US20150125104A1 - Bearing arrangement for fluid machinery application - Google Patents

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US20150125104A1
US20150125104A1 US14/535,451 US201414535451A US2015125104A1 US 20150125104 A1 US20150125104 A1 US 20150125104A1 US 201414535451 A US201414535451 A US 201414535451A US 2015125104 A1 US2015125104 A1 US 2015125104A1
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    • F16C19/38—Bearings with rolling contact, for exclusively rotary movement with bearing rollers essentially of the same size in one or more circular rows, e.g. needle bearings for both radial and axial load with two or more rows of rollers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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  • the present invention pertains to a bearing arrangement for a fluid machinery application, such as a wind turbine arrangement, a water turbine arrangement or a propulsion turbine arrangement. More specifically, the bearing arrangement includes an axially locating bearing position and an axially non-locating bearing position which are capable of supporting axial loads and restricting axial movement of a shaft, such as a rotor shaft of the fluid machinery application.
  • the present invention pertains to a fluid machinery application, such as a wind turbine arrangement, a water turbine arrangement or a propulsion turbine arrangement, comprising a bearing arrangement having an axially locating bearing position and an axially non-locating bearing position.
  • fluid machinery application refers to any arrangement that can extract energy from a continuously moving stream of fluid (liquid or gas). Since the fluid machinery application transfers the energy from the fluid to a rotor, and typically is provided with a rotating component through which the fluid passes, the fluid machinery application should be capable of supporting a radial force and a considerable large axial force, as seen in the direction of the rotor shaft of the fluid machinery application. The energy from the fluid streams is converted into mechanical energy of a rotating shaft by one or several turbines.
  • the rotating component typically refers to the rotor, which is provided with a set of vanes or blades.
  • a fluid machinery application is a wind turbine arrangement.
  • Other examples of fluid machinery applications are water turbine arrangements and propulsion turbine arrangements.
  • the working fluid may be either liquid or gas.
  • this type of arrangements is typically provided with one or several bearings. Due to the large dimensions and weight of wind turbines, the load bearing capabilities and performance of the bearing(s) supporting the rotor shaft and the wind turbine blades is of high importance. As a consequence, the bearing must be aligned and positioned in a correct manner in order to avoid unnecessary wear of the components making up the bearing.
  • the bearing arrangement must support both axial and radial loads, wherein the axial loads refers to axial loads transferred from the turbine blades during operation as well as axial loads arising from the weight of the rotor shaft and turbine blade arrangement, which is often mounted with a tilted angle in relation to the horizontal plane in order to reduce the risk of collision between the turbine blades and the wind turbine tower.
  • the weight and size of the components as well as the location of the rotor arrangement in tower-like structures increase the cost for manufacturing, mounting, and servicing of the wind turbines.
  • the attachment of load bearing rolling bearings to the rotor shaft and to support structures is cumbersome and costly, typically involving heating techniques of members, such as the inner ring of a rolling bearing to be mounted, in order to provide suitable attachment and pre-stressing, while maintaining a high level of precision to ensure a correct alignment and orientation of the rolling bearing in relation to the shaft and/or support structure.
  • the mounting process is complicated and time-consuming, and often requires auxiliary equipment for heating and alignment control measurements.
  • relevant parts of the bearing such as the raceways, may have to undergo a heat treatment process, such as for instance a hardening process in order to withstand high contact stresses and fatigue damages.
  • a spherical roller bearing is provided with a spherical geometry allowing for self-alignment of the shaft during operation (i.e. upon rotation of the shaft). By self-alignment, the angular alignment of the rotational axis of the rotating shaft may change in relation to the bearing such that an angular movement of the shaft in relation to the housing is permitted.
  • the axial movement of the rotating shaft must further be restricted by the roller bearing in order to provide a smooth operation and to reduce wear and damage to connected and/or surrounding equipment, such as a gear box etc. Any excessive axial play may considerably reduce the life time of the application arrangement.
  • the size and the radial dimension of the geometry of the spherical roller bearing may be increased.
  • the contact angles between the rollers and raceway in relation to the axis of the rotating shaft are increased.
  • a general object of the present invention is to provide an improved and robust bearing arrangement for a fluid machinery application and a fluid machinery application including such bearing arrangement.
  • the bearing arrangement allows for improved mounting/dismounting of the bearing arrangement in relation to a rotor shaft and/or support structure supporting the rotor shaft.
  • a bearing arrangement for a fluid machinery application having an axially locating bearing position and an axially non-locating bearing position.
  • the axially locating bearing position comprises a first angular self-aligning contact bearing arranged next to a second angular self-aligning contact bearing for locating a shaft against movement in an axial direction A.
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing has a first set of rolling elements formed of rollers arranged in a first row and interposed between a first curved inner raceway and a first curved outer raceway, wherein each roller is a symmetrical cylindrically shaped roller having a curved raceway-contacting surface being engageable with the first curved inner raceway and the first curved outer raceway.
  • each roller of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the shaft by a first contact angle ⁇ 2 .
  • the rollers are arranged to cooperate with the first curved inner raceway and the first curved outer raceway for supporting an axial force F 1 and a radial force F 2 .
  • the second angular self-aligning contact bearing has a second set of rolling elements formed of rollers arranged in a second row and interposed between a second curved inner raceway and a second curved outer raceway, wherein each roller is a symmetrical cylindrically shaped roller having a curved raceway-contacting surface being engageable with the second curved inner raceway and the second curved outer raceway.
  • each roller of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the shaft by a second contact angle ⁇ 1 .
  • each roller of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing is inclined in relation to each roller of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing such that a first pressure centre of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing is displaced from a second pressure centre of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing.
  • the axially non-locating bearing position is arranged spaced apart from the axially locating bearing position, as seen in the axial direction A.
  • one function of the present invention is that the bearing arrangement of the present invention can accommodate local internal misalignments, such as wringing of the rings, which in turn ensures that there will not be any excessive edge contact stresses.
  • the principle of the present invention it becomes possible to provide an improved and more compact fluid machinery application, e.g. a wind turbine arrangement, a water turbine arrangement or a propulsion turbine arrangement.
  • the fluid machinery application is compact in the sense that the bearing function can be arranged within and delivered as a single bearing arrangement system solution.
  • a fluid machinery application e.g. a wind turbine rotor shaft arrangement
  • the present invention is a two point suspension system, i.e. it is supporting the wind turbine rotor shaft arrangement at a first support point spaced apart from a second support point.
  • the bearing arrangement is a three point (3-point) suspension system.
  • the non-locating bearing position may be a non-locating gear box (e.g. a gear box in a wind turbine), whereby the gear box presents a non-locating function, i.e. the gear box is movable in an axial direction of the shaft, and is thereby designed to not accommodate any axial forces, but only radial forces.
  • the gear box may for instance be a planetary gear box supported by bearings, such as tapered roller bearings, cylindrical roller bearings or any other suitable bearing recognized by the skilled person.
  • each roller of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and each roller of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing are inclined in relation to the axial direction and that the first pressure centre of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing is displaced from the second pressure centre of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing, it becomes possible to keep the size of the bearing arrangement to a minimum without compromising the function of the bearing arrangement and/or the fluid machinery application.
  • This is realized by providing axially locating bearings having pronounced tilted contact angles, i.e. inclined contact angles of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing.
  • the bearing arrangement is typically arranged for supporting a shaft of the fluid machinery application at two different and spaced apart supporting points of the rotor shaft.
  • the bearing arrangement is capable of maintaining the axial load bearing capacity while the axial width and radial extension of the axially locating bearings may be decreased. In this manner, it becomes possible to reduce the weight of the nacelle weight of the assembled fluid machinery application, e.g. an assembled wind turbine arrangement.
  • both of the angular contact bearings having an inclined contact angle, respectively, the normal direction of the outer raceway, or the entire roller contacting surface of the outer raceway, is angled in relation to the axial direction of the rotor shaft.
  • an angular self-aligning contact bearing according to any one of the described configurations of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and second angular self-aligning contact bearing may sometimes be denoted as a SAT (self-aligning torus) bearing.
  • SAT self-aligning torus
  • the axially locating bearing position including the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing
  • two self-aligning bearings with different pressure centers which result in an arrangement capable of accommodating internal local misalignments, such as wringing of the bearing rings.
  • the arrangement is capable of accommodating local internal misalignments.
  • the axially locating bearing position is not in itself considered self-aligning with respect to the shaft (rotor shaft).
  • the clearance is less compared to e.g. an SRB (spherical roller bearing), leading to an axially stiffer arrangement.
  • the bearing arrangement it becomes possible to locate a rotor shaft of a fluid machinery application against movement in the axial direction A.
  • the bearing arrangement is capable of supporting both the axial force F 1 and the radial force F 2 . In this manner, the bearing arrangement allows for locating both the axial and the radial positions of the rotor shaft.
  • the bearing arrangement is configured to accommodate local misalignment between the rotor shaft and the housing without increasing friction or reducing the service life of the bearing arrangement.
  • the configuration of the axially non-locating bearing position in the bearing arrangement it becomes possible to further support the radial force F 2 . It is to be noted that the configuration of the axially non-locating bearing(s) in the axially non-locating bearing position is/are not capable of supporting the axial force F 1 .
  • the bearing arrangement is particularly suitable for supporting a rotational movement (i.e. a rotational torque) of the fluid machinery application. Accordingly, the bearing arrangement is configured to accommodate local misalignment between the rotor shaft and the housing without significantly increasing friction or reducing the service life of the bearing arrangement.
  • the weight of the rotor shaft arrangement may further be reduced since the stiffness, and thereby the weight, of the shaft may be reduced. This is achieved by the axially locating bearing position due to that bending deflections of the rotor shaft giving rise to angular misalignment at the support point may be compensated, at least on a microscopic level. Also bending deflections of the nacelle framing may be locally compensated by the axially locating bearing position.
  • self-aligning means that angular displacement (misalignment) between an outer ring and an inner ring of an angular self-aligning contact bearing can be accommodated without causing critical negative effects on the performance of the angular self-aligning contact bearing.
  • self-aligning means that the inner ring and the outer ring can be angularly displaced in relation to the rotation axis of the angular self-aligning contact bearing.
  • the self-aligning function of the each one of the angular self-aligning contact bearings is provided by having curved contacting surfaces between the rollers and the inner and outer raceways, which allows for compensation of angular misalignment of the rotor shaft in relation to the housing structure of the fluid machinery application.
  • the configuration of two angular self-aligning contact bearings does not provide an ordinary self-aligning bearing, but, instead, the possibility to accommodate local or internal misalignments of the bearing.
  • the alignment requirements of the housing structure of the bearing arrangement when being mounted to and fixated in relation to a nacelle framing may be considerable reduced.
  • reduced alignment requirements allow for simplified mounting, dismounting and replacement of individual components of the rotor shaft arrangement.
  • the self-aligning function (of the angular contact bearing) further allows for some misalignment of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and/or the second angular self-aligning contact bearing, at least on a microscopic level, if the rotor shaft is subjected to bending, as explained in more detail hereinafter.
  • each angular contact bearing is provided by the configuration of the rolling elements, i.e. the curved profiled rollers and their corresponding curved profiled raceways.
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing is provided with a first inner ring, a first outer ring and a first set of rolling elements, the function of misalignment is provided by the configuration of the first set of curved profiled rolling elements and their corresponding curved profiled raceways.
  • the function of misalignment is provided by the configuration of the second set of curved profiled rolling elements and their corresponding curved profiled raceways.
  • the self-aligning capability of the axially locating bearing position further allows for that the alignment requirements in relation to the axially non-locating bearing position, and possible associated housing structure supporting the rotor shaft at a different support point along the rotor shaft, may be reduced which improves time and cost efficiency of the manufacturing process.
  • the alignment requirements of the entire bearing arrangement when being mounted to and fixated in relation to a nacelle framing may be considerable reduced.
  • reduced alignment requirements allow for simplified mounting, dismounting and replacement of individual components of the rotor shaft arrangement.
  • first angular self-aligning contact bearing is being arranged next to the second angular self-aligning contact bearing, they can be located in a separate bearing housing capable of cooperating to axially locate the rotor shaft in relation to a common housing structure of the fluid machinery application.
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing typically is arranged in direct contact with the second angular self-aligning contact bearing.
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing may be indirectly in contact with the second angular self-aligning contact bearing.
  • the bearing arrangement is capable of accommodating local misalignment as well as axial movement of the rotor shaft virtually without friction. As such, both bearings can be designed with a tight fit about the rotor shaft.
  • each one of the first and second angular self-aligning contact bearings are provided with symmetrical cylindrically shaped rollers.
  • the term “symmetrical” means that each roller in the set of the rolling elements of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and/or the second angular self-aligning contact bearing has a symmetrical shape, wherein the axial ends of the roller are equal, or symmetric, with each other, i.e. having similar dimensions, such as similar radial dimensions.
  • each roller may comprise a first axis of symmetry which coincides with the rotational axis of the roller, and a second axis of symmetry which is orthogonal to the first axis of symmetry.
  • each roller may have a shape having at least two separate orthogonal axes of symmetry.
  • the symmetrical cylindrically shaped rollers and the corresponding raceways of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing allow for reliable operation as wells as cost and time efficient manufacturing. Furthermore, the symmetrical cylindrically shaped rollers are maintained in a functional reliable alignment in relation to the inner and outer raceways in the axial direction during operation due to the adapted curved shaped of the rollers and raceways. Hence, there might not be any need for guiding flanges or guiding projections from any of the inner or outer raceways in order to ensure that the rollers are maintained in a correct interposed position between the inner and outer rings.
  • the absence of a guiding flange or guide ring is another distinguishing feature of the present invention in view of a conventional spherical roller bearing.
  • This difference in features between the present invention and a conventional spherical roller bearing may be positively expressed in that the first angular self-aligning contact bearing is free from a guiding flange.
  • the second angular self-aligning contact bearing is free from a guiding flange. Since neither the first angular self-aligning contact bearing nor the second angular self-aligning contact bearing does not require a guiding flange, the design of the bearing arrangement is further simplified compared to conventional bearing solutions, which contributes to reduced the manufacturing costs of present invention.
  • the bearing arrangement can be produced without a guiding flange since the axial loads are completely carried by the interaction of the curved inner and outer raceways and the curved contact surfaces of the rollers.
  • the geometry of the roller elements and the inner and outer raceways further reduces the static and dynamic friction of the bearing allowing for more efficient starting and output from e.g. a wind turbine arrangement during operation.
  • the symmetrical cylindrically shaped rollers self-adjust, providing an even load distribution along the roller length. This provides very high load carrying capacity under all load combinations.
  • the first set of rollers and/or the second set of rollers may typically include a plurality of roller elements, e.g. 30-60 rollers, or even more than 100, although fewer of additional rollers could be used dependent on the required function, load capacity and/or size of the bearing unit.
  • each one of the first and second angular self-aligning contact bearings are provided with an internal clearance which is set by the distance between the inner curved raceways (or the two inner rings).
  • the clearance is split between the two contact bearings and can range from negative (preload) via zero to positive.
  • the rollers and raceways are manufactured as standard with normal internal clearance.
  • a bearing arrangement having an optimized internal geometry, while conferring maximum radial and axial load carrying capacity for a two point suspension system or a three-point suspension system.
  • the present invention is further robust in the sense that the bearing arrangement is less sensitive to misalignment caused by shaft or housing deflections as a result of heavy loads. Since the axially non-locating bearing position and the axially locating bearing position can be provided in the form of a single bearing arrangement system solution, the mounting of the bearing arrangement may further be simplified, enabling a more efficient and compact two point suspension fluid machine designs.
  • the axially non-locating bearing position may comprise a third set of rolling elements formed of rollers arranged in a third row and interposed between a third curved inner raceway of a third inner ring and a third curved outer raceway of a third outer ring.
  • each roller of the third set of rolling elements is a symmetrical cylindrically shaped roller having a third curved raceway-contacting surface being engageable with the third curved inner raceway and the third curved outer raceway.
  • the rollers are arranged to cooperate with the third curved inner raceway and the third curved outer raceway for supporting the radial force F 2 .
  • the third set of rolling elements formed of rollers is arranged in an intermediate configuration between the third inner ring and the third outer ring.
  • the third outer ring encircle the third inner ring such that the third set of rolling elements formed of rollers is arranged in an intermediate configuration between the third inner ring and the third outer ring.
  • the axially non-locating bearing here is not configured for supporting the axial force F 1 .
  • first contact angle ⁇ 2 and/or second contact angle ⁇ 1 may be defined as the angle between a straight line normal to a centre axis of a roller and the centre axis of the rotor shaft (i.e. a straight line parallel to the plane of rotation).
  • the straight line may also represent the line along which the resulting load is transmitted via the roller element from one raceway to another raceway.
  • the first pressure centre P 1 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing may be defined by a normal from the raceway to the centre axis of the rotor shaft.
  • the second pressure centre P 2 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing may be defined by a normal from the raceway to the centre axis of the rotor shaft.
  • the provision that the first pressure centre P 1 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing is displaced from the second pressure centre P 2 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing means that there is no intersection between the normal to the first raceway of the first contact bearing and the normal to the second raceway of the second contact bearing along the centre axis of the rotor shaft.
  • the bearing is capable of accommodating local misalignments as mentioned above.
  • the first contact angle ⁇ 2 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and/or the second contact angle ⁇ 1 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing may also be defined as the angle between the rotational axis of the symmetrical rollers and the centre axis of the rotor shaft.
  • first contact angle ⁇ 2 between each roller and any one of the first curved inner raceway and the first curved outer raceway is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the shaft.
  • second contact angle ⁇ 1 between each roller of the second set of rolling elements and any one of the second curved inner raceway and the second curved outer raceway is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the shaft.
  • the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing should be appropriately selected. However, in order to provide a tilted or an inclined first angular self-aligning contact bearing, the angle cannot be equal to 0 degrees or 90 degrees. As an example, the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 may be between 10-60 degrees. Still preferably, the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 may be between 20-50 degrees. Still preferably, the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 may be between 35-45 degrees. In one example embodiment, the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 is approximately 45 degrees.
  • the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing should be appropriately selected.
  • the angle cannot be equal to 0 degrees or 90 degrees.
  • the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 may be between 10-60 degrees.
  • the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 may be between 20-50 degrees.
  • the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 may be between 35-45 degrees. In one example embodiment, the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 is approximately 45 degrees.
  • the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 may be distinct from the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 .
  • the axially locating bearing position may be provided with asymmetric rows, i.e. the inclination of the first row of the first set of rollers is different to the inclination of the second row of the second set of rollers.
  • the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 may be equal to the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 .
  • the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 may be smaller than the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 .
  • the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 may be larger than the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 .
  • the first curved inner raceway may be arranged in a first inner ring of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing.
  • the first curved outer raceway may be arranged in a first outer ring of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing.
  • the outer ring may encircle the inner ring, whereby the set of rolling elements formed of the rollers is arranged in an intermediate configuration between the first inner ring and the first outer ring.
  • the second curved inner raceway may be arranged in a second inner ring of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing.
  • the second curved outer raceway may be arranged in a second outer ring of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing.
  • the second outer ring may encircle the second inner ring, whereby the set of rolling elements formed of the rollers is arranged in an intermediate configuration between the second inner ring and the second outer ring.
  • first inner ring and the second inner ring may be provided in the form of a flangeless inner ring.
  • first and second curved outer raceways are arranged in one common outer ring.
  • first and second inner raceways are arranged in one common inner ring.
  • the inner rings of the locating and non-locating bearings are rotating and the outer rings are stationary.
  • the outer rings of the locating and non-locating bearings are rotating and the inner rings are stationary.
  • the curved outer raceway of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and the curved outer raceway of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing may facing away from each other, as seen in the axial direction A.
  • the pair of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing is mounted in a so-called back-to-back arrangement, also sometimes denoted O-arrangement.
  • the curved outer raceway of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing may facing the curved outer raceway of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing, as seen in the axial direction A.
  • the pair of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing here is mounted in a so-called face-to-face arrangement, also sometimes denoted X-arrangement.
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing may be contained in a bearing housing spaced apart from the axially non-locating bearing, as seen in the axial direction A.
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing may be contained in a separate first bearing housing, while the axially non-locating bearing is contained in a different second bearing housing, which is spaced apart from the first bearing housing.
  • both the axially non-locating bearing and the axially locating bearing(s) may be contained and delivered in one common non-rotating housing structure so as to constitute an entire bearing arrangement system solution.
  • the outer ring of the bearing arrangement may be provided with one or several lubrication holes so as to facilitate efficient bearing lubrication.
  • the first set of the rollers may be contained in a window-type cage.
  • the second set of the rollers may be contained in another window-type cage.
  • the window-type cage may be centered on the flangeless inner ring via a floating guide ring between the two rows of rollers.
  • the window-type cage can be made of machined brass or steel cage. Steel and brass cages are strong as well as tolerant to high temperatures and all lubricants.
  • the self-aligning bearing may include a bearing seal arranged in the bearing axially outside the race tracks and designed to bridge the space between the inner ring and the outer ring. Besides that the seal prevent contaminants from entering the raceways, the seal further has the function of retaining lubricant in the available space between the raceways and the rolling elements.
  • the present invention is particularly suitable for fluid machinery application such as wind turbine arrangement, water turbine arrangement or a propulsion turbine arrangement.
  • fluid machinery application such as wind turbine arrangement, water turbine arrangement or a propulsion turbine arrangement.
  • the direction of the radial load and the axial load may vary depending on whether the fluid machinery application is a wind turbine arrangement, water turbine arrangement or a propulsion turbine arrangement.
  • the direction of the radial load and the axial load may vary depending on whether a motor, being operatively connected to the propeller shaft, is operated in forward or reverse.
  • the bearing arrangement is capable of supporting both a radial force and an axial force while the fluid machinery application is in operation.
  • a fluid machinery application such as wind turbine arrangement, water turbine arrangement or a propulsion turbine arrangement, comprising a bearing arrangement according to any one of the aspects and/or example embodiments as mentioned above.
  • the fluid machinery application may further comprise a rotor shaft, wherein the axially locating bearing(s) of the bearing arrangement is arranged for supporting a radial force F 2 and an axial force F 1 of the rotor shaft of the fluid machinery application at a first support point, whilst the axially non-locating bearing is arranged to support the radial force of the rotor shaft at a second support point.
  • the first support point is arranged spaced apart from the second support point along the axial direction A of the rotor shaft.
  • the rotor shaft is supported by a two-point suspension bearing arrangement, wherein the two points are formed of the first support point and the second support point and the corresponding axially locating bearing(s) and the axially non-locating bearing.
  • the axially locating bearing(s) is/are capable of axially locating the rotor shaft.
  • the locating bearing i.e. the arrangement of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing, typically is arranged further to the gearbox than the non-locating bearing.
  • the positions of the bearings are arranged in an opposite manner, i.e. the non-locating bearing(s) is/are arranged further to the gear box than the locating bearing.
  • the rotor shaft may be operatively connected to turbine blades, whereby the rotor shaft is capable of supporting the rotational movement of the turbine blades.
  • the bearing arrangement may be contained in a non-rotating housing structure of the fluid machinery application.
  • the axially locating bearing position and the axially non-locating bearing position may be spaced apart, for instance, by a distance of 50%, or 75%, or 100%, or 150% of the outer diameter of the rotor shaft at the first support point.
  • locating bearing may be secured in a first bearing housing and on the rotor shaft 2 , whilst the axially non-locating bearing 12 may be designed to move axially on its seating in a second bearing housing.
  • the bearing arrangement is configured for supporting radial and axial forces of the shaft in the fluid machinery application.
  • the fluid machinery application may be of a horizontal or nearly horizontal type. Besides including a rotor shaft operatively connected to a set of turbine blades, the fluid machinery application may comprise a non-rotating support structure for supporting the rotor shaft.
  • the support structure may be arranged to be mounted to a turbine nacelle framing.
  • the bearing arrangement may be arranged to support the rotor shaft in relation to the non-rotating support structure at a first support point and a second support point.
  • the rotor shaft arrangement may further comprise an attachment portion for securing any one of the inner rings of the bearings to the rotor shaft.
  • the attachment portion may comprise a radial outer support surface for an inner support surface of any one of the first, second and third inner rings.
  • the radial outer support surface of the attachment portion may be expanded radial outwards for securing any one of the inner rings by an expansion member being driven into the attachment portion.
  • an expansion member being driven into the attachment portion.
  • the expansion of the attachment portion in the radial outward direction provided by the expansion member is between 1 and 2000 microns, or between 5 and 500 microns.
  • the attachment portion may be formed by the rotor shaft.
  • the inner rings of the bearing arrangement are securely attached to the rotor shaft being supported by a non-rotating surrounding support structure, wherein the attachment portion forms part of the rotor shaft.
  • the attachment portion may be formed by the non-rotating support structure.
  • the inner rings of the bearing arrangement are securely attached to the support structure, such as a radial inner non-rotating support structure of a radial outer circumferential hollow rotor shaft or hub, wherein the attachment portion forms part of the support structure.
  • a wind turbine arrangement comprising the wind turbine rotor shaft arrangement and a nacelle framing (housing), wherein the rotor shaft is supported by and mounted to the nacelle framing via the non-supporting housing structure.
  • FIG. 1 a is a schematic perspective view of an example embodiment of a fluid machinery application according to the present invention, in which the fluid machinery application is a wind turbine rotor shaft arrangement;
  • FIG. 1 b is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example embodiment of a bearing arrangement for a fluid machinery application according to the present invention, wherein the bearing arrangement includes an axially locating bearing position and an axially non-locating bearing; and
  • FIG. 2 a is a schematic perspective view of an example embodiment of a fluid machinery application according to the present invention, in which the fluid machinery application is a wind turbine rotor shaft arrangement and provided with a non-rotating support structure.
  • FIGS. 1 a - 1 b there is depicted a bearing arrangement for a fluid machinery application according to an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present invention may as well be implemented in a water turbine arrangement.
  • the present invention may also be implemented in a propulsion turbine arrangement.
  • the term “fluid machinery application” therefore means any arrangement that can extract energy from a continuously moving stream of fluid (liquid or gas) and is suitable for supporting a radial force and a considerable large axial force, at least in one direction of the shaft of the fluid machinery application.
  • FIG. 1 a schematically illustrates the bearing arrangement 1 arranged in a fluid machinery application in the form of a wind turbine arrangement 100 . Due to the configuration of the bearing arrangement, as will be further described hereinafter, the bearing arrangement is capable of supporting an axial force F 1 and a radial force F 2 .
  • FIG. 1 a there is depicted a wind turbine rotor shaft arrangement 100 comprising a rotor shaft 2 for supporting a set of wind turbine blades 66 .
  • the rotor shaft 2 here extends axially along a rotor axis A.
  • the rotor shaft 2 is arranged to be rotatably mounted in a nacelle framing arranged in the top of a tower-like support structure of a wind turbine having a horizontal, or nearly horizontal, orientation of the rotor shaft.
  • the wind turbine rotor shaft arrangement 100 is not limited to a horizontal type orientation, but may also be used in wind turbines applications having a tilted or a vertical type rotor shaft orientation.
  • the orientation of the rotor shaft is defined in relation to its intended mounted operational position in a nacelle framing of an operational wind turbine.
  • the rotor shaft 2 here is operatively connected to a set of wind turbine blades 66 via a hub arrangement 71 , whereby the rotor shaft is capable of supporting the rotational movement of the turbine blades 66 .
  • the rotor shaft 2 is supported to a wind turbine nacelle housing 74 by means of the bearing arrangement 1 at a first support point 33 and a second support point 34 .
  • the bearing arrangement 1 includes an axially locating bearing position 10 and an axially non-locating bearing 12 .
  • the axially locating bearing position 10 comprises a first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 arranged next to a second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 for locating the shaft 2 against movement in an axial direction A.
  • the axially locating bearing position 10 is arranged to support the rotor shaft at a first support point 33 .
  • the axially locating bearing position 10 is a locating bearing capable of axially locating the rotor shaft 2 .
  • the locating bearing position 10 typically is arranged further to the gearbox than the non-locating bearing 12 .
  • the positions of the bearings are arranged in an opposite manner, i.e. the non-locating bearing 12 is arranged further to the gear box than the locating bearing position 10 .
  • the axially non-locating bearing 12 is arranged to support, in a second opposite axial direction, the rotor shaft 2 at a second support point 34 .
  • the first support point 33 is arranged spaced apart from the second support point 34 along the axial direction A of the rotor shaft 2 .
  • the axially locating bearing position 10 is arranged spaced apart from the axially non-locating bearing 12 .
  • the rotor shaft 2 is supported by a two-point bearing arrangement, wherein the two points are formed of the first support point 33 and the second support point 34 and the corresponding axially locating bearing position 10 and the axially non-locating bearing 12 .
  • the bearing arrangement 1 is capable of axially locate and secure the rotor shaft in relation to the housing structure and the nacelle framing.
  • the configurations of the axially locating bearing position 10 and the axially non-locating bearing 12 are further explained herein below.
  • the axially non-locating bearing 12 here is contained in a housing 9 (the axially non-locating bearing housing).
  • the axially locating bearings 10 here are contained in another housing 8 (axially locating bearing housing).
  • the axially non-locating bearing housing 9 and the axially locating bearing housing 8 may be arranged to be separately mounted in the nacelle framing (nacelle housing 74 ), as shown in FIG. 1 a.
  • the axially locating bearings 10 are secured in the housing 8 and on the rotor shaft 2 , whilst the axially non-locating bearing 12 may be designed to move axially on its seating in the housing 9 .
  • the axially locating bearing 12 is a toroidal roller bearing, which is secured in the housing 9 .
  • the toroidal roller bearing has the capability to relatively misalign its bearing rings as well as relatively displace its bearing rings in the axial direction of the bearing.
  • the bearing arrangement 1 can further be accommodated in a non-rotating housing structure 30 at the support points 33 , 34 for supporting the rotor shaft 2 in relation to the wind turbine nacelle framing 74 , as is shown in FIG. 2 a .
  • the housing structure 30 can either be a part of the nacelle framing structure or a separate part, but likewise an integral part, of the nacelle framing structure or nacelle housing 74 .
  • the arrangement 100 here is arranged in the wind turbine housing 74 , which is located in a tower-like support member 75 .
  • the bearing arrangement 1 can be arranged in several different ways.
  • the rotor shaft 2 here is connected to a gear box 72 for shifting the rotational speed of the rotor shaft 2 before coupling the rotation of the rotor shaft 2 to a generator 73 .
  • the rotor shaft 2 may be directly coupled to a generator without shifting the rotational speed of the rotor shaft with a gear box.
  • the generator may be arranged radially outside the bearing arrangement 1 .
  • the bearing arrangement 1 may be operatively secured to an attachment portion of the rotor shaft 2 by means of an expansion member to facilitate assembly of the bearing arrangement to the rotor shaft.
  • the axially locating bearing position 10 and the axially non-locating bearing position 12 may be separated, for instance, by a distance of 50%, or 75%, or 100%, or 150% of the outer diameter of the rotor shaft at the first support point 33 .
  • any one of the bearings 10 , 12 may comprise cages, or retainers, for the rolling elements.
  • the axially separated bearings i.e. the axially non-locating bearing 12 and the axially locating bearings 10 may be arranged to have substantially no axial play, or be arranged with a suitable axial play.
  • the two angular contact bearings 11 , 31 may be arranged with a suitable axial play that is split between the two contact bearings, and which can range from negative (preload) via zero to positive.
  • the rotor shaft Due to the rotational movement of the set wind turbine blades 66 , the rotor shaft is subjected to an axial force F 1 and a radial force F 2 , as seen in the axial direction A of the rotor shaft 2 .
  • the bearing arrangement 1 according to the present invention in the wind turbine rotor shaft arrangement 100 , there is provided an improved and compact technical solution for effectively supporting the radial forces and axial forces of the shaft.
  • the axially non-locating bearing 12 is arranged spaced apart from the axially locating bearing position 10 , as seen in the axial direction A and the specific configuration of the axially non-locating bearing 12 and the axially locating bearing position 10 , which will now be further described.
  • the axially non-locating bearing 12 is only capable of supporting the radial force F 2
  • the axially locating bearing position 10 is capable of supporting both the axial force F 1 and the radial force F 2 .
  • the bearing arrangement 1 comprises a axially locating bearing position 10 .
  • the axially locating bearing position 10 comprises a first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 arranged next to a second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 for locating the shaft 2 against movement in the axial direction A.
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 here is provided with a first inner ring 20 and a first outer ring 21 .
  • the first inner ring is a flangeless inner ring, i.e. the inner ring is free from a guiding flange.
  • the outer ring 21 is positioned radially outside the inner ring 20 .
  • first inner ring 20 typically is movable in relation to the first outer ring 21 in the axial direction of the rotor shaft 2 .
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 further has a first set of rolling elements formed of rollers 15 arranged in a first row 22 .
  • a first row means that the first set of rollers 15 are circumferentially arranged around the rotor shaft 2 in a row.
  • first set of rollers 15 are interposed between a first curved inner raceway 20 a of the first inner ring and a first curved outer raceway 21 a of the first outer ring.
  • first curved inner raceway 20 a may alternatively be formed directly in a part of the shaft 2 and is therefore not necessarily always part of an inner ring.
  • each roller 15 is a symmetrical cylindrically shaped roller having a curved raceway-contacting surface 15 a being engageable (or in contact) with the first curved inner raceway 20 a and the first curved outer raceway 21 a.
  • each roller 15 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the shaft 2 by a first contact angle ⁇ 2 .
  • each roller 15 is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the shaft 2 whereby a first contact angle ⁇ 2 is formed as shown in FIG. 1 b .
  • the first contact angle ⁇ 2 is formed between each roller 15 and any of the first curved inner raceway 20 a and the first curved outer raceway 21 a such that each roller is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the shaft 2 .
  • FIG. 1 b As is illustrated in FIG.
  • the first contact angle ⁇ 2 is defined as the angle between a straight line 7 normal to a centre axis of a roller 15 and the centre axis 5 of the rotor shaft 2 (i.e. a straight line parallel to the plane of rotation).
  • the straight line 7 also represents the line along which the resulting load is transmitted via the roller element 15 from one raceway 21 a to another raceway 20 a .
  • the straight line 7 i.e. the normal to the centre axis of the roller 15 , is thus considered to represent the pressure line of the roller 15 .
  • a first pressure centre P 1 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 can be defined by the intersection between the normal 7 to the centre axis of a roller of the first set of rollers 15 and the centre axis of the rotor shaft 5 .
  • the contact angle ⁇ 2 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing may also be defined as the angle between the rotational axis of the symmetrical rollers 15 and the centre axis 5 of the rotor shaft 2 .
  • the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing should be appropriately selected. However, in order to provide a tilted or an inclined first angular self-aligning contact bearing, the angle cannot be equal to 0 degrees or 90 degrees, which is clearly understood from FIG. 1 b . As an example, the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 may be between 10-60 degrees. The value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 in FIG. 1 is approximately 45 degrees.
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 has a pronounced tilted contact angle.
  • the rollers 15 are arranged to cooperate with the curved inner raceway 20 a and the curved outer raceway 21 a for supporting an axial force F 1 and a radial force F 2 .
  • the axial movement of the shaft 2 in relation to the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 can be restricted.
  • the pronounced tiled contact angle contributes to an improved axial load bearing capacity of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 .
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 is considered to be self-aligning.
  • first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 allows for reduced or minimal axial and radial width of the bearing arrangement.
  • the angular self-aligning capacity of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 is further advantageous over conventional bearing in that the inclined angular contact bearing requires less manufacturing precision, while maintaining a simple mounting of the bearing arrangement in a fluid machinery application.
  • a bearing having a configuration corresponding to the configuration of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing may sometimes be denoted as a SAT (self-aligning torus) bearing.
  • a SAT bearing may also be defined (or distinguished) by a distance X being larger than zero (x>0), as is shown in FIG. 1 b .
  • the distance X is defined by the distance between the rotor shaft centre axis 5 and the normal to the centre axis of the roller 7 .
  • the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 is also a self-aligning bearing.
  • the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 has a second set of rolling elements formed of rollers 35 arranged in a second row 32 .
  • the second set of rollers 35 are circumferentially arranged around the rotor shaft 2 in a row.
  • the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 here is provided with a second inner ring 40 and a second outer ring 41 .
  • the second inner ring is a flangeless inner ring, i.e. the second inner ring is free from a guiding flange.
  • the outer ring 21 is positioned radially outside the inner ring 20 .
  • the first inner ring 20 typically is movable in relation to the first outer ring 21 in the radial direction.
  • the second inner ring 40 typically is movable in relation to the second outer ring 40 in the radial direction of the rotor shaft.
  • the first outer ring 21 typically is movable in relation to the second outer ring 41 .
  • the second set of rollers 35 are interposed between a second curved inner raceway 40 a of the second inner ring 40 and a second curved outer raceway 41 a of the second outer ring 41 .
  • the second curved inner raceway 40 a may alternatively be formed directly in a part of the shaft 2 .
  • the second curved inner raceway 40 a may not necessarily be a part of an inner ring.
  • each roller 35 is a symmetrical cylindrically shaped roller having a curved raceway-contacting surface 35 a being engageable (or in contact) with the second curved inner raceway 40 a and the second curved outer raceway 41 a.
  • each roller 35 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the shaft 2 by a second contact angle ⁇ 1 .
  • each roller 35 is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the shaft 2 whereby a second contact angle ⁇ 1 is formed as shown in FIG. 1 b .
  • the second contact angle ⁇ 1 is formed between each roller 35 and any of the second curved inner raceway 40 a and the second curved outer raceway 41 a such that each roller 35 is inclined in relation to the axial direction of the shaft 2 .
  • the second contact angle ⁇ 1 is defined as the angle between a straight line 7 ′ normal to a centre axis of a roller 35 and the centre axis 5 of the rotor shaft 2 (i.e. a straight line parallel to the plane of rotation).
  • the straight line 7 ′ also represents the line along which the resulting load is transmitted via the roller element 35 from one raceway 41 a to another raceway 40 a .
  • the straight line 7 ′ i.e. the normal to the centre axis of the roller 35 , is thus considered to represent the pressure line of the roller 35 .
  • a second pressure centre P 2 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 can be defined by the intersection between the normal 7 ′ to the centre axis of a roller of the first set of rollers 35 and the centre axis of the rotor shaft 5 .
  • the second contact angle ⁇ 1 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing may also be defined as the angle between the rotational axis of the symmetrical rollers 35 and the centre axis 5 of the rotor shaft 2 .
  • the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing should be appropriately selected. However, in order to provide a tilted or an inclined second angular self-aligning contact bearing, the angle cannot be equal to 0 degrees or 90 degrees, which is clearly understood from FIG. 1 b .
  • the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 may be between 10-60 degrees.
  • the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 in FIG. 1 is approximately 45 degrees.
  • the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 has a pronounced tilted contact angle.
  • the rollers 35 are arranged to cooperate with the curved inner raceway 40 a and the curved outer raceway 41 a for supporting an axial force F 1 and a radial force F 2 .
  • the axial movement of the shaft 2 in relation to the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 can be restricted.
  • the pronounced tiled contact angle contributes to an improved axial load bearing capacity of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 .
  • the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 is considered to be self-aligning.
  • the configuration of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 allows for reduced or minimal axial and radial width of the bearing arrangement.
  • the angular self-aligning capacity of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 is further advantageous over conventional bearings in that the inclined angular contact bearing requires less manufacturing precision, while maintaining a simple mounting of the bearing in a fluid machinery application.
  • each roller 15 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 is inclined in relation to each roller 35 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 .
  • the first pressure centre P 1 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 is displaced from the second pressure centre P 2 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 .
  • the value of the first contact angle ⁇ 2 may be distinct from the value of the second contact angle ⁇ 1 .
  • the bearing arrangement may be provided with asymmetric rows, i.e. the inclination of the first row of the first set of rollers is different to the inclination of the second row of the second set of rollers.
  • the first curved inner raceway 20 a may be arranged in a first inner ring 20 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 .
  • the first curved outer raceway 21 a may be arranged in a first outer ring 21 of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 .
  • the outer ring 21 encircles the inner ring 20 , whereby the set of rolling elements formed of the rollers 15 is arranged in an intermediate configuration between the first inner ring 20 and the first outer ring 21 .
  • the second curved inner raceway 40 a may be arranged in a second inner ring 40 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 .
  • the second curved outer raceway 41 a may be arranged in a second outer ring 41 of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 .
  • the second outer ring 41 encircles the second inner ring 40 , whereby the set of rolling elements formed of the rollers 35 is arranged in an intermediate configuration between the second inner ring 40 and the second outer ring 41 .
  • first curved outer raceway 21 a and the second curved outer raceway 41 a may be arranged in the same outer ring.
  • the axially locating bearing can be provided with a single outer ring having two curved outer raceways, one raceway for the first set of rollers 15 and a second raceway for the second set of rollers 35 .
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 are configured to share the outer ring.
  • each side of the axially locating bearing 10 may further be sealed off by means of a seal (not shown).
  • the seal can be provided in the form of a one-piece homogeneous component, typically made from a material that is softer as compared to the material of the bearing rings. Such material can be rubber or any suitable type of plastic material. This means that the production costs can be kept low in comparison to conventional bearing seals, which are often composed of components of different material (rubber and metallic reinforcements).
  • either one of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing here is provided with a radial clearance and an axial clearance which is defined by the difference in distance between the inner curved raceway and the outer curved raceway of the angular contact bearing.
  • the curved outer raceway 21 a of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 and the curved outer raceway 41 a of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 are facing away from each other, as seen in the axial direction A.
  • the pair of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 is mounted in a so-called back-to-back arrangement, also sometimes denoted X-arrangement.
  • the curved outer raceway 21 a of the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 may facing the curved outer raceway 41 a of the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 , as seen in the axial direction A. This is sometimes denoted a so-called face-to-face arrangement, or O-arrangement.
  • the first angular self-aligning contact bearing 11 and the second angular self-aligning contact bearing 31 are further contained in a bearing housing 8 .
  • the bearing housing 8 is integrally formed in a housing structure arrangement arranged to be mounted in the nacelle framing.
  • the bearing arrangement 1 includes an axially non-locating bearing 12 .
  • the axially non-locating bearing 12 here comprises a third inner ring 50 , a third outer ring 51 , and a third set of rolling elements formed of rollers 55 arranged in an intermediate configuration between third inner ring and the third outer ring.
  • the axially non-locating bearing 12 is a self-aligning bearing, such as a toroidal bearing, having curved contacting surfaces 55 a of the rolling elements and the inner and outer raceways 50 a , 51 a .
  • each roller 55 is a symmetrical cylindrically roller having a curved raceway-contacting surface 55 a arranged in contact with a curved inner raceway 50 a of the third inner ring 50 and in contact with a curved outer raceway 51 a of the third outer ring 51 in order to allow for angular displacement of the rotor shaft 2 .
  • each roller 55 here has a symmetrical convex, or barrel-shaped, profile, i.e. an axially centre portion having an increase radial width in relation to the opposite axial end portions.
  • each roller 55 is a symmetrical cylindrically shaped roller having a third curved raceway-contacting surface 55 a being engageable with the third curved inner raceway 50 a and the third curved outer raceway 51 a , whereby the rollers 55 are arranged to cooperate with the third curved inner raceway 50 a and the third curved outer raceway 51 a for supporting the radial force F 2 .
  • FIG. 2 a illustrates that the third outer ring encircle the third inner ring such that the third set of rolling elements formed of rollers is arranged in an intermediate configuration between the third inner ring and the third outer ring.
  • the bearing arrangement of the present invention there is provided a bearing arrangement which is particularly suitable for a two point suspension system, i.e. supporting the wind turbine rotor shaft arrangement at a first support point spaced apart from a second support point.
  • the axially non-locating bearing is arranged spaced apart from the axially locating bearing position, as seen in the axial direction A and the specific configuration of the axially non-locating bearing and the axially locating bearing position.
  • the bearing arrangement includes two bearing modules (i.e. the axially non-locating bearing and the axially locating bearing(s)) within one single bearing arrangement system.
  • the bearing arrangement has an optimized internal geometry, while conferring maximum radial and axial load carrying capacity.
  • the present invention is further robust in the sense that the bearing arrangement is less sensitive to misalignment caused by shaft or housing deflections as a result of heavy loads. Since the axially non-locating bearing position and the axially locating bearing position is provided in the form of a bearing arrangement, the installation and mounting of the bearing arrangement is simplified in the fluid machinery application, enabling a more efficient and compact fluid machine designs.
  • the self-aligning capacity of the bearing arrangement is optimized. Thereby, it becomes possible to support axial and radial loads in a simple yet effectual and reliable manner.
  • the bearing arrangement of the present invention is thereby configured for allowing angular misalignments and also large axial displacements.
  • the self-aligning bearing of the present invention has two rows of rollers sharing a common outer race provided with a common concave spherical raceway, while the inner race is provided with two concave spherical raceways that form an angle with the bearing axis.
  • the curvature centre of the outer raceway is consistent with the bearing centre.
  • the self-aligning roller bearing is self-adjusted, and it is not affected by non-centering or shaft deformation flexure of shaft and bearing block, so it can compensate the concentricity error caused by these reasons. Except being subject to radial load, this type of bearing can also be subject to bidirectional axial load and their combination load.
  • the load capacity is large, and the bearing arrangement is provided with preferable shock resistant capacity.

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