CONTACT ANALYSIS OF ROLLER BEARING USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

Roller Bearings are a type of rolling-element
bearing that uses cylinders (rollers) to maintain the
separation between the moving parts of the bearing (as
opposed to using balls as the rolling element). This
research study has been carried out for the contact
analysis of roller bearing using CAE tools CATIA and
Ansys. Through contact analysis the changes could be
showed in stress, strain, penetration, sliding distance,
friction stress on the roller bearing. Furthermore, the
simulation results revealed that the computational values
were consistent with theoretical values. The all showed
that the model and boundary conditions were correct
and rational, and it would provide a scientific basis for
optimum design of rolling bearings under complicated
loads.