TUTORIAL - BEARING

Question 1
A support shaft for a new product will be design with operates at 1725 rpm. Bearing at both end of the
shaft are taken to be identical 02 series deep groove and subjected radial load of 508 N with the inner
rings rotate. Design life specification is 10 years of operation, 150 days/year and 20 hour/day. Select a
02 serial ball bearing for this application.
Answer: 15 mm

Question 2
Repeat Question 1 using 02 series deep groove and subjected with radial load of 508 N and the outer
rings rotate.
Answer: 17 mm

Question 3
Repeat Question 1 using 02 series deep groove and subjected radial load of 508 N with light shock
loading, and the inner rings rotate.
Answer: 20 mm

Question 4
Repeat Question 1 using 02 series straight cylindrical bearings and subjected with radial load of 508 N
and the inner rings rotate.
Answer: 25 mm

Question 5
A shaft is supported as shown in Figure below. The weight of the pulley is 1000 N and tensions in the
belt in the horizontal direction are 3000 N and 1500 N respectively. Design life specification is 10 years
of operation, 275 days/year and 18 hours/ day at 900 rpm. Bearing at end of the shaft is taken to be
identical 02 series deep groove and the inner rings rotate with light shock loading. Determine:
i) The resultant radial force of bearing at A and B
ii) The correct size of 02 series ball bearing
iii) The expected rating life of the bearing if 6% probability of failure
iv) The percentage reduction in median life to improve the reliability of bearing from 90% to 94 %.

Answers: i) PA = 2,766 N, PB = 1,844 N, ii) 55 mm, iii) 34, 685 hours, iv) 29.9 %