Ok, just asked around to get some more clarification on the loading. It appears we plan to design the bearings to handle a load of up to about 400 lbs. This is the force that it takes to compress the spring mentioned above to flat to allow the two pieces to bottom out on one another. Radial...
As far as loading is concerned, the bearings must survive being shot out of a gun. This means about 20000 G loading at gun launch in the axial direction, as well as a load due to buffeting inside the barrel on the order of about 1000G. These loads, however, only act on the bearings during gun...
Does any such thing as a thin section tapered roller bearing exist? We have tried using angular contact bearings, and they are failing under the the loading, both radial and axial, that they see. Size wise, I'm looking at an ID of 1.5", OD 1.75", thickness of about .125 to .25". If something...
