Bearings are among the most important components in the vast majority of machines and exacting demands are made upon their carrying capacity and reliability. Therefore it is quite natural that rolling bearings should have come to play such a prominent part in textile machinery. In this paper it is studied that why the bearings failures are occurring and the reasons and remedies for the failures. Once the reason for the failure is found out it is easy to find out the remedial steps for the same. When the cause of failure is detected the prediction of the bearing life is also very easy.


Among the benefits resulting from this research has been the ability to calculate the life of a bearing with considerable accuracy, thus making it possible to match the bearing life with the service life of the machine involved. Unfortunately it sometimes happens that a bearing does not attain its calculated rating life. There may be many reasons for this - heavier loading than has been anticipated, inadequate or unsuitable lubrication, careless handling, ineffective sealing, or fits that are too tight, with resultant insufficient internal bearing clearance. Each of these factors produces its own particular type of damage and leaves its own special imprint on the bearing. Consequently, by examining a damaged bearing, it is possible, in the majority of cases, to form an opinion on the cause of the damage and to take the requisite action to prevent a recurrence.

 

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R.N. Narkhedkar and P.S. Joshi are associated with the D.K.T.E.'s Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji


Originally published in the Textile Review, April, 2012