Methodology for the estimation of the fatigue life of rolling element bearings in non-stationary conditions

  • Urko Leturiondo*
  • , Oscar Salgado
  • , Diego Galar
  • , Madhav Mishra
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The estimation of the life of rolling element bearings (REBs) is crucial to determine when maintenance is required. This paper presents a methodology to calculate the fatigue life of REBs considering non-stationary conditions. Instead of taking a constant value, the paper considers cyclic loading and unloading processes, as well as increasing and decreasing values of the speed of rotation. It employs a model-based approach to calculate contact loads between the different elements of the bearing, with a finite element model (FEM) used to calculate the contact stresses. Using this information, it then performs a fatigue analysis to study overloading in faulty bearings.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationApplied Condition Monitoring
PublisherSpringer
Pages413-423
Number of pages11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameApplied Condition Monitoring
Volume4
ISSN (Electronic)2363-6998

Keywords

  • Fatigue
  • Life estimation
  • Non-stationary conditions
  • Rolling element bearing

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