Monte Carlo simulation of sudden death bearing testing

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 188-199

  Vlcek, Brian L ^a   Hendricks, Robert C ^b   Zaretsky, Erwin V ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Life prediction; Monte Carlo analysis; Rolling element bearings; Sudden death testing; Weibull analysis

Indexed keywords

BALL BEARINGS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TESTING; VIBRATION CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATERIALS TESTING; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BEARING TESTING; CALENDAR TIME; CONFIGURATION; DEATH TESTING;

TRIBOLOGY; BEARING CAPACITY;

BEARING; EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; ROLLING BEARING; TESTING;

LIFE PREDICTION; ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARINGS; SUDDEN DEATH TESTING; WEIBULL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2542485514     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/05698190490431867     Document Type: Article

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