Design, Development and Testing of High Speed Tapered Roller Bearings for Turbine Engines.

Abstract

The object of this program was to investigate the feasibility of tapered roller bearings to operate under future gas turbine engine requirements of speed and load. A speed of 3,500,000 DN (107.95 mm bore X 32,422 rpm) and 5000 pounds thrust load were set as goals. The analytical work involved defining various bearing parameters that would influence the design and performance under high speed operation. A total of thirty bearings were designed and fabricated for the testing portion of the program.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA012300

Entities

People

  • Gary J. Dressler
  • Peter S. Orvos
  • Robert F. Cornish

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Energy Generators
  • Energy Systems
  • Engines
  • Gas Turbines
  • Generators
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Roller Bearings
  • Turbine Components
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).