At light loads an externally pressurized sleeve bearing tends to be stiffest, followed by rolling-element bearings and self-acting sleeve bearings. As loads increase, the rolling-element bearing ...

Wind turbines are fitted with multiple bearings that each wear differently. Today, larger stresses in larger turbines are testing conventional bearing designs, particularly in mainshafts. Photo ...

A report issued earlier this year from ABS indicates that larger ships, driven by the latest generation of very high-powered diesel engines, are particularly susceptible to alignment problems on the ...

19 March 2018 – SKF SimPro Quick is a single-shaft bearing simulation tool that has been developed to quickly evaluate the design of bearing arrangements and their field performance based on relevant ...

During the redesign of the Shuttle Space Suit Waist Bearing, ILC Dover investigated using the Finite Element Method as a means to evaluate a bearings' deflection characteristics. The minimization of ...

It is a paradox that elastomers whose unique property is high elasticity are rarely used in tension. Elastomeric products are used in areas such as vibration isolation, bridge bearings, suspension ...

Spindles designed for machine tool applications, such as milling, grinding and turning, require the bearings to be set in preload to meet speed, stiffness and accuracy requirements. More importantly, ...

I was the engineering manager at Charmilles Technology Manufacturing Corp. (CTMC) in Owosso, Mich., where we produced a wide range of electrical discharge machining machine tools that included both ...

Bearing deflection or yield is elastic deformation occurring between balls and raceways because of external loads. Deflection increases nonlinearly as external load increases. To increase bearing ...

Larger ships, driven by the latest generation of very high-powered diesel engines, are particularly susceptible to alignment problems on the bearings supporting the propulsion shafting as well as the ...