Author : Abhijeet V. Salunkhe, Uday C. Agashe and Swapnil Hatwalane

This paper represents a review on modification of Rolling contact bearing design using different optimization techniques. Most widely Rolling bearings are used in Construction Equipment, Traction Motors, Electric Motors, Pumps and Compressors, Plastic Forming Equipment, Blowers and Fans, Coal Pulverizers, Heavy Equipment, Machine Tool Spindle, Calender Rolls of Paper Making Machines, Printing Presses, Crushers, Table Rollers for Steel Mills, aero-space machines, etc. Rolling bearings are weakest components in any machine unit which impacts its remaining life. While designing of rolling bearings it has to satisfy various constraints while delivering excellent performance and long life. The two main primary objectives for rolling bearings, namely radial load capacity and rating life has been considered. All design variables corresponding to bearing geometry are considered. For efficient discrete optimization the nonlinear constrained optimization problem has been solved by using algorithms. Optimization is used to get optimum mechanical design and it will be revealed from comparing the methods of algorithms by satisfying all design constraints.

Keywords: Optimization; Rolling contact bearings; Algorithms; Optimum mechanical design

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.7, No.3 (June-2017)