Description
Book SynopsisBearings: from Technoloogical Foundations to Practical Design Applications provides a modern study of bearing types, design factors, and industrial examples. The major classes of bearings are described, and design concepts are covered for rolling elements, surfaces, pivots, flexures, and compliance surfaces. Fluid film lubrication is presented, and the basics of tribology for bearings is explained. The book also looks at specific applications of bearing technology, including bearings in vehicles, rotating machinery, machine tools, and home appliances. Case studies are also included.
Table of ContentsSection I: Bearing Basic Technology 1. Sliding Bearings and Lubrication Mechanics 2. Rolling Element-Bearing Mechanics 3. Magnetic Bearings 4. Synovial-Fluid Joints—The Body’s Bearings 5. Bearing Monitoring and Diagnostics Section II: Bearing Design and Application 6. Bearings without Thick-Fluid-Film Lubrication 7. Hydrodynamic Journal and Thrust Bearings 8. Hydrostatic Bearings 9. Rolling Element Bearings 10. Vibration Characteristics of Bearings Section III: Troubleshooting Case Studies 11. Turbine-Generator Destruction 12. Tilting-Pad Journal-Bearing Pad Flutter 13. Earthquake-Induced-Bearing Damage 14. Refrigerator Compressor Wrist-Pin Bearing 15. Vertical Rotor Random-Bearing Loads 16. Steam Turbine Tilting-Pad-Bearing Retrofit 17. Ineffective Journal-Bearing Pinch 18. Nuclear Plant Pump Rubber Bearings
