Two bearings wear test rig
Purpose designed and built test rig for testing operational conditions and wear measurements of two sliding bearings. Originally designed for bearings lubricated by environmentally acceptable lubricants, now often used for magnetorheological liquids.
In typical case journal diameter is 30 mm and specific pressure up to 2 MPa.
The test rig was used in commercial tasks and research [1].
1 – shaft,
2 – tested bearing bush housing,
3,4 – tested bearing bush with sleeve,
5 – load ring with ball bearing,
6 – covers with sealings,
10 – two seals module,
11 – self-alignment ball bearing,
t – thermocouples
The test rig, general view
Specifications
- Lubricants: water, oil, EAL, MR liquid
- Maximum typical specific pressure: 2 MPa
- Typical shaft rotational speed: 0 - 3000 rpm, constant or star-stop cycles
- Diameter of standard journal: 30 mm
- Width of the bush: up to 40
- Two bearing tests
Other working parameters on request
Measured and controlled parameters
- Friction torque and COF
- Shaft rotational speed
- Bearing bush temperature
- Supply in outlet lubricant temperature and flow
- After test wear measuremnts
Description in scientific papers
[1] J. Frost and W. Litwin, “Comparative wear test of journal sliding bearings with sintered bronze and Babbitt alloy bushes lubricated by environmentally acceptable / adapted lubricants ( EAL ),” Tribol. Trans., pp. 7–8, 2022.
Contact person
Wojciech Litwin wojciech.litwin@pg.edu.pl
