Dynamics Modeling of Spalling Failure at the Non-Central Position of the Raceway for an Inner Ring of a Ball Bearing

Abstract

Deep groove ball bearings are relatively weak in design for withstanding axial forces, but in practical applications, they may be subject to slight axial impact. Spalling failure may occur at a non-central position on the raceway. In response to this issue, this paper studies the axial impact characteristics generated in the bearing system due to uneven contact on both axial sides of the raceway when the rolling element passes through the defect area. A three-degree-of-freedom kinetic model considering the axial impact is proposed in this paper, simulating the effect of the impact on the rolling bearing when the flaking failure occurs at the non-central position of the roller path. The contact deformation area between the rolling element and raceway under axial forces and the position condition of the spalling fault in the raceway axial direction are introduced, and the impact characteristics of the spalling fault at different axial positions of the inner raceway are simulated by the time-varying energy method. Through comparative analysis of simulation and experiment, the variation characteristics of the vibration intensity in three directions of the bearing system when the spalling fault is at different axial positions of the raceway are obtained, and the correctness of the model is verified. This also provides theoretical support for improving the design and selection of bearings.