Grease Lubrication In Rolling Bearings

Grease Lubrication in Rolling Bearings

The definitive book on the science of grease lubrication forroller and needle bearings in industrial and vehicleengineering.

Grease Lubrication in Rolling Bearings provides anoverview of the existing knowledge on the various aspects of greaselubrication (including lubrication systems) and the state of theart models that exist today. The book reviews the physical andchemical aspects of grease lubrication, primarily directed towardslubrication of rolling bearings.

The first part of the book covers grease composition, propertiesand rheology, including thermal and dynamics properties. Laterchapters cover the dynamics of greased bearings, including greaselife, bearing life, reliability and testing. The final chaptercovers lubrications systems – the systems that deliver greaseto the components requiring lubrication.

Grease Lubrication in Rolling Bearings:

• Describes the underlying physical and chemical properties ofgrease.
• Discusses the effect of load, speed, temperature, bearinggeometry, bearing materials and grease type on bearing wear.
• Covers both bearing and grease performance, includingthermo-mechanical ageing and testing methodologies.

It is intended for researchers and engineers in thepetro-chemical and bearing industry, industries related to this(e.g. wind turbine industry, automotive industry) and forapplication engineers. It will also be of interest for teaching inpost-graduate courses.