Bearing_linear_stiffness_alignment.

xls
To estimate bearing stiffness and loads caused by misalignment
By Alex Slocum, 10/4/2004 Last modified 10/6/2004 by Alex Slocum
Enters numbers in BOLD, Results in RED
First bearing set
Enter actual radial stiffness if available, else 0, Kbearactual (N/m) 0
Enter actual angular stiffness if available, else 0, Kmomentactual (N-m/rad) 0
Number of bearings preloaded, Nbear 1
If Nbear > 1, Distance between bearing pairs' center of stiffness, Lbear (mm) 9
Static load capacity, Fstatic (N) 1960
% strain to failure, pstf 0.5%
ID (mm) 10
OD (mm) 26
Estimated total radial stiffness, Kbear (N/m) 49000000 49.0
If Nbear > 1, angular stiffness of the set, Km (N-mm/radian) 0
Estimated angular stiffness per bearing, Kmb (N-m/rad) 1323
Mounting structure stiffness/Bearing stiffness, gam 1
Interface stiffness/bearing stiffness, gami 1
Assumed net angular stiffness per bearing set, Kmoment (N-m/rad) 441
Second bearing set
Enter actual total radial stiffness if available, else 0, Kbearactual2 (N/m) 0
Enter actual angular stiffness if available, else 0, Kmomentactual2 (N-m/rad) 0
Number of bearings preloaded, Nbear2 1
If Nbear > 1, Distance between bearing pairs' center of stiffness, Lbear2 (mm) 9
Static load capacity, Fstatic2 (N) 1960
ID_2 (mm) 10
OD_2 (mm) 26
Estimated total radial stiffness, Kbear2 (N/m) 49000000 49.0
If Nbear > 1, angular stiffness of the set, Km_2 (N-mm/radian) 0
Estimated angular stiffness per bearing, Kmb2 (N-mm/rad) 1323
Mounting structure stiffness/Bearing stiffness, gam2 1
Interface stiffness/bearing stiffness, gami2 1
Assumed net angular stiffness per bearing set, Kmoment2 (N-mm/rad) 441
Shaft
Shaft length between bearing sets, Lshaft (mm) 100
Shaft diameter between bearing sets, Dshaft (mm) 10
Shaft modulus of elasticity, Eshaft (N/mm^2) 2.00E+05
Shaft moment of inertia, Ishaft (mm^4) 491
Case 1, Nbear = Nbear2 = 1 (simply supported)
Moment slope stiffness, Kms (N-m) 982
System
Total angular stiffness, kmtotalss (N-m/rad) 180
Misalignment
Radial offset (eccentricity) between bearing mounts, delta (mm) 0.100
Angular misalignment between bearing bores, eps (radians) 0.001000
Total angular misalignment applied to system, epstotal (radians) 0.002000
Case 1, simply supported beam (typically Nbear = Nbear2 = 1)
Resulting moment, Mresultss (N-m) 0.360
Resulting radial forces due to misalignment
First bearing set (N) 30
 Second bearing set 30
Case 2, beam ends guided but with bearing angular compliance
Resulting moment, Mresultbeg (N-m) 0.529
Resulting radial forces due to misalignment
First bearing set (N) 44
Second bearing set 44
Case 3, beam ends guided but assume ZERO bearing angular compliance
Resulting moment, Mresultberg (N-m) 12.0
Resulting radial forces due to misalignment
First bearing set (N) 997
Second bearing set 997
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