Investigate the Effect of Design Variables of Angular Contact Ball Bearing for the Performance Requirement

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of design variables on the performance requirements, i.e., total deformation and equivalent stress of the angular contact ball bearing. Design variables such as material properties, inner raceway curvature, and a number of balls greatly influence the deformation and stress developed on ball-bearing under different working conditions. There is a need to determine the best configuration of these design variables for given operating conditions that give minimal deformation and stress. This can be achieved by utilizing the concept of design of the experiment which will help in improving the design of angular contact ball bearing. The results obtained by mathematical calculation and ANSYS tool analysis are compared and are found to be in good correlation. Based on the results obtained the effect of these design variables on the bearing performance is studied by means of Taguchi’s design of the experiment and the best design configurations can then be figured out.