Angular Contact Bearing for Thrust Load
Angular Contact Bearing for Thrust Load
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Due to a design constraint I will be using a Angular Contact Bearing to calculate the thrust load using a load cell. The test setup is horizontal. Is there any method to determine the loss of thrust load when using a angular contact bearing to measure the thrust load. Please let me know if you require more information.
Mechotron
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RE: Angular Contact Bearing for Thrust Load
A sketch of you proposed arrangement would be helpful.
Ted
RE: Angular Contact Bearing for Thrust Load
If you apply force on one side of a bearing, the opposite side of the bearing should see the same force, in the opposite direction. This is statics and basic Newtonian physics. There will be a radial force component on the balls, resulting in higher internal forces, but these all balance. Your forces may get weird if your bearing is overloaded.
If you have a discrepancy between your exerted force and the force on your load cell, you should look at your arrangement and try to figure out what is exerting the extra force.