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ENGINEERING<br />
bearing reactions<br />
MINIMUM BEARING LOAD<br />
THRUST SPHERICAL ROLLER BEARINGS<br />
Centrifugal force in thrust spherical roller bearings tends to propel<br />
the rollers outward. The bearing geometry converts this force to<br />
induced thrust component, which must be overcome by an axial<br />
load. This induced thrust (F ac) is given by:<br />
F ac = k n 2 x 10 -5 (lbf per RPM)<br />
The minimum required working thrust load on a thrust spherical<br />
roller bearing (F a min) is then computed by:<br />
F a min = 1.2 F r + F ac >= C 0a/1000 (lbf)<br />
In addition to meeting the above calculated value, the minimum<br />
required working thrust load (F a min) should be equal to or greater<br />
than 0.1 percent of the static thrust load rating (C 0a).<br />
TIMKEN ® THRUST bearing catalog 21