling Elements
A Study of Rolling Contact Fatigue in Bearings With Rolling Elements
https://doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2022.40791
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Abstract: Excessive noise levels from wheels and brakes, tire wear levels, bearing hub wear, bearing humming, undercarriage
noise, and other factors are considered in this study. According to the study findings, better design and fatigue life prediction are
urgently needed to prevent accidents. Because the hub assembly on the left side of the vehicle experiences the most deformation
and has the shortest fatigue life, the behavior of the wheel hub ball bearing under duty cycle loading conditions
affects deformations and bearing life.
Keywords: bearing, fatigue life, Wheel hub, duty cycle.
I. INTRODUCTION
The basic function of bearings is principally to reduce the mechanical friction. Reducing friction means: machinery will run more
efficiently there will be less frictional wear, extending the operating life of the machinery preventing abrasion burn, avoiding a
mechanical breakdown. Bearings also contribute to lower energy consumption by reducing friction and allowing the efficient
transmission of power. This is just one way in which bearings are environmentally friendly." To bear," in the sense of "to support,"
and "to carry a weight," are two meanings of the term "carrying." Bearings are responsible for supporting and carrying the weight of
rotating axles.
Bearings can be found in surprising abundance all around us. Consider automobiles: a typical car contains between 100 and 150
bearings. The wheels would rattle, the transmission gear teeth would not mesh, and the automobile would not drive smoothly
without bearings. Bearings are utilized in a variety of machines, including trains, airplanes, washing machines, refrigerators, air
conditioners, vacuum cleaners, copier machines, computers, and satellites, in addition to automobiles.
Bearings improve the operation of machines while also reducing energy consumption. Bearings work quietly, in harsh conditions,
and are buried in equipment where we can't see them. Bearings, on the other hand, are critical for the smooth functioning and high
performance of machinery.
Rolling bearings, also known as rolling element bearings, are widely employed in machinery for a variety of purposes. Rolling
bearings were once referred to as antifriction bearings because they have substantially less friction than sliding bearings. Many
different types of rolling-element bearings are available in a variety of designs that can be used to handle radial and thrust loads in
most equipment configurations. Balls, cylindrical rollers, spherical rollers, and conical rollers are examples of rolling elements.
Between two raceways, an inner and outer race for radial bearings, or top and bottom races for thrust bearings, a ball bearing
captures a number of hardened and ground steel spheres. To maintain the balls correctly spaced around the raceways, a retainer (also
known as a separator) is utilized. Depending on their design and manufacture, ball bearings may handle combined radial and thrust
stresses to varying degrees. For smaller diameters and lighter weights, ball bearings are less expensive. A deep grove or Conrad-
type ball bearing, as shown in Figure 1.1, can withstand both radial and moderate thrust stresses.
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Rolling element bearings, in general, are designed to carry axial and/or radial loads while decreasing rotating friction by
sandwiching rolling elements like cylinders or balls between the inner and outer races. There are many various types of rolling
element bearings, but ball bearings are the cheapest since they are constructed with balls rather than cylinders. They're used in a
multitude of applications in industry today, including production lines, electric motors, pumps, and gearboxes. Thrust, axial, angular
contact, and deep groove ball bearings are among the several types of ball bearings. Deep groove ball bearings provide the majority
of the measurement data sets used in this research. Figure 1.2 shows an example of a typical deep groove ball bearing.
Figure 1. 2: Ball bearing components, applied force, load zone, and load distribution.
In comparison to other rolling-element bearings, ball bearings are smaller and have a lower load-carrying capability, but they can
withstand both axial and radial stresses. The axial force is applied parallel to the shaft, whereas the radial force is applied
perpendicular to the shaft. Correct alignment, positioning where it will be utilized, and enough lubrication are all critical factors to
consider in order to extend the life of this equipment.
A ball bearing consists of an inner race, an outer race, balls, a cage holding the balls separate from each other, and a shaft, as shown
in Figure 1.2. The loading zone and load distribution are also shown in the figure, together with the direction of applied force. The
outer race is usually kept stationary while the inner race and the balls revolve. Because they are immediately under the applied
stress, the majority of faults on the inner side of the outer race, such as fractures or pits, occur in the load zone. Inner race flaws, on
the other hand, can occur everywhere since the race is not stationary.
Rolling bearings are made up of four simple parts and have a very simple fundamental structure.
(a) (b)
Figure 1. 3 (a)Ball bearing & (b) Roller bearing.
The huge ring of the outer race is known as the outer ring, the inner race's little ring, several balls or rollers that are enclosed in the
area between the outer and inner races (rolling components), Cage: Used to keep the rolling components in place.
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as well as radial loads A deep-groove bearing can withstand around 70% of its radial load in thrust. The bearing size and number of
balls improve the radial and axial load capability. A filling-notch kind of bearing with a higher number of balls than a regular
bearing can be utilized for maximum load capability. One of the race's shoulders has a notch in this design. More balls may be
inserted into the deep groove between the two races thanks to the circular notch. If the outer ring is split, the maximum number of
balls can be entered. External mechanisms must be supplied in that instance to hold and tighten the two ring parts together.
2) Self-Aligning Ball Bearings: Between the bearing and the shaft's center lines, it's critical to adjust for angular machining and
assembly faults. Misalignment can also be caused by the shaft's elastic deflection. The misalignment creates a bending moment
in the bearing and adds severe contact stresses between the balls and races in a normal deep-groove ball bearing. The spherical
shape of the outer race in the self-aligning bearing (Fig. 12-3), on the other hand, allows for an additional angular degree of
freedom (similar to that of a universal joint) that prevents any bending moment from being transferred to the bearing and
prevents any additional contact stresses. Self-aligning ball bearings include two rows of balls and a common spherical raceway
on the outer ring that allows for self-alignment.
For precisely identifying the rolling elements' route on the inner raceway, the inner ring is constructed with two restraining ribs (also
known as lips), one on each side of the roller element. The exterior ring, on the other hand, is devoid of ribs to allow for self-
alignment. A larger, spherical outer race allows for more self-alignment. Self-aligning ball bearings are commonly employed in
situations where shaft misalignment is predicted owing to bending, manufacturing defects, or mounting issues. The design engineer
must keep in mind that manufacturing tolerances will always exist. For radial loads paired with mild thrust loads, self-aligning
bearings can be used. Because shaft bending creates imbalance and vibrations, the fact that self-aligning bearings do not exert any
bending force on the shaft is especially significant in applications that need high accuracy (minimal radial run-out) at high speeds.
All types of bearings, including sleeve bearings, benefit from the principle of self-alignment.
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3) Double-Row Deep-Groove Ball Bearing: This bearing type (Fig. 12-4) is utilised for radial loads that are quite high. It is more
susceptible to misalignment issues than a single row and should only be used in applications where little misalignment is
expected. A self-alignment bearing should be chosen if everything else fails. Double-row ball bearings have a similar design to
single-row ball bearings. Because double-row ball bearings are bigger and feature two rows, they can accommodate more loads.
Deep-groove ball bearing has two rows of grooves. carry radial loads that are higher Unlike deep-groove bearings, split ring designs
(to accommodate the maximum number of balls) are not used, and each ring is constructed from a single piece. Double-row
bearings, on the other hand, feature groups with bigger diameters and a greater number of balls to increase load capacity.
4) Angular Contact Ball Bearing: The radial and thrust loads are supported by this bearing type (Fig. 12-5). Some bearing
manufacturers provide contact angles as high as 40 (from the radial direction), however 15 and 25 are the most common contact
angles. The ratio of thrust to radial load is determined by the contact angle. Angular contact bearings, which are positioned in
pairs against each other and preloaded, are extensively utilised for adjustable arrangements. Bearing clearances are reduced or
even preload is induced in the rolling contacts in this manner. This is frequently done to harden the bearings so that the shaft
may be supported rigidly. This is critical for lowering the amplitude of shaft vibrations when oscillating forces are applied.
When accuracy is essential (for example, in machine tools), this design offers substantial advantages, as it lowers vibrations
caused by imbalance. In high-speed applications, this is very crucial. Tapered bearings can also have an adjustable
configuration; however, angular contact ball bearings have less friction than tapered bearings. Angular contact ball bearings, on
the other hand, have a larger friction coefficient than radial ball bearings. In many key applications, such as high-speed
turbines, including jet engines, angular contact ball bearings are the preferred choice.
Single-row angular contact ball bearings can handle significant radial and thrust loads in one direction. For two-directional thrust
loads, prefabricated mountings of two or more single-row angular contact ball bearings are commonly employed. For heavy
unidirectional thrust loads, two bearings in series can be employed, with two single-row angular contact ball bearings sharing the
thrust load. To provide load sharing between the two bearings in series, precise axial internal clearance and a high-quality surface
polish are necessary. Tandem arrangement refers to a bearing arrangement with two or more angular contact bearings facing the
same direction. To maximize the thrust load-carrying capability, the bearings are positioned next to each other.
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An observational study of propagation behavior from a natural flaw is also addressed. Future work to improve the reliability of
ceramic bearings is discussed. The differences in the implications of the test results between the first three methods are explored by
using a test specimen made of material from the same production batch. With an understanding of the differences, the influences of
variables such as the state of lubrication and surface roughness on RCF behaviour is discussed.
Oscar O. Rodriguez, Arturo (2018) et al The hysteresis or phase lag occurs when cyclic loading is applied leading to the dissipation
of mechanical energy. This paper presents an experimentally validated finite element thermal model that can be used to obtain
temperature distribution maps of complete bearing assembly’s in-service conditions. Different internal heating scenarios are
simulated with the purpose of determining the bearing suspension element and bearing assembly temperature distributions during
normal and abnormal operating conditions. The hysteresis heating is induced by the internal heat generation of the material, which
occurs at the molecular level as it is being disturbed cyclically the commercial software package ALGOR 20.3™ is used to conduct
the thermal finite element analysis.
Lihua Yang, Tengfei Xu (2018) et al In actual engineering applications, single-row tapered roller bearing is usually assembled into
the double-row bearing to accommodate the heavy load conditions. The running safety and stability of types of machinery are
highly determined by the characteristics of double-row tapered roller bearing. A comprehensive analytical procedure has been
developed to study the bearing in the presence of combined external loads and accommodation of three degrees of freedom.
Li F, Hu W (2017) et al The cyclic contact stresses in cylindrical roller bearings are evaluated through the explicit finite element
analysis with rolling the roller instead of moving a constant contact pressure in the computational domain. The coupling effect
between the contact stresses and fatigue damage is investigated, and the effects of contact loading on the fatigue life are studied.
Numerical simulations of crack initiation, crack propagation, and spalling are performed. Results are consistent with the previous
experimental results. A new damage evolution equation in terms of the amplitude of octahedral shear stress is proposed, which
considers the non-proportional variation of stress, and the material parameters in which are easily obtained from torsion fatigue
testing data.
Vimal Kumar Pal, Dr Prabhat Kumar Sinha (2017) et al An integral shaft bearing is to reduce rotational friction and support, axial
and radial loads which generate friction and increased temperature and vibration inside the bearings. If the generated heat and
vibration cannot be properly removed from the inside bearing, the temperature might exceed a certain limit. That is why analyzing
vibration in 10 steps, heat flow, the temperature distribution in a bearing system, a typical shaft bearing, and its environment has
been designed and analyzed the system using the famous finite elements tool ANSYS workbench 14.0.
Songtao Xi, Hongrui Cao (2017) et al A Fortran language-based program has been developed for the spindle bearing system with
the dynamic bearing models solved using the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg integration method and the FE shaft model solved by
Newmark-β. Based on the developed model, the effect of the FDB radial clearance, system preload, and spindle rotating speed on
the system dynamics have been investigated. Based on the developed FDB dynamic model and Gupta ACBB dynamic model, a
fully coupled dynamic model of the spindle bearing system combined with both ACBBs and FDB is developed.
Arakere, N.K. (2016) et al Modern bearing steels are critically important ultra-high-strength structural materials used in a multitude
of industrial systems. They are unique among structural materials because of the localized nature of rolling contact fatigue (RCF)
loading. The complex phenomena displayed by RCF from nanometre to millimetre length scales make reliable bearing life
prediction in the gigacycle regime difficult. A comprehensive review is provided for cyclic fatigue loading experienced by the
subsurface volume of RCF-affected material.
V Gowtham, A S Ranganathan (2016) et al In the existing design of the Wheel hub used for Student formula cars, the brake discs
cannot be removed easily since the disc is mounted in between the knuckle and hub. A CAD model was developed based on the
required fatigue life cycles of three different materials and the forces acting on the hub. The theoretical fatigue strength was
compared with the stress obtained from the structural analysis for each material. The forces acting on the hub were calculated and
linear static structural analysis was performed on the wheel hub for three different materials using ANSYS Finite Element code V
16.2.
Joijode V,rushabh Umesh (2016) et al While designing and developing any automobile the designing of the wheel assembly is
critical. The Wheel Assembly is an important part of an automobile and its failure is hazardous endangering human life. The paper
illustrates the forces acting on the components, the failure criteria, and the optimization of the components. It must also be noted
that the components must be designed in such a way that they have a minimum weight at the same time care must be taken that they
do not cross a certain stress value.
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Zhigang Wang, Zeyu Weng (2016) et al Preloads have an important influence on working performance and service life of wheel
hub bearing. The natural frequency of the bearing increases with preload increasing, but the increasing trend tends to slow as the
natural frequency increases. The conclusion is got after testing on bearing swept-sine vibration tests with different preloads.
Bogdan Warda and Agnieszka Chudzik (2016) et al The influence of ring misalignment on the fatigue life of a radial cylindrical
roller bearing is investigated. To anticipate the fatigue life, a technique was used that took into consideration bearing geometrical
features such as rolling generator profiles, bearing radial clearance, angular tilting of rings, and complicated loads. The Boussinesq
issue was solved numerically for the elastic half-space and with the FEM to derive the stress distributions required to compute the
anticipated fatigue life. Lundberg and Palmgren's model were used to calculate the projected bearing life fatigue. The results of the
computations were compared to roller bearing manufacturers' guidelines for permissible ring tilt angles.
IV. CONCLUSION
According to the literature research, certain essential aspects emerge, as well as some safety measures that can help reduce accidents
and fatalities caused by breaking. The hub assembly encounters the highest deformation and has the lowest fatigue life on the left
side of the vehicle. Better design and fatigue life prediction are urgently required to reduce accidents, according to the authors.
Because the hub assembly encounters the highest deformation and has the lowest fatigue life on the left side of the vehicle, the
behavior of the wheel hub ball bearing under duty cycle loading circumstances influences deformations and bearing life.
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