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Timken - Thrust Bearings

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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

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