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附录英语翻译LUBRICATIONANDJOURNALBEARINGS1IntroductionAbearingcanbedefinedasamemberspecificallydesignedtosupportmovingmachinecomponents.Themostcommonbearingapplicationisthesupportofarotatingshaftwhichistransmittingpowerfromonelocationtoanother；oneexampleisthecrankshaftbearingsofautomaticengine；anotherexampleistheshaftbearingsusedalltypesofelectricmotors.Sincethereisalwaysrelativemotionbetweenabearinganditsmatingsurface,frictionisinvolved.Inmanyinstances,suchasthedesignofpulleys,brakesandclutches,frictionisdesirable.However,inthecaseofbearings,thereductionoffrictionisoneofprimeconsiderations:frictionresultsinlossofpower,generationofheatandwearofmatingsurfaces.Journalandantifrictionbearingsarethetwogeneraltypesofbearingsexistence.Journalbearingsoperatewithslidingcontact,whereasantifrictionbearingsexperiencepredominantlyrollingcontact.Theamountofslidingfrictioninjournalbearingsdependsonthesurfacefinishes,materials,slidingvelocitiesandthetypeoflubricantused.Theprinciplemotion-retardingeffectinantifrictionbearingsiscalledrollingresistanceratherthanrollingfriction.Thisissobecausetheresistanceofmotionisessentiallyduetothedeformationoftherollingelementsand,hence,itisnotaslidingphenomenon.Antifrictionbearingswillbeinchapter1.4.Toreducetheproblemsassociatedwithslidingfrictioninjournalbearings,alubricantisusedinconjunctionwithcompatiblematingmaterials.Whenselectingthelubricantandmatingmaterials,onemusttakeintoaccountbearingpressures,temperaturesandrubbingvelocities.Theprinciplefunctionofthelubricantinslidingcontactbearingsistopreventphysicalcontactbetweentherubbingsurfaces.Thusthemaintenanceofanoilfilmundervaryingloads,speedsandtemperatureistheprimeconsiderationinslidingcontactbearings.2TheoryofFrictionFrictionistheresistanceonepartexertsonasecondpartwhenrelativeslidingmotionoccursorisattempted.Thusfrictiontakesplacewhenevertwosurfacesrubtogether.Thecauseoffrictionistheinevitableinterlockingofthetinyirregularitiesofthetwomatingsurfaces.Aforceisrequiredtodeformthetinypeaksandvalleystopermitmotion.WhenablockofweightWrestsonahorizontalfixedsurface,aforcePisappliedtotheblock.Initially,Pequalszero,butitsvalueconstantlyincreasesasafunctionoftime.Duetofriction,aforceFiscreatedbetweenblockandfixedsurface.Thedirectionofthefrictionalforce,F,isoppositethatofP,becausefrictionalwaysopposesmotionorattemptedmotion.Alsonotethatthenormalforce,N,actingperpendiculartothematingsurfaceisequalandoppositetotheweight,W,oftheblock.RollingContactBearingsTheconcernofamachinedesignerwithballandrollerbearingsisfivefoldasfollows:(a)lifeinrelationtoload；(b)stiffness,i.e.deflectionsunderload；(c)friction；(d)wear；(e)noise.Formoderateloadsandspeedsthecorrectselectionofastandardbearingonthebasisofloadratingwillbecomeimportantwhereloadsarehigh,althoughthisisusuallyoflessmagnitudethanthatoftheshaftsorothercomponentsassociatedwiththebearing.Wherespeedsarehighspecialcoolingarrangementsbecomenecessarywhichmayincreasefrictionaldrag.Wearisprimarilyassociatedwiththeintroductionofcontaminants,andsealingarrangementsmustbechosenwithregardtothehostilityoftheenvironment.Becausethehighqualityandlowpriceofballandrollerbearingsdependsonquantityproduction,thetaskofthemachinedesignerbecomesoneofselectionratherthandesign.Rolling-contactbearingsaregenerallymadewithsteelwhichisthrough-hardenedtoabout900HV,althoughinmanymechanismsspecialracesarenotprovidedandtheinteractingsurfacesarehardenedtoabout600HV.Itisnotsurprisingthat,owingtothehighstressesinvolved,apredominantformoffailureshouldbemetalfatigue,andagooddealofworkisbasedonacceptedvaluesoflifeanditisgeneralpracticeinthebearingindustrytodefinetheloadcapacityofthebearingasthatvaluebelowwhich90percentofabatchwillexceedalifeofonemillionrevolutions.Notwithstandingthefactthatresponsibilityforthebasicdesignofballandrollerbearingsrestswiththebearingmanufacturer,themachinedesignermustformacorrectappreciationofthedutytobeperformedbythebearingandbeconcernednotonlywithbearingselectionbutwiththeconditionsforcorrectinstallation.Thefitofthebearingracesontotheshaftorontothehousingsisofcriticalimportancebecauseoftheircombinedeffectontheinternalclearanceofthebearingaswellaspreservingthedesireddegreeofinterferencefit.Inadequateinterferencecaninduceserioustroublefromfrettingcorrosion.Theinnerraceisfrequentlylocatedaxiallybyabuttingagainstashoulder.Aradiusatthispointisessentialfortheavoidanceofstressconcentrationandballracesareprovidedwitharadiusorchamfertoallowspaceforthis.Wherelifeisnotthedeterminingfactorindesign,itisusualtodeterminemaximumloadingbytheamounttowhichabearingwilldeflectunderload.Thustheconceptof“staticload-carryingcapacity”isunderstoodtomeantheloadthatcanbeappliedtoabearing,whichiseitherstationaryorsubjecttoslightswivelingmotions,withoutimpairingitsrunningqualitiesforsubsequentrotationalmotion.Thishasbeendeterminedbypracticalexperienceastheloadwhichwhenappliedtoabearingresultsinatotaldeformationoftherolling-elementdiameter.Thiswouldcorrespondtoapermanentdeformationof0.0025mmforaball25mmindiameter.Thesuccessfulfunctioningofmanybearingsdependsuponprovidingthemwithadequateprotectionagainsttheirenvironment,andinsomecircumstancestheenvironmentmustbeprotectedfromlubricantsorproductsofdeteriorationofthebearingdesign.Moreover,sealswhichareappliedtomovingpartsforanypurposeareofinteresttotribologistsbecausetheyarecomponentsofbearingsystemsandcanonlybedesignedsatisfactorilyonthebasisoftheappropriatebearingtheory.Notwithstandingtheirimportance,theamountofresearcheffortthathasbeendevotedtotheunderstandingofthebehaviorofsealshasbeensmallwhencomparedwiththatdevotedtootheraspectsofbearingtechnology.NumericalControlOneofthemostfundamentalconceptsintheareaofadvancedmanufacturingtechnologiesisnumericalcontrol(NC).PriortotheadventofNC,allmachinetoolsweremanuallyoperatedandcontrolled.Amongthemanylimitationsassociatedwithmanualcontrolmachinetools,perhapsnoneismoreprominentthanthelimitationofoperatorskills.Withmanualcontrol,thequalityoftheproductisdirectlyrelatedtoandlimitedtotheskillsoftheoperator.Numericalcontrolrepresentsthefirstmajorstepawayfromhumancontrolofmachinetools.Numericalcontrolmeansthecontrolofmachinetoolsandothermanufacturingsystemsthroughtheuseofprerecorded,writtensymbolicinstructions.Ratherthanoperatingamachinetool,anNCtechnicianwritesaprogramthatissuesoperationalinstructionstothemachinetool.Foramachinetooltobenumericallycontrolled,itmustbeinterfacedwithadeviceforacceptinganddecodingtheprogrammedinstructions,knownasareader.Numericalcontrolwasdevelopedtoovercomethelimitationofhumanoperators,andithasdoneso.Numericalcontrolmachinesaremoreaccuratethanmanuallyoperatedmachines,theycanproducepartsmoreuniformly,theyarefaster,andthelong-runtoolingcostsarelower.ThedevelopmentofNCledtothedevelopmentofseveralotherinnovationsinmanufacturingtechnology:1.Electricaldischargemachining.2.Lasercutting.3.Electronbeamwelding.Numericalcontrolhasalsomademachinetoolsmoreversatilethantheirmanuallyoperatedpredecessors.AnNCmachinetoolcanautomaticallyproduceawidevarietyofparts,eachinvolvinganassortmentofwidelyvariedandcomplexmachiningprocesses.Numericalcontrolhasallowedmanufacturerstoundertaketheproductionofproductsthatwouldnothavebeenfeasiblefromaneconomicperspectiveusingmanuallycontrolledmachinetoolsandprocesses.Likesomanyadvancedtechnologies,NCwasborninthelaboratoriesoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.TheconceptofNCwasdevelopedintheearly1950swithfundingprovidedbyth