Failure Progression Monitoring of Grease Lubricated Tapered Roller Bearings by Wear Debris Analysis.

Abstract

This report documents a study of the wear debris characteristics of grease-lubricated tapered roller bearings. Bearings were operated to failure in a grease-lubricated environment. Samples of grease were periodically taken and Ferrographically analyzed. The analysis was correlated to actual bearing condition through periodic inspection. Particle morphologies were indicative of bearing distress while quantitative data exhibited no characteristics patterns. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 27, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118370

Entities

People

  • J. W. Rosenleib
  • Peter V. Ciekurs

Organizations

  • Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Axial Loads
  • Ball Bearings
  • Bearings
  • Databases
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Friction
  • Lubrication
  • Materials
  • Microscopes
  • Organic Materials
  • Particles
  • Roller Bearings
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Surface Properties

Readers

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