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Tapered Roller Bearing Test Rig: Axially Loaded Application To Accelerate Bearing Failure, Andrew Compton, Donnie Miller, Thomas Miller, Milton Chandler
Tapered Roller Bearing Test Rig: Axially Loaded Application To Accelerate Bearing Failure, Andrew Compton, Donnie Miller, Thomas Miller, Milton Chandler
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Problem Statement: Fatigue life testing of large tapered roller bearing components for rail applications is often very costly and time consuming. The purpose of this project is to assist Amsted Rail Company, Inc. develop a large railroad tapered roller bearing test rig that does not require scaled down prototypes bearings. As these are tapered rollers, loads can be applied from either the lateral or radial direction. L10 bearing life test predictions for the test rig bearings should be carried out using the American Bearing Manufacturers Association standards. The test rig can be designed to test as many as 4 bearings …
Tapered Roller Bearing Accelerated Fatigue Life Test Rig Design, Hilton Bennett, Elizabeth Englert, Beck Grimm, Nathan Morris, Matthew Ofsonka, David Trinh
Tapered Roller Bearing Accelerated Fatigue Life Test Rig Design, Hilton Bennett, Elizabeth Englert, Beck Grimm, Nathan Morris, Matthew Ofsonka, David Trinh
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Fatigue life testing of large tapered roller bearings for railroad applications is both expensive and time consuming. Accepted methods for testing bearings include full–size and scaled down testing. Currently, bearing test methods at Brenco take up to six months to complete, and scaled down testing requires additional resources for manufacturing prototypes and testing capabilities that are not economically ideal. The purpose of this project is the development of a tapered roller bearing test rig to test bearings to their fatigue life as quickly as possible. The rig design can accommodate bearing sizes in the range of one half (½) to …