Raceway Defect Frequency Deviation of Full-Ceramic Ball Bearing Induced by Fit Clearance in Wide Temperature Ranges

Abstract

Full-ceramic ball bearings are widely applied in wide temperature ranges due to their excellent thermal shock resistance, and the condition monitoring and fault diagnosis are mainly conducted through the spectrum analysis based on the defect frequencies. However, the outer ring has a spinning motion in the temperature-related fit clearance, which leads to the deviation of raceway defect frequencies, and is not conducive to the fault diagnosis. In this paper, the temperature-related fit clearance is considered in the dynamic model, and defects are added on the inner raceway and outer raceway. The motions of the rings are calculated and analyzed in the frequency domain, and the trends of peak frequencies with temperature are investigated. Simulation and experimental results show that the spinning speed of the outer ring increases with temperature, and the defect frequencies exhibit obvious deviation in wide temperature ranges. In a temperature range of 500 K, the defect frequencies exhibit deviations of over 3%, which is obvious in the defect frequency identification. The results provide insights on the full-ceramic ball bearing dynamics and help with the fault diagnosis and status monitoring of the relevant devices.