Wpływ wybranych parametrów konstrukcyjnych na nośność statyczną łożysk tocznych wieńcowych podwójnych

W artykule przedstawiono analizę wpływu luzu między-pierścieniowego i kształtu zakończenia bieżni łożyska wieńcowego podwójnego na jego nośność statyczną. Wykorzystano modelowanie numeryczne za pomocą metody elementów skończonych. Uzyskano oryginalne wyniki, które zaprezentowano w formie graficznej. Określono pewne wytyczne odnośnie luzu między pierścieniowego i kształtu zakończenia bieżni łożyska wieńcowego podwójnego, które mogą być wykorzystane w projektowanych strukturach łożysk wieńcowych podwójnych a także innych typów łożysk wieńcowych.

The effect of selected constructional parameters of twin slewing bearings on their static carrying capacity is presented in the paper. The radial gap between internal and external bearing rings and shape of bearing race profile is analyzed. To the analysis of the problem, the finite element method has been used. The bearing balls are modeled with superelements [7]. Computation was realized in two stages. In the first computation stage the models of contact zone ball - bearing race in elastic-plastic state of material have been developed. The meshing zones of balls and segments of bearing rings are presented in Fig. 1. The method presented in work [8] has been used. In particular models, values of radial gap between bearing rings and shape of edge of bearing race have been changed as in the Tab. 2. To obtain equivalent characteristics of ball - bearing race system, the iteration computations have been used. These characteristics have been used to specify characteristics of elastic truss elements which are being used in superelements. In the second computation stage, the characteristics of the carrying capacity of slewing bearing have been computed. The numerical model of twin slewing bearing presented in Fig. 3 has been used. Exemplary computations have been made for the twin slewing bearing SL023.50.2000 produced by Wuxi Lida Gear Manufacturing Co. (China). Parameters of analyzed bearing are presented in Tab. 1. The results of computation are presented in graphical form in Fig. 4 and Fig. 7. The effect of radial gap between bearing rings on equivalent characteristic of contact zone and on characteristic of bearing carrying capacity has been proved, recommended values of radial gap have been given. The method presented in the article can be used to the analysis of twin- and other kinds of slewing bearings.