Sliding_contact_rotary.

xls

To aid in the design of sliding contact rotary bearings

by Alex Slocum, last modified 12/20/2004
Inputs in BOLD, outputs in RED

C
Radial load, Fradial
Heat transfer coefficient, h (W/m^2/C)

get the wear rate equation!

g = D/d h, m=0.05 h, m=0.1 h, m=0.2 h, m=0.3

2.0 95% 90% 82% 74%
2.5 96% 92% 85% 79%
3.0 97% 94% 88% 82%
3.5 97% 94% 89% 84%
4.0 98% 95% 90% 86%
4.5 98% 96% 91% 88%
5.0 98% 96% 92% 89%
5.5 98% 96% 93% 90%
6.0 98% 97% 94% 90%
6.5 98% 97% 94% 91%
7.0 99% 97% 94% 92%
7.5 99% 97% 95% 92%
8.0 99% 98% 95% 93%
8.5 99% 98% 95% 93%
9.0 99% 98% 96% 94%
9.5 99% 98% 96% 94%
10.0 99% 98% 96% 94%

g = 0.5
% of max 99% 98% 96% 94%

h 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3

 Pulley Bearing Efficiency
100%

90%
Efficiency

80%
h, m=0.05
h, m=0.1
h, m=0.2
h, m=0.3

70%
2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0
Pulley/Bearing diameter