Oil Film Thickness in Lightly-Loaded Roller Bearings
- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
- Vol. 16 (6) , 386-390
- https://doi.org/10.1243/jmes_jour_1974_016_072_02
Abstract
The effects of speed, load and roller geometry on the oil film thickness and shape in a complete roller bearing are demonstrated experimentally by means of optical interferometry. At quite moderate roller speeds, increase of film thickness becomes inhibited. This effect is attributed to a truncated inlet meniscus, a similar condition having been observed elsewhere with a ball-and-plate machine and with a model of a tapered-roller thrust bearing.Keywords
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