What are the common SKF bearing lubrication methods?

SKF bearings are lubricated in several ways, and each type of bearing and each type of bearing is also different when using lubrication, which is more conducive to maximizing the service life of SKF bearings, which is the highest performance of mechanical equipment. The state of performance.

1, solid lubrication

Under some special conditions, a small amount of solid lubricant is added to the grease. For example, adding 3~5% of molybdenum disulfide No. 1 can reduce wear and improve the resistance to pressure and heat. For high temperature, elegance, high vacuum and corrosion resistance. Special conditions such as anti-radiation and extremely low temperature, the solid lubricant can be added into engineering plastics or powder metallurgy materials to make bearing parts with self-lubricating properties, such as bonding the solid lubricant to the raceway with an adhesive. A lubricating film is formed on the cage and the rolling elements, which has a certain effect on reducing friction and wear.

2, oil lubrication:

Viscosity is an important characteristic of lubricating oil. The viscosity directly affects the fluidity of lubricating oil and the thickness of oil film formed between friction surfaces. The viscosity of lubricating oil at SKF bearing working temperature is generally 12-15cst. The higher the speed, the lower the viscosity, and the heavier the load, the higher the viscosity. Commonly used lubricating oils include mechanical oil, high-speed mechanical oil, turbine oil, compressor oil, transformer oil, cylinder oil, and the like.

Oil lubrication methods include:

a. oil bath lubrication

Oil bath lubrication is the most common lubrication method. It is suitable for the lubrication of low and medium speed bearings. Part of the bearing is immersed in the groove. The lubricating oil is brought up by the rotating bearing parts and then flows back to the oil groove. The oil level should be slightly lower than the minimum. The center of the rolling element.

b. drip lubrication

Drip oil lubrication is suitable for SKF bearing parts that need to supply lubricating oil quantitatively. The amount of dripping oil is generally one drop every 3-8 seconds. Excessive oil quantity will cause the bearing temperature to increase.

c. Circulating oil lubrication

The filtered oil is delivered to the bearing components by an oil pump, filtered through the lubricating oil after the bearings, and then cooled and used. Since the circulating oil can take a certain amount of heat to cool the bearing, this method is suitable for bearing parts with higher rotational speed.

d. Spray lubrication

The dry compressed air is mixed with the lubricating oil through a sprayer to form an oil mist. In the jet bearing, the air flow can effectively cool the bearing and prevent the intrusion of impurities. This method is suitable for the lubrication of high speed, high temperature bearing components.

e. Injection lubrication

The high-pressure oil is injected into the bearing through the nozzle by the oil pump, and the oil injected into the bearing flows into the oil groove through the other end of the bearing. When the SKF bearing rotates at a high speed, the rolling elements and the cage also form a gas flow at the relatively high rotation speed of the surrounding air. It is difficult to send the lubricating oil to the bearing by the general lubrication method. At this time, the lubricating oil must be used by the high-pressure injection method. Spray into the bearing and the nozzle should be placed between the inner ring and the center of the cage.

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