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Engineering Section<br />
Glossary of Symbols<br />
A<br />
a 1<br />
a 2<br />
a 3<br />
a 4<br />
a 5<br />
B<br />
C<br />
Cr<br />
Cor<br />
CCW<br />
CF<br />
CW<br />
D<br />
E<br />
e<br />
F<br />
F a<br />
F n<br />
F r<br />
<strong>Cylindrical</strong> bearing inner ring raceway<br />
diameter<br />
Life adjustment factor for reliability<br />
Life adjustment factor for material<br />
Life adjustment factor for lubrication<br />
Life adjustment factor for misalignment<br />
Life adjustment factor for load zone size<br />
Bearing inner ring bore<br />
<strong>Cylindrical</strong> bearing outer ring raceway<br />
diameter<br />
Bearing dynamic load rating (ISO)<br />
Bearing static load rating (ISO)<br />
Counterclockwise<br />
Centrifugal force<br />
Clockwise<br />
Bearing outside diameter<br />
Modulus of elasticity<br />
Equivalent load factor<br />
Force<br />
Thrust (Axial) component of F n<br />
or axial<br />
force<br />
Normal force<br />
Radial force<br />
L’ n<br />
Adjusted bearing life @ n reliability level<br />
LH<br />
MPD<br />
N n<br />
n<br />
P<br />
P<br />
PD<br />
p<br />
Q<br />
R n<br />
RH<br />
r<br />
S<br />
T 1<br />
T 2<br />
TR n<br />
W<br />
Wt<br />
Y 1<br />
Left h<strong>and</strong><br />
Mean pitch diameter<br />
Number of teeth in gear “n”<br />
Subscript index<br />
Equivalent radial load for tapered roller<br />
bearings<br />
Subscript for pinion<br />
Pitch diameter<br />
Radial contact pressure<br />
Torque<br />
Bearing “n” radial reaction<br />
Right h<strong>and</strong><br />
Radius<br />
Rotational speed (rpm)<br />
Belt tension-tight side<br />
Belt tension-loose side<br />
Thrust reaction of tapered bearing “n”<br />
Gear face width<br />
Weight<br />
Axial load factor<br />
F s<br />
Separating component of F n<br />
Y 2<br />
Axial load factor<br />
F t<br />
f pl<br />
G<br />
H<br />
HP<br />
IF<br />
J<br />
K<br />
L 10<br />
L n<br />
Tangentail component of F n<br />
Preload factor<br />
Subscript for ring gear<br />
Housing O.D.<br />
Horsepower<br />
Interference fit<br />
Hollow shaft I.D.<br />
Ratio of radial to thrust rating for<br />
tapered roller bearings<br />
Bearing life @ 90% reliability level<br />
Bearing life @ n reliability level<br />
L’ 10<br />
Adjusted bearing life @ 90% reliability<br />
level<br />
(alpha)<br />
(beta)<br />
(beta)<br />
i<br />
(delta)<br />
o<br />
(delta)<br />
(nu)<br />
1/2 included cup angle<br />
Pitch angle for straight, zerol, <strong>and</strong> spiral<br />
bevel gears<br />
Face angle of hypoid pinion <strong>and</strong> root<br />
angle of hypoid gear<br />
Change in inner ring raceway diameter<br />
Change in outer ring raceway diameter<br />
Poisson’s ratio<br />
(sigma) Summation<br />
(phi)<br />
r<br />
(phi)<br />
(psi)<br />
Normal pressure angle<br />
Pressure angle in plane of rotation<br />
Helix or spiral angle<br />
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