SELF LUBRICATING

ROLLER BEARING
Presented by:
Manish Kumar Jha(13135054)
Mohak Singhal(13135055)
Mohd. Saif Khan(13135056)
Pankaj (131350)
Paras Malik(13135061)
Saurabh Khandelwal(131350)
Yogendra Singh(13135099)

What is Bearing?

Bearings are highly engineered, precision-made

components that enable machinery to move at
extremely high speeds and carry remarkable
loads with ease and efficiency.
Bearings must be able to offer high precision,
reliability and durability, as well as the ability to
rotate at high speeds with minimal noise and
vibration.
Bearings are found in applications ranging from
automobiles, airplanes, computers, construction
equipment, machine tools, DVD players,
refrigerators and ceiling fans. If something twists,
turns or moves, it probably has a bearing in it.

Types of Bearing
Plain Bearing
Rolling element Bearing
Jewel Bearing
Fluid Bearing
Magnetic Bearing
Flexure Bearing

Rolling-element Bearing
A rolling-element bearing, also known as a rolling bearing, is
a bearing which carries a load by placing rolling elements (such as
balls or rollers) between two bearing rings called races. The relative
motion of the races causes the rolling elements to roll with very
little rolling resistance and with little sliding.
There are five types of rolling-elements bearing
1. Ball bearing
The bearing has inner and outer races
between which balls roll. Each race features
a groove usually shaped so the ball fits slightly
loose. Thus, in principle, the ball contacts each
race across a very narrow area.

2.Cylindrical Roller bearing

Common roller bearings use cylinders of slightly greater
length than diameter. Roller bearings typically have
higher load capacity than ball bearings.

3. Spherical roller bearing

Spherical roller bearings have an outer ring with an
internal spherical shape. The rollers are thicker in the
middle and thinner at the ends. Spherical roller
bearings can thus accommodate both static and
dynamic misalignment.

4. Gear bearing
Gear Bearing is roller bearing combining to epicyclical
gear. Each element of it is represented by concentric
alternation of rollers and gearwheels with equality of roller
diameter to gearwheel pitch diameter.

5. Tapered roller
Tapered roller bearings use conical rollers
that run on conical races. Most roller bearings
only take radial or axial loads, but tapered
roller bearings support both radial and axial
loads, and generally can carry higher loads
than ball bearings due to greater contact area.

6.Needle roller
Needle roller bearings use very long and thin cylinders.
Often the ends of the rollers taper to points, and these
are used to keep the rollers captive, or they may be
hemispherical and not captive but held by the shaft
itself or a similar arrangement.

SELF LUBRICATING
Self lubricating is characterized by
bearings ability to transfer microscopic
amount of material to mating surface.

WHY?
Lubrication cannot remain optimal under
all dynamic conditions such as varying
speed, load and surface geometries.
Accessibility in design.

HOW?
Polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)
Transfer Process
It is an ongoing dynamic function of a self
lubricating bearing that will continue
throughout its operational life.

Break in period
50 to 100 cycles

Grey cast iron

Carbon 2.5 to 4 %
Silicon 1 to 3%

How its made?

Raw Materials
-> two gear blanks
-> one cylindrical rods

Both made of grey cast iron

Cylindrical rollers
Centre to centre turning
Grinding
Cut into small rollers using hack saw
Finshing operation:
1. filing
2. grinding

Inner ring
Facing to required dimensions on gear
blanks
Drilling and boring to fix mandril
Turning to required dimensions
Grooving on lateral surface to fix rollers

Outer ring

Facing to required dimensions on gear blanks

Drilling and boring to fix mandril
Turning to required dimensions
drilling to required thickness of the ring
boring to some specific depth to give final shape

LOAD CONSIDERATION
Roller bearings are used in radial loading of
bearing which can be (a) static or (b)
dynamic.
1. In static loading ,static load carrying
capacity (C) is the static load on bearing
which deforms balls permanently by
0.0001 of the roller diameter at the most
heavily stressed point .The force at most
heavily stressed point P can be given by

P=5C/z
Where z is numbers of roller.
2. Dynamic load carrying capacity (C) is the
radial load in the bearing that can be
carried for the minimum life of one million
revolutions.
The rated life of bearing (L) can be
given by
L=(C/P)^(10/3)
where P is equivalent radial load.

equivalent radial force (P) is the

hypothetical radial force which produces
same deformation as radial and axial
forces produce together and it is
determined statistically.

WHY ITS USED !!

As we all know bearings work by rolling
between two surfaces to reduce friction. The
concept is based on the fact that things roll more
easily and with less effort than if you slide them.

Imagine attaching a rope to a concrete block

and pulling it across a sidewalk. Now imagine
pulling that same block across marbles that have
been scattered on the sidewalk. The block would
move much more easily because the marbles
have acted as ball bearings.

So why the need of using

Cylindrical/Roller bearings instead of
ball bearings !
Compared to ball bearings, roller bearings
can support heavy radial loads and limited
axial loads (parallel to the shaft). They can
operate at moderate to high speeds
(although maximum speeds are typically
below the highest speeds of ball bearings).

Roller bearings are shaped like cylinders and

are most commonly used in heavy machinery or
industrial applications. Conveyor belt rollers in
factories use this
type of bearing because, unlike the ball bearing,
where
any weight pushing down on it is focused on one
point, weight is spread out in a line along the
surface
of the bearing.

Use of lubrication in the

bearings ?
Bearing Lubrication plays a vital role in the
performance and life of rolling element bearings.
The most important task of the lubricant is to
separate parts moving relative to one another, in
order to minimize friction and prevent wear. The
ideal condition is when the friction surfaces are
separated by the load bearing lubrication film. In
addition to providing this load bearing film, the
lubricant should also allow for the dissipation of
frictional heat thus preventing overheating of the
bearing.

But why to use

self lubrication ?
Self-lubricating bearings require
less maintenance, perform better
in
dirty
and
high-heat
environments,
and handle higher load capacities
than most traditional plastic or
metal bearings.

Where its used !

AIRCRAFT
self lubricating bearings are used to make
rotors of Helicopter and Aeroplane.
MARINE
self lubricating bearing are used in marine
gear pump. They are also used in bow
and stern thrusters.

AUTOMOTIVE
In automobiles self lubricating bearings are
used in, Active driving elements like brakes,
steering, shock absorber.
Cooling elements like radiator, fans. Comfort
and security elements like wipers, mirrors, seats,
sunroofs.

INDUSTRIAL
Self lubrication is ideal in situation where normal lubrication
is not possible or troublesome.
Paper Industry
No lubrication possible due to risk of paper contamination.
Food Industry
No lubrication possible due to risk of food contamination.
They are also used in bottling machinery, sewing
machines, conveyor chain.

HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
they are used in some of our daily used
household appliances, like washing
machines, fans, shaving machine, juicers,
air conditioning, vacuum cleaners self
lubricating bearings are used.