Influence of grease rheology on thrust ball bearings friction torque

The friction torque and the operating temperatures in a thrust ball bearing were measured for seven different types of greases, including three biodegradable greases having low toxicity. These friction torque tests were performed using a modified Four-Ball machine.Rheological evaluations of the lubricating greases were made using a rheometer. Bleed oils were extracted from the greases and the dynamic viscosities were measured.In order to compare the performance of the lubricant greases in terms of friction, the grease characteristics were related to experimental results, showing that the interaction between thickener and base oil have strong influences in the bearing friction torque.     

Prediction of the friction torque in grease lubricated angular contact ball bearings using grey system theory

The development of special grease makes it possible for angular contact ball bearings to operate at high speed and temperature; however, as an important performance parameter, friction torque of bearings lubricated with grease is much greater than that of bearings lubricated with oil-air, and heat generation due to frictional loss is also greater, so it is necessary to predict the friction torque occurring in grease lubricated angular contact ball bearings. Based on grey system theory, a new prediction methodology for bearing friction torque is proposed which capitalizes on the notion that the information about friction torque of angular contact ball bearing is generally poor, incomplete and uncertain. A grey prediction model, GM (1, N) model, is presented to predict the friction torque in grease lubricated angular contact ball bearings. Several experiments on the friction torque of grease lubricated angular contact ball bearings were conducted to model and validate the effectiveness of the GM (1, N) model through on-line and off-line approaches. Experimental results show that about 90% of bearing friction torque under varying speed can be predicted in the on-line prediction; above 85% of bearing friction torque under varying speed and different loads can be predicted in the off-line prediction. Comprehensive analysis shows that, the GM (1, N) model performs very well for both modeling data and model validation data under different loads, varying bearing speed and work cycles, the proposed methodology can be used to predict bearing friction torque with good accuracy and robustness.

     

全陶瓷球轴承油润滑特性及其对服役性能影响规律

相比于金属球轴承,全陶瓷球轴承在极端工况下的服役性能更加突出。为了揭示全陶瓷球轴承油润滑特性,提高全陶瓷球轴承的运转性能与使用寿命,以6208CE氮化硅全陶瓷深沟球轴承为例,对其在油润滑工况下所表现出的摩擦、振动、温升等特性进行试验研究,探讨供油量对全陶瓷球轴承润滑状态的影响,并对试验后的全陶瓷球轴承接触微区表层进行解析。研究发现：全陶瓷球轴承油润滑服役过程中,在某个特定工况下存在一个最佳供油量,使得轴承可实现全膜润滑,从而表现出最好的摩擦、振动、温升等特性;小于最佳供油量时,为乏油状态,轴承接触微区存在油-固混合润滑状态;大于最佳供油量时,过多润滑油液会产生的黏滞阻力;相比于载荷,轴承的转速对最佳供油量的取值具有决定性影响。研究成果对于揭示全陶瓷球轴承油润滑特性,丰富其润滑理论与方法具有一定指导意义。     

石墨烯作为轧钢机轴承润滑脂添加剂的研究*

为改善轧钢机轴承用润滑脂的性能,采用不同质量分数的石墨烯对润滑脂进行了改性,测定各润滑脂样品的锥入度和滴点,使用四球摩擦试验机研究石墨烯对润滑脂摩擦学性能的影响,使用扫描电子显微镜、白光干涉仪和拉曼光谱仪等分析石墨烯在润滑脂中的减摩抗磨机制。结果表明:石墨烯作为添加剂能提高润滑脂的滴点和改善润滑脂的极压性能以及减摩抗磨性能。当石墨烯质量分数为0.2%时,对润滑脂极压性能的提升效果最好,表现为烧结负荷和综合磨损值最大,较基础脂分别提高了29.0%和24.0%;当石墨烯质量分数为0.3%时,对润滑脂减摩抗磨性能的提升效果最好,摩擦因数和磨斑直径较基础脂润滑时分别下降了22.4%和13.0%,磨损体积减少了43.0%,且最大无卡咬负荷提高了21.2%。石墨烯在摩擦过程中,吸附在摩擦表面,形成保护薄膜阻止了摩擦副材料的直接接触,减少了磨损,同时提高了润滑脂的承载能力。     

Rolling Bearing Performance and Film Formation Behavior of Four Multiply Alkylated Cyclopentane (MAC) Base Greases for Space Applications

Four multiply alkylated cyclopentane (MAC)-based greases, used for space applications, were used for rolling contact fatigue tests employing thrust ball bearings. These greases were R2000, ML, MU, and 5200 and were made from the same base oil 2001A. Each grease had a different thickener, which were sodium soap, Li soap, urea, and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), respectively. The effect of the grease thickener on the ball bearings' fatigue life in vacuum and atmospheric environments was investigated via testing. For the greases R2000, MU, and ML it was found that the oil film formation in the experiments performed under vacuum conditions declined remarkably in comparison to under atmospheric conditions. For the 5200 grease, the oil film formation was almost the same as under atmospheric conditions. These results were supported by the occurrence of cage wear in the ball bearing fatigue tests. In the absence of sufficient films, high wear rates were measured.     

陶瓷球轴承的热弹流润滑分析

建立陶瓷球轴承热弹流润滑的数学模型,利用多重网格法和逐列扫描法,得到陶瓷球轴承的点接触热弹性流体动力润滑完全数值解,并与普通轴承计算结果进行比较。结果表明:转速与载荷会对陶瓷轴承的接触区的压力、膜厚、温度产生影响,其中随着转速的增加,最小膜厚增加,摩擦因数减小,滚动体表面温度下降,而随着载荷的增加,最小膜厚减小,摩擦因数增大,滚动体表面温度上升;在相同的工况参数下,陶瓷球轴承的油膜压力低于普通轴承,膜厚高于普通轴承,轴承内圈、滚动体、中层油膜的温升小于钢质轴承,因而陶瓷轴承的润滑性能更好,使用寿命更长。     

低速灵敏球轴承摩擦力矩分析

低速灵敏球轴承小而稳定的启动力矩和动态力矩对于导航系统的姿态控制至关重要,其工况通常是低速稀油润滑,黏性摩擦被忽略而重点推导接触区因弹性滞后、自旋及差动滑动引起的摩擦力矩。借助拟静力学分析得到了赫兹接触区纯滚动线的位置,积分求出了自旋及差动滑动引起的摩擦力矩,进而估算出灵敏球轴承的摩擦力矩,为验证所推公式的计算结果将其与相关文献的理论值及试验实测值进行了比较。在数学模型基础上,进一步讨论了轴承内外圈沟曲率因数这一重要结构参数对摩擦力矩的影响。     

Ag膜在干摩擦、油和脂润滑下的摩擦学性能研究

精密运转部件表面沉积一层软金属银和银基固体薄膜可以有效地降低摩擦、减小磨损。通过钢球/镀Ag膜摩擦盘在干摩擦、4122油和L252脂润滑条件下的球-盘摩擦学试验,研究Ag膜在油和脂复合润滑下的摩擦学性能,分析润滑条件、载荷、速度对Ag膜摩擦因数的影响。试验结果表明:在4 N法向载荷和油、脂润滑下,与干摩擦相比,镀Ag膜摩擦副的最大静摩擦因数分别减小了10.7%和6.1%;在0～2 000 r/min转速范围内,Ag膜摩擦因数随转速增加而减小,与干摩擦相比,油润滑下Ag膜摩擦因数减小9%～48%,脂润滑下Ag膜摩擦因数减小17%～52%。Ag膜在干摩擦、4122润滑油和L252润滑脂复合润滑下,摩擦因数均随载荷增加而降低;Ag膜摩擦副/钢球在油、脂复合润滑下启动摩擦力矩小,摩擦副在宽转速范围内摩擦因数变化小,运转平稳。     

Fe3O4磁流体润滑摩擦因数试验研究

利用MMW-1万能摩擦磨损试验机，测定不同磁性颗粒含量、载荷和旋转速度下Fe3O4磁流体润滑剂的四球摩擦副的摩擦力矩，并计算出相应的摩擦因数。试验结果表明，磁流体润滑膜具有良好的减摩能力，其中质量分数为10％的磁流体摩擦学性能最优，其摩擦因数相对于基液最大可降低35％左右。摩擦学性能得以提高主要是由于磁性颗粒的增粘作用，使油膜增厚，微滚动效应则导致摩擦力减小。     

Starved Grease Lubrication of Rolling Contacts

Many grease lubricated roller bearings operate in the starved elastohydrodynamic (EHL) regime where there is a limited supply of lubricant to the contact (1). Under these conditions the film thickness drops to a fraction of the fully flooded value (2) and, thus, it is difficult to predict lubrication performance, or bearing life, from conventional EHL models. In this regime film thickness depends on the ability of the grease to replenish the track rather than the usual EHL considerations. The conventional view of grease lubrication is that base oil bleeds from the bulk reservoir close to the track, replenishing the inlet and forming a fluid EHL film (3). Resupply, under starved conditions, will thus depend on both operating conditions and grease parameters. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the influence of these parameters on starved lubrication in a rolling contact. Starved film thickness has been measured for a series of greases and the results have been compared to the fully flooded values. These show that the degree of starvation increases with increasing rolling speed, base oil viscosity and thickener content but decreases at higher temperatures. In many cases an increase in absolute film thickness is obtained when moving from high viscosity base oil to a low one, this result is the reverse of normally accepted EHL rules. Taking the fully flooded film thickness as a guide to lubrication performance is therefore not valid as grease film thickness in the starved regime is determined by local replenishment rather than bulk rheological properties.     

Friction torque of thrust ball bearings lubricated with wind turbine gear oils

Planetary gearboxes used in wind turbines very often have premature bearing and gear failures, some of them related to the lubricants used. Five fully formulated wind turbine gear oils with the same viscosity grade and different formulations were selected and their physical characterization was performed. The lubricant tribological behaviour in a thrust ball bearing was analyzed. A modified Four-Ball Machine was used to assemble the bearings. They were submitted to an axial load and the tests were performed at velocities ranging between 150 and 1500 rpm. Experimental results for the operating temperatures and for the internal friction torque are presented.     

Film thickness in a ball-on-disc contact lubricated with greases,bleed oils and base oils

Three different lubricating greases and their bleed and base oils were compared in terms of film thickness in a ball-on-disc test rig through optical interferometry. The theoretical values calculated according to Hamrock's equation are in close agreement with the base oil film thickness measurements, which validates the selected experimental methodology.The grease and bleed oil film thickness under fully flooded lubrication conditions presented quite similar behaviour and levels. Therefore, the grease film thickness under full film conditions might be predicted using their bleed oil properties, namely the viscosity and pressure-viscosity coefficient. The base and bleed oil lubricant parameter LP are proportional to the measured film thickness.A relationship between grease and the corresponding bleed oil film thickness was evidenced.     

一种工业机器人用高性能润滑脂的开发与应用研究

根据摆线针轮(RV)减速器的运行特点与摩擦副运行工况,选择合成烃基础油作为主要基础油,同时加入部分环烷基基础油以改善基础油与皂的相容性,增加部分增黏剂来保证产品的附着力和基础油的黏度指数;为提升润滑脂的抗氧化性及减摩和极压性能,选择氢过氧化物分解型抗氧剂(硫酯型)与自由基捕获型(胺型、酚型)抗氧剂复合抗氧剂,选择MoD...     

Grease lubrication of rolling element bearings — role of the grease thickener

The contribution of grease thickener to lubricant film formation was examined in this paper. Lubricant film thickness and friction were measured for different grease thickener types in a bearing simulation device. The results showed that the greases formed thick (20–80nm), low friction surface layers at low speeds, which were much greater than the corresponding base oil film. These films appeared to be formed by the physical deposition of thickener in the track during overrolling of the grease. This was confirmed by infrared reflection analysis, which showed the deposited films to have increased thickener content. The ability of grease to form renewable physically deposited solid films has significant implications for optimising lubricant formulation for certain applications, e.g. bearings operating at high temperatures and low speeds where a conventional elastohydrodynamic lubricating film would be inadequate. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

镀银膜轴承在油和脂润滑下的摩擦性能

试验研究镀银膜轴承在干摩擦、润滑油和润滑脂复合润滑下的摩擦性能。试验结果显示:在中低转速下,镀银膜轴承在银膜和液体润滑剂(油和脂)复合润滑下的摩擦因数仅相当于银膜干摩擦下摩擦因数的10%左右,且变化平稳;在高转速下,试验轴承在银膜和液体润滑剂复合润滑下的摩擦因数随转速增加而增加,且银膜与润滑脂复合润滑条件下的摩擦因数随转速增加得更快,但仍小于银膜干摩擦下的摩擦因数;镀银膜轴承在银膜和液体润滑剂(油和脂)的复合润滑下的磨损小于银膜干摩擦时的磨损;中低转速下,镀银膜轴承在液体润滑剂(油和脂)复合润滑下的摩擦磨损性能远优于银膜干摩擦时的摩擦磨损性能。     

润滑剂对轮轨摩擦与磨损的影响

利用MMS-2A磨损试验机模拟轮轨系统在润滑油、二硫化钼锂基脂、植物油和石墨钙基脂4种润滑剂润滑下的摩擦与磨损行为,研究润滑剂对轮轨副摩擦、磨损特性的影响.结果表明:与干态相比,4种润滑剂均使摩擦副的摩擦因数减小,表面磨痕深度减小,磨损量降低,其中石墨钙基脂的减摩和抗磨效果最好;试验结束后,轮轨试样接触表面的硬度均有不同程度的增加,其中涂有石墨钙基脂的轮轨试样的表面硬度增加最小.     

基于因素分离法的脂润滑深沟球轴承摩擦研究*

滚动轴承的摩擦是在一个复杂的系统中由多种因素共同作用而产生的。为研究轴承中各类摩擦副的摩擦占总摩擦的比重,以矿山带式运输机托辊常用的6204脂润滑深沟球轴承为例,分析脂润滑深沟球轴承摩擦阻力的主要来源,将轴承摩擦分为滚动摩擦、滑动摩擦、黏性摩擦以及密封摩擦,用因素分离法分别开展同批次6204脂润滑深沟球轴承的带密封、无密封、无润滑以及微润滑条件下的摩擦实验,通过逐次剥离部分因素分析各摩擦分量对摩擦总量的影响。实验结果表明：在实验的载荷和转速条件下,密封摩擦占轴承全部摩擦的5%~18%,黏性摩擦占无密封轴承总摩擦的64%~85%;除去这些黏性摩擦之外,滑动摩擦也是滚动轴承摩擦中的重要分量。     

Frictional performance of lithium 12‐hydroxystearate greases with different soap fibre structures in sliding contacts

The effect of the fibre structure of the grease on the frictional performance of lithium 12‐hydroxystearate greases with different fibre lengths was investigated in face, line, and point contact sliding tests. At high sliding speeds where the lubrication regime was practically hydrodynamic, the coefficient of friction of the base oil alone was lower than that of the greases. The coefficient of friction was roughly estimated as follows: base oil < long‐fibre grease < medium‐fibre grease < short‐fibre grease. The supply or replenishing capability of the grease played a critical role in maintaining hydrodynamic lubrication. At high contact pressures, the short‐fibre grease was superior in frictional performance to the long‐fibre grease due to the firm fibre network structure of the latter. In mixed and boundary lubrication regimes, the greases were superior in frictional performance to the base oil, since the soap fibres of the greases had a superior load‐carrying capacity. The long‐fibre grease, with a firm fibre structure, offered better frictional performance than the short‐fibre one.     

考虑热弹流润滑作用的滚珠丝杠副摩擦力矩建模与分析

针对以往研究中滚珠丝杠副摩擦力矩计算方法中未考虑润滑作用对其影响,或未考虑接触弹性滞后效应以及滑移摩擦效应对其影响的情况。首先基于单个滚珠接触效应建立其热弹流润滑方程;然后在考虑润滑效应的基础上建立其黏性摩擦力、弹性滞后摩擦力及滑移摩擦力方程;最后提出一种基于全滚珠载荷分布与热弹流润滑耦合的滚珠丝杠副摩擦力矩计算模型,建立了预紧力、转速与摩擦力矩之间的耦合关系。试验结果表明,当预紧力从1 kN变化到6 kN,在滚珠丝杠低转速(100 r/min)时,摩擦因数变化范围为0.005 6～0.006 5。随转速的提髙摩擦因数升高且变化量逐渐增大,说明国际标准DIN ISO3408-3:2006中将滚珠丝杠副空载摩擦力矩测量速度定为100 r/min具有合理性,验证了所提出的摩擦力矩计算方法的准确性。     

电主轴用高速角接触陶瓷球轴承的开发

本文从轴承力学方面，分析了电主轴用陶瓷球轴承和钢球轴承的高速性能指标，如单位接触面积压力、刚度、旋滚比、摩擦力矩和功耗、比摩擦功。通过计算分析，得出了钢球轴承转速为６００００ｒ／ｍｉｎ的指标，与陶瓷球轴承转速为３０００ｒ／ｍｉｎ的指标相近。因此可安全地使用脂润滑的陶瓷球轴承代替传统用油雾润滑的钢球轴承。本研究具有明显的经济效益和社会效益，对我国今后开发陶瓷轴承提供了理论依据。