Grease Lubrication in Rolling Bearings

The definitive work on grease lubrication in industrial and vehicle engineering, this book provides an overview of the literature, presents state of the art models, and examines the physical and chemical aspects of grease lubrication, particularly lubrication of rolling bearings.

Informationen zum Autor Piet M. Lugt SKF, The Netherlands Klappentext The definitive book on the science of grease lubrication for roller and needle bearings in industrial and vehicle engineering.Grease Lubrication in Rolling Bearings provides an overview of the existing knowledge on the various aspects of grease lubrication (including lubrication systems) and the state of the art models that exist today. The book reviews the physical and chemical aspects of grease lubrication, primarily directed towards lubrication of rolling bearings.The first part of the book covers grease composition, properties and rheology, including thermal and dynamics properties. Later chapters cover the dynamics of greased bearings, including grease life, bearing life, reliability and testing. The final chapter covers lubrications systems - the systems that deliver grease to the components requiring lubrication.Grease Lubrication in Rolling Bearings: Describes the underlying physical and chemical properties of grease. Discusses the effect of load, speed, temperature, bearing geometry, bearing materials and grease type on bearing wear.* Covers both bearing and grease performance, including thermo-mechanical ageing and testing methodologies.It is intended for researchers and engineers in the petro-chemical and bearing industry, industries related to this (e.g. wind turbine industry, automotive industry) and for application engineers. It will also be of interest for teaching in post-graduate courses. Zusammenfassung The definitive work on grease lubrication in industrial and vehicle engineering, this book provides an overview of the literature, presents state of the art models, and examines the physical and chemical aspects of grease lubrication, particularly lubrication of rolling bearings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xvii List of Abbreviations xix 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Why Lubricate Rolling Bearings? 1 1.2 History of Grease Lubrication 2 1.3 Grease Versus Oil Lubrication 3 2 Lubrication Mechanisms 5 2.1 Introduction 5 2.2 Definition of Grease 6 2.3 Operating Conditions 6 2.4 The Phases in Grease Lubrication 7 2.5 Film Thickness During the Bleeding Phase 8 2.6 Feed and Loss Mechanisms During the Bleeding Phase 10 2.7 Film Thickness and Starvation (Side Flow) 11 2.8 Track Replenishment 12 2.9 Grease Flow 13 2.10 Wall-Slip 15 2.11 Oxidation 16 2.12 EP Additives 16 2.13 Dynamic Behaviour 17 2.14 Grease Life 17 3 Grease Composition and Properties 23 3.1 Base Oil 24 3.2 Base Oil Viscosity and Density 41 3.3 Thickener 49 3.4 Additives 61 3.5 Solid Fillers/Dry Lubricants 66 3.6 Compatibility 67 3.7 Polymer Grease 67 4 Grease Life in Rolling Bearings 71 4.1 Introduction 71 4.2 Relubrication Intervals and Grease Life 71 4.3 The Traffic Light Concept 72 4.4 Grease Life as a Function of Temperature in the Green Zone 75 4.5 SKF Relubrication and Grease Life 76 4.6 Comparison Grease Life/Relubrication Models 78 4.7 Very Low and High Speeds 82 4.8 Large Rolling Bearings 85 4.9 Effect of Load 86 4.10 Effect of Outer-Ring Rotation 90 4.11 Cage Material 90 4.12 Bearing Type 91 4.13 Temperature and Bearing Material 92 4.14 Grease Fill 94 4.15 Vertical Shaft 95 4.16 Vibrations and Shock Loads 96 4.17 Grease Shelf Life/Storage Life 97 5 Lubricating Grease Rheology 99 5.1 Visco-Elastic Behaviour 99 5.2 Viscometers 102 5.3 Oscillatory Shear 108 5.4 Shear Thinning and Yield 112 5.5 Yield Stress 118 5.6 Wall-Slip Effects 122 5.7 Translation Between Oscillatory Shear and Linear Shear Measurements 125 5.8 Normal stresses 126 5.9 ...

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Piet M. Lugt
SKF, The Netherlands

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The definitive book on the science of grease lubrication for roller and needle bearings in industrial and vehicle engineering. Grease Lubrication in Rolling Bearings provides an overview of the existing knowledge on the various aspects of grease lubrication (including lubrication systems) and the state of the art models that exist today. The book reviews the physical and chemical aspects of grease lubrication, primarily directed towards lubrication of rolling bearings. The first part of the book covers grease composition, properties and rheology, including thermal and dynamics properties. Later chapters cover the dynamics of greased bearings, including grease life, bearing life, reliability and testing. The final chapter covers lubrications systems - the systems that deliver grease to the components requiring lubrication. Grease Lubrication in Rolling Bearings: Describes the underlying physical and chemical properties of grease. Discusses the effect of load, speed, temperature, bearing geometry, bearing materials and grease type on bearing wear. * Covers both bearing and grease performance, including thermo-mechanical ageing and testing methodologies. It is intended for researchers and engineers in the petro-chemical and bearing industry, industries related to this (e.g. wind turbine industry, automotive industry) and for application engineers. It will also be of interest for teaching in post-graduate courses.

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Preface xvii

List of Abbreviations xix

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Why Lubricate Rolling Bearings? 1

1.2 History of Grease Lubrication 2

1.3 Grease Versus Oil Lubrication 3

2 Lubrication Mechanisms 5

2.1 Introduction 5

2.2 Definition of Grease 6

2.3 Operating Conditions 6

2.4 The Phases in Grease Lubrication 7

2.5 Film Thickness During the Bleeding Phase 8

2.6 Feed and Loss Mechanisms During the Bleeding Phase 10

2.7 Film Thickness and Starvation (Side Flow) 11

2.8 Track Replenishment 12

2.9 Grease Flow 13

2.10 Wall-Slip 15

2.11 Oxidation 16

2.12 EP Additives 16

2.13 Dynamic Behaviour 17

2.14 Grease Life 17

3 Grease Composition and Properties 23

3.1 Base Oil 24

3.2 Base Oil Viscosity and Density 41

3.3 Thickener 49

3.4 Additives 61

3.5 Solid Fillers/Dry Lubricants 66

3.6 Compatibility 67

3.7 Polymer Grease 67

4 Grease Life in Rolling Bearings 71

4.1 Introduction 71

4.2 Relubrication Intervals and Grease Life 71

4.3 The Traffic Light Concept 72

4.4 Grease Life as a Function of Temperature in the Green Zone 75

4.5 SKF Relubrication and Grease Life 76

4.6 Comparison Grease Life/Relubrication Models 78

4.7 Very Low and High Speeds 82

4.8 Large Rolling Bearings 85

4.9 Effect of Load 86

4.10 Effect of Outer-Ring Rotation 90

4.11 Cage Material 90

4.12 Bearing Type 91

4.13 Temperature and Bearing Material 92

4.14 Grease Fill 94

4.15 Vertical Shaft 95

4.16 Vibrations and Shock Loads 96

4.17 Grease Shelf Life/Storage Life 97

5 Lubricating Grease Rheology 99

5.1 Visco-Elastic Behaviour 99

5.2 Viscometers 102

5.3 Oscillatory Shear 108

5.4 Shear Thinning and Yield 112

5.5 Yield Stress 118

5.6 Wall-Slip Effects 122

5.7 Translation Between Oscillatory Shear and Linear Shear Measurements 125

5.8 Normal stresses 126

5.9 Time Dependent Viscosity and Thixotropy 128

5.10 Tackiness 133

6 Grease and Base Oil Flow 137

6.1 Grease Flow in Pipes 137

6.2 Grease Flow in Rolling Bearings 149

7 Grease Bleeding 157

7.1 Introduction 157

7.2 Ball Versus Roller Bearings 158

7.3 Grease Bleeding Measurement Techniques 158

7.4 Bleeding from the Covers and Under the Cage 159

7.5 A Grease Bleeding Model for Pressurized Grease by Centrifugal Forces 161

8 Grease Aging 171

8.1 Mechanical Aging 172

8.2 Grease Oxidation 179

8.3 The Chemistry of Base Oil Film Oxidation 181

8.4 Oxidation of the Thickener 183

8.5 A Simple Model for Base Oil Degradation 184

8.6 Polymerization 186

8.7 Evaporation 186

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