Telescoping_bearing.

xls
To study forcdes on bearings as a function of spacing
By Alex Slocum, last modified 1/12/02 by Alex Slocum
Enters numbers in BOLD, Results in RED

Force, F 1
Length arm (from froont bearing), L 10
Maximum bearing spacing, Lbear 2
Bearing spacing 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00
Ratio of spacing/length 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10
Fbr/F 50.00 25.00 16.67 12.50 10.00
F ro n t b e a rin g f o rc e /A p p lie d t ip f o rc e

Fbf/F 51.00 26.00 17.67 13.50 11.00

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00

0.00
0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.20
Bearing spacing/section length
 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2.00
0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.20
8.33 7.14 6.25 5.56 5.00
9.33 8.14 7.25 6.56 6.00

0.18 0.20