This paper describes a measurement of lubricant-film thickness in a roller bearing using a new ultrasonic pulser-receiver, which has a maximum pulse repetition rate (PRR) of 100 kHz. The experimental results show that a higher PRR can help to get more measurement points and more details of the oil-film thickness distribution. Furthermore, the influence of rotor vibration response for the oil-film thickness is discussed, which is in keeping with the simulation result. Finally, the limits of the PRR are discussed in detail and the effect of the transducer focal zone size is also observed.

Issue Section:
Other (Seals, Manufacturing)
Keywords:
Contact area, Fluid film lubrication, Lubricants, Rolling element bearings
Topics:
Lubricants, Roller bearings, Rollers, Stress, Transducers, Ultrasonic measurement, Ultrasound, Displacement, Film thickness, Bearings, Lubrication, Reflectance, Rotor vibration

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