A discrete element approach for modeling cage flexibility in ball bearing dynamics simulations

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Weinzapfel, Nick ^a   Sadeghi, Farshid ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ball bearings; Discrete element method; Dynamics; Flexible cage

Indexed keywords

BEARING DYNAMICS; BEARING PERFORMANCE; CONSTANT STEP SIZES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELS; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; DISCRETE-ELEMENT APPROACH; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLEXIBLE BODIES; FOURTH-ORDER; LOADING CONDITION; NEWTON'S LAWS; REFERENCE FRAME; RUNGE-KUTTA ALGORITHMS; SIX DEGREES OF FREEDOM; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; THREE DEGREES OF FREEDOM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; SPHERES;

BALL BEARINGS;

EID: 77955104345     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: 15288897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3063817     Document Type: Article

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