Abstract

ABSTRACT Bearing failure occurs when the dynamic contact stress exceeds the yield strength of the bearing material during operation. To minimise the risk of bearing failure, a new reliability theory method is proposed based on the stress-strength model of bearings, incorporating random input variables to analyse the reliability of angular contact ball bearings (ACBBs) and quantify their dynamic performance. The maximum entropy quadratic fourth moment method is used to calculate the probability distribution of maximum orthogonal shear stress-strength of bearing, and the maximum entropy principle is used to obtain the approximation of the minimum human error factors. Additionally, reliability-based sensitivity indices are derived to investigate the parametric significance of random input variables. Using B218 bearing as an example, the engineering application of this method in dynamic reliability and reliability-based sensitivity analysis is illustrated. Monte Carlo simulation is performed to verify the accuracy and effectiveness of the method to provide benchmark results. The results show that the Poisson’s ratio have a greater influence on the dynamic reliability of ACBBs than other parameters. Improving parameters such as ball diameter, raceway groove curvature radius and contact angle can also improve the reliability of bearings to some extent.

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