LOSS OF LUBRICANT FROM OIL-LUBRICATED NEAR-STARVED SPHERICAL ROLLER-BEARINGS

Authors
WIKSTROM V JACOBSON B
Citation
V. Wikstrom et B. Jacobson, LOSS OF LUBRICANT FROM OIL-LUBRICATED NEAR-STARVED SPHERICAL ROLLER-BEARINGS, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J, Journal of engineering tribology, 211(J1), 1997, pp. 51-66
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J, Journal of engineering tribology → ACNP
ISSN journal
13506501
Volume
211
Issue
J1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
51 - 66
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-6501(1997)211:J1<51:LOLFON>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The time to lubricant film breakthrough in an oil-lubricated spherical roller bearing has been measured using SKF Lubcheck for various setti ngs of bearing load, outer ring temperature, shaft speed and oil type and viscosity. The bearings were lubricated once and then run to film breakthrough with the aim of estimating the lubricant losses under dif ferent conditions. The result of the experiments supports the theory o f lubricant replenishment, and it is shown that high speed combined wi th high lubricant viscosity will shorten the time to film breakthrough .