MACHINE DESIGN – ACTIVITY

BEARINGS & LUBRICATION

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CHECKED & RECORDED

INSTRUCTIONS:
 SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS
 BOX YOUR FINAL ANSWERS & ROUND-OFF UP TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES ONLY
 USE BLACK BALLPEN ONLY AND 8.5” x 13” PAPER SIZE FOR YOUR SOLUTIONS,
AND SUBMIT TOGETHER WITH THIS ACTIVITY SHEET

1. A sleeve bearing has an outside diameter of 1.50 in and a length of 2 in. The wall thickness is 3/16
in. The bearing is subjected to a radial load of 450 lb. Find the bearing pressure. [200 psi]
2. A 78 mm bearing using oil with an absolute viscosity of 0.70 poise running at 520 rpm gives
satisfactory operation with a bearing pressure of 12kg/cm 2. The bearing clearance is 0.130 mm.
Find the unit pressure at which the bearing should operate if the speed is changed to 600 rpm, in
kg/cm2 [13.85 kg/cm2]
3. A bearing, whose shaft rotates at 550 rpm, has a friction loss of 20 KW. The bearing load is 35
KN and friction of 0.15. Find the bearing diameter. [132.3 mm]
4. A 1 in horizontal shaft rotates at 500 rpm in a sleeve-type bearing. The coefficient of friction is .15.
Calculate the horsepower lost in the bearing if the reaction between the shaft and the bearing is 800
lb. [0.4759 hp]
5. A 2 in horizontal shaft rotates in a sleeving-type bearing. The coefficient of friction is .10 and the
shaft applies a load of 500 lb. Find the frictional resistance. [50 lbs]
6. Find the desired life of a ball bearing to support a radial load of 4500 if with moderate shock and
a thrust load of 2000 lb for 20 hrs per day for 10 years. [73000 hrs]
7. Compute the force necessary to move a weight of 6000 lbs supported on four steel wheels of 2.5
ft diameter, assuming the coefficient of rolling friction to be 0.007. [42 lbs]
8. A bearing sustains a load of 4450 N. The shaft diameter is 100 mm, the coefficient of sliding
friction is 0.01, and the shaft speed is 400 rpm. Find the horsepower lost in the bearing. [93.20
watts]
9. A 50 mm diameter shaft supported by two sleeve bearings carries a load of 13.3 MN. The shaft
rotates at 150 rpm. If the coefficient of sliding friction between the shaft and the bearings is 0.01,
how much power is lost in friction? [261.14 kw]
10. A 36 mm shaft uses a sleeve bearing that sustain a load of 4000 N. If the allowable bearing pressure
is 1.3 MN/m^2. Find the length of the bearing. [85.47 mm]
11. A 20 mm shaft uses sleeve bearings. The total load per bearing is 2000 N. An L/D ratio of 2/5 is
desired. What is the bearing pressure? [2 Mpa]
12. A 22 mm diameter is supported by sleeve bearing at a distance of 0.50 m. A load of 2.2 KN is
applied at 0.2 m from the left end. The sleeve bearings have an L/D ratio of 1.5. Find the maximum
bearing pressure? [1.818 Mpa]
13. A sleeve bearing is to have an L/D ratio of 1.0 and an allowable bearing pressure of 0.5 MN/m^2.
Find the inside diameter and the length of the bearing if it is to sustain a load of 2550 N. [71.41
mm]
14. A thrust washer has an inside diameter of 12 mm and an outside diameter of 75 mm. If the allowable
bearing pressure is 0.6 Mpa, how much load can it sustain? [2582.9 N]
15. A journal bearing 55mm in diameter and 25 mm long supports a radial load of 1400 kg. If the
coefficient of bearing friction is 0.012 and the journal rotates at 1000rpm, find the horse power
loss in the bearing. [0.6362 hp]

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16. A shaft is supported by 3.5-in diameter and 4.5-in long bearing that uses oil with a viscosity of
2.8 x 10-6 reyns. The bearing has a diametral clearance of 0.009-in. At what speed should the
shaft rotate so that the friction power is limited only to 0.95 HP. [3482.6 rpm]
17. A shaft rotating at 1750 rpm is supported by bearing with a length of 100 mm and diameter of 65
mm. If the load is light and SAE OIL No. 20 (u=2.5 x 10 -6 reyns) is used and diametral clearance
is 0.135 mm, compute the power loss due to friction. [185 W]
18. A bearing has a per unit load of 600 kPa. The load on the bearing is 25 KN and it has a diametral
ratio of 0.0015. If the diametral clearance is 0.120 mm, find the length of the journal [520.8 mm]
19. A bearing journal rotates at 480 rpm is used to support a load of 60 kN. It has a diameter of 25 cm
and length of 45 cm. Find the friction loss in kW per bearing. Use f=0.13. [24.5 kW]
20. A bearing 160 mm diameter and 320 mm long supports a load of 6000 kg. If the coefficient of
friction is 0.19, find the torque required to rotate the shaft. [894.6 N-m]
21. The main bearing of one cylinder steam are 150 mm diameter by 290 mm long and support a load
of 4500 kg. Find the bearing stress. [507.4 kPa]
22. The main bearing of one cylinder steam are 150 mm diameter by 290 mm long and supports a
load of 4200 kg. Find the bearing stress. [947.2 kPa]
23. The weight of each wheel of a motor-driven travelling crane moving at 600 fpm is 5800 lbs. If the
coefficient of rolling friction is 0.05, find the horsepower required to overcome rolling friction.
[21 hp]

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