Rotor Shaft Bearing Analysis for Selected Rand Cam Engine Configurations West Virginia Univ

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Orndorff, Raymond, author.

Conference Name:

International Congress & Exposition (1995-02-27 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1995

Summary:

Analysis of two types of bearings has been performed for the rotor shaft of the Rand Cam engine. Rolling element bearings and a combination of journal and thrust bearings for selected engine configurations have been considered. The engine configurations consist of four, five, six, seven, and eight vanes. The bearing geometry and orientation was also addressed. This analysis is crucial due to the potentially large axial loading on the bearings and the need for the bearing arrangement to be compact and reliable. An emphasis was placed on the combination of fluctuating axial and radial loads and the resulting effect upon the bearings. Tapered roller bearings were found to be effective. However, a combination of journal and thrust bearings is a more compact bearing arrangement for this application. The eight vane configuration is the most desirable configuration based upon the bearing analysis

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Publisher Number:

950449

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