KISSsoft 2019 – Tutorial 7

Roller bearings

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Contents

1 Task ........................................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Task ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 Modeling the system ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Adding Bearings ...................................................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Roller bearing calculation ........................................................................................................................ 7
1.6 Settings ................................................................................................................................................... 9

2 Further Calculations .............................................................................................................. 11

2.1 Calculation with load spectra ................................................................................................................ 11
2.2 Calculating the thermally permissible service speed limit ..................................................................... 13
2.3 Extending the Roller Bearings Database .............................................................................................. 15
2.4 Calculating a single bearing with known loads...................................................................................... 16

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1 Task
1.1 General
In KISSsoft, roller bearings are usually analyzed as part of the shaft analysis process. The calculation of journal
bearings (which are also available in KISSsoft) is not discussed here. In this tutorial, roller bearings are not
viewed separately from their environment. Instead, they are treated as part of a system that consists of a shaft,
external loads and bearings. The great advantage of this approach is that the calculation of loads on the roller
bearing is performed automatically and therefore is less prone to user errors. The same applies to statically over-
determined systems. You can also analyze individual bearings that are subject to a known load. For more
information about this, see section 2.4.

1.2 Task
In this example, the multiple bearings shown in Figure 1 are to be analyzed. The system is statically over-
determined: the first bearing is positioned within the shaft and the third bearing is an axial bearing supported on
its right-hand side. The other bearings are not subjected to the axial forces.

Figure 1. Support example for this tutorial

Position y [mm] Type Type Type of bearing Dimensions

10 Koyo 6205 Deep groove ball bearing Non-locating bearing d = 25 mm
(single row) D = 52 mm
92 Koyo 16006 Deep groove ball bearing Non-locating bearing d = 30 mm
(single row) D = 55 mm
145 Koyo 51106 Axial groove ball bearing Axial bearing, adjusted d = 30 mm
(single row) on right side D = 47 mm
200 Koyo 6304 Deep groove ball bearing Non-locating bearing d = 20mm
(single row) D = 52mm
Figure 2. Bearing types and positions

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1.3 Modeling the system
First of all, model the shaft geometry as shown in Figure 1 (see also Tutorial 006: Shaft editor). In a second step,
define the two force elements (bevel gear and cylindrical gear) with the data shown in Figure 3.

Position Type Angle Pitch Width Power Direction

[mm] diameter [mm] [kW]
Meshing [°] Helix [°]
[mm]
110 Bevel gear 20 0 80 20 30 driven
Cylindrical
173 20 15 40 20 30 driving
gear

Figure 3. Loads

The reference cone angle of the bevel gear is δ = 30°.

Figure 4. Definition of the force elements

After this, the following system should be visible in the graphical shaft editor:

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 Figure 5. Geometry of the shaft and force elements

1.4 Adding Bearings

In the «Elements-tree», right-hand mouse click on «Bearing» and then select the «Roller bearing» option from
the context menu:

Figure 6. «Elements-tree» with the context menu for the «Bearing» group

As shown in Figure 7, the «Elements-editor» lists the most important bearing parameters.
To position the bearing at y = 10 mm within the shaft, click the radio button to the right of the «External
diameter» input field. From the drop-down list with the same name, select the entry 52.00 mm and select «Type
Koyo 6205 (d = 25 mm, D = 52 mm, B = 15 mm)» from the drop-down list for the label. Then click the sizing

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button to the right of the drop-down lists for the inner diameter or outer diameter to modify the relevant
diameter to the shaft's geometry at the specified position.

Figure 7. «Elements-editor» with roller bearing parameters

If this bearing is not present in the list, check that bearings produced by Koyo have been included in the list of
available bearings. To do this:

1. In the menu bar, click «Calculation».

2. There, select «Settings». This opens the «Module specific settings» window.

3. In the «Bearing manufacturers» group you can now select the companies you want to include in the list
of available bearing manufacturers. If necessary, enable «Koyo» by clicking the checkbox of the same
name.

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 4. Click OK to close the window.

The system comprising shaft, loads and bearings should now look like the one shown in Figure 1.

1.5 Roller bearing calculation

Start the shaft calculation by clicking on in the toolbar or else press F5 to run the roller bearing calculation.
You can see a quick overview of the results in the «Results» window (see Figure 8). Please note that you must
enter the bearing names manually.

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 Figure 8. «Results» window with a summary overview of the roller bearing analysis

In the «bearing service life» list you will now see the following values for each bearing:

S0 Static safety
Lnh Rating life in [h]
Lnmh Modified rating life in [h]1
Lnrh Basic reference rating life according to ISO/TS 16281 in [h]2
Lnmrh Modified reference rating life according to ISO/TS 16281 in [h]1,2

The bearing reaction force list shows the reaction forces and moments for each component (see Figure 9). Here
the Fy component refers to the axial force, and the My component refers to the torque.

(Fx, Fy, Fz)

(Mx, My, Mz)

Figure 9. Components of bearing reaction forces and moments

1
If you select «Enhanced bearing service life according to ISO 281» in the «Basic data» tab
2
If you select «Roller bearing service life according to ISO/TS 16281» in the drop-down list for «Roller bearing» in the «Basic data»
tab.

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1.6 Settings
Some settings have a direct effect on roller bearing analysis. These parameters are listed below.

Figure 10. «General» group in the «Basic data» tab with values that have a direct effect on roller bearing analysis

Speed: the higher the speed, the shorter the rating life in [h].

Sense of rotation: possibly changes the sign of axial load, for example, this happens when helical gears are
used. This changes the effect of load on the bearing.

Lubricant temperature: a higher lubricant temperature reduces the service life coefficient.

Roller bearing: in the roller bearing drop-down list you can select one of the four following options:

▪ “Rating life from ISO 281 and manufacturer data (classical calculation)”
Roller bearings primarily place constraints on the degree of freedom of movement in displacement
and/or rotation, which is why they are modelled in this way when you select this option. You can enter
any value as the stiffnesses for translation and rotation, no matter what type or size of bearing is
involved. The correlation between axial and radial forces, such as experienced by tapered roller
bearings, is included in the calculation.
▪ “Stiffness from internal geometry, rating life from classical calculation”
This takes into account internal roller bearing data, such as roller diameter, race radius to determine
bearing stiffness. If no detailed data is available, it will be estimated based on the size and type of
bearing.
▪ “Rating life and stiffness from internal geometry (ISO/TS 16281)”
Service life calculation taking into account internal bearing geometry. The results are displayed in the
«Results» window with Lnrh or Lnmrh.

«Modified rating life according to ISO 281»

If a flag is set in this checkbox, the influence of the lubricant is taken into consideration in the bearing rating life
calculation. The results are displayed in the «Results» window with Lnmh or Lnmrh.

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 Figure 11. «Rolling bearings» group in the «Basic data» tab with lubricant parameters

Lubrication: the choice of the type of lubricant affects the service life coefficient.
Impurity: the impurity coefficient eC affects the service life coefficient.

Figure 12. «Module specific settings» window in the «Roller bearing» tab with roller bearing parameters

Failure probability: a1 is used in calculating the rating life of roller bearings. By default, it is set to 10%, but can be
altered here.

Required service life: this specifies the required service life in the roller bearing calculation. However, this value
does not actually affect the roller bearing calculation. If the calculated service life drops below the required
service life, the program issues a warning message.

Maximum service life coefficient: In this input field you define the upper limit for the service life coefficient αISO.

 a ISO  a ISO  a ISO,max

a ISO = 
a ISO,max  a ISO  a ISO,max

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The default value defined in ISO 281:2007-2 is αISO = 50.

2 Further Calculations
2.1 Calculation with load spectra
In the «Basic data» tab, in the drop-down list for load spectra, you can specify whether the load spectra
defined when the shaft was modelled (e.g. cylindrical gear) are to be taken into account (see Figure 13).

Figure 13. Drop-down list for load spectra in «Basic data»

To do this, select the «Consider load spectra» option.

Figure 14. Example that takes a load spectrum into consideration for the force element cylindrical gear

To add your own load spectrum entry to the database, follow these steps:

1. Open the database tool via «Extras»→ «Database tool».

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 2. At the prompt (for authorization to write data to the database), click Yes. This opens the database tool
window.
3. Here, select the Load spectra table and click Edit. The database tool window now shows a list of the
entries in the LASTKOLL (load spectra) table.
4. You now have two options for defining your own load spectrum: Either select a data record from the list
and change it, or generate an entirely new data record. If you decide to use the first option, select an
existing data record from the list and then click the button.
5. If you want to create a completely new entry, click the button without first selecting an existing entry.
6. In both cases, the «Create a new entry» dialog window appears. Here you can input the name of your
choice for your load spectrum in the «Label» input field.
7. Here you can either enter the actual load spectrum directly, in the table in the lower part of the window,
or input the name of the file to be used for the load spectrum in the «File name» input field. The file
name must have the dat file extension, e.g. own load spectra.dat and be saved to the <KISSsoft
installation folder>/DAT folder.
8. If a file with the same name is already present, click the «Edit» button to start an editor with which you
can edit the file contents.

In each case you see the frequency, torque or power factor and speed factor in a line, separated by tab spaces.
In Figure 15 you see the «meinLastKollektiv.dat» file as it appears in the Windows editor.

Frequency Speed factor

Power or
Torque factor

Figure 15. Example of a file with your own load spectrum data. The values are displayed in a line,
each separated by a tab

The values in this file are multipliers of the reference values «Power» or «Torque» and «Speed».

Example:
Let us suppose that you have entered the following reference values in the Basic data input window or in the
Elements-editor for the cylindrical gear force element:

P = 115 kW, n = 1500 1/min

In addition, you then decide to input multipliers for power and not for torque (see Figure 17).

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 Figure 16. «Create a new entry» window with the efficiency factor (power) selected

In the Input drop-down list, you can specify whether you want to multiply the power or the torque with the values
of the load spectrum. For the load spectrum shown in Figure 15 you then receive the absolute values, as
displayed in Figure 17:

Frequency [%] Power [kW] Speed [1/min]

10 0 0
20 103.5 1200
21 34.5 2400
34 69 1500
10 57.5 1650
5 149.5 600
Figure 17. Example of a load spectrum

2.2 Calculating the thermally permissible service speed limit

The method used to determine the thermally permissible service speed is described in DIN 732. This limit can
differ greatly from other permitted service speeds because the reference conditions only apply to fully defined
cases. In order to define the thermally permissible operating limit, you must first define the thermal nominal
speed for each case. This is the bearing-specific speed of rotation reached under predefined operating conditions
such that the heat development (friction) balances the heat dissipation (through bearing contact and lubrication).
Mechanical or kinematic criteria are not taken into account for this speed.
The reference values (temperatures, load, lubricant viscosity, reference surface of the bearing etc.) have been
fixed so that the reference speeds with either oil or grease lubricated bearings will result in identical values.

Open the «Thermally permissible service speed» input window by clicking the «Calculation→«Thermally
permissible service speed» menu.

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 Figure 18. Tab «Thermally permissible service speed» in the shaft calculation

To open the «Thermally permissible service speed» window, first switch to the
«Roller bearings ISO 281, ISO 76» calculation module. To do this, activate the «Module tree window» in the
upper left-hand window by clicking on the corresponding «Modules» tab (see Figure 19).

Figure 19. Opening «Roller bearing ISO 281, ISO 76»

In the module tree window, double-click on «Roller bearing ISO 281, ISO 76». You can now input parameters for
the calculation in KISSsoft in the roller bearing calculation module in the «Thermally permissible service speed
input» window. Open the «Thermally permissible service speed» input window by clicking the
«Calculation→«Thermally permissible service speed» menu (see Figure 20).

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 Figure 20. Activating the «Thermally permissible service speed» input screen

Figure 21. Active «Thermally permissible operating speed» tab

2.3 Extending the Roller Bearings Database

Data for several thousand roller bearings (from Koyo, NSK, SKF and Timken) are already stored in KISSsoft. You
can also add any missing bearing data to this database. To add a new bearing to the database follow these
steps:

1. Open the database tool via «Extras»→«Database tool“.

2. At the prompt (for authorization to write data to the database), click Yes. This opens the database tool
window.
3. Here, from database W000, select the table of the corresponding roller bearing type, for example,
description «Deep groove ball bearing (single row)», table «W05WNORM10». Then click «Edit». The
database tool window now shows a list of the entries in the «W05WNORM10» table.
4. You now have two options for defining your own roller bearing. Either select a data record from the list
and change it, or generate an entirely new data record. If you decide to use the first option, select an
existing data record from the list and then click the button.
5. If you want to create a completely new entry, click the button without first selecting an existing entry.
6. In both cases, the «Create a new entry» dialog window appears. You can now input any name for your
roller bearing in the «Bearing label» input field. You can input parameters for the bearing in these two
tabs: «Basic data» and «Inner geometry». Although you must accept the values in «Basic data», you
can input any values for inner geometry. If no inner geometry data is available, it is approximated based
on the data entered in «Basic data».
7. Then click OK to confirm your entries. In the database tool window, then click «Save» to save your new
entry. Note that no message appears to tell you that you have saved the file successfully. The roller
bearing you have just added appears at the end of the list and has a sequential number >= 20000.

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2.4 Calculating a single bearing with known loads
If you want to analyze a single bearing with a known load, you do not need to model an entire system that
includes a shaft, loads and bearings. Instead, simply click on the «Basic data» tab to open a window with the
same name.

Figure 22. Active «Basic data» tab in roller bearing calculation

Radial loads are defined for each bearing in the «Bearing data» group and axial force is predefined globally in the
«Operating data» group. The distribution of axial force on the individual roller bearing depends on which type of

axial support is selected for each bearing. To perform the calculation then either click or press «F5».

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