ESDU Tribology Series

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  • Section 1 : Organisational Documents
  • Section 2 : Bearing Selection
  • Section 3 : Rolling Bearings
    • ESDU 81005
      Designing with rolling bearings. Part 1: design considerations in rolling bearing selection with particular reference to single row radial and cylindrical roller bearings.
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    • ESDU 81037
      Designing with rolling bearings. Part 2: selection of single row angular contact ball, tapered roller and spherical roller bearings.
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    • ESDU 82014
      Designing with rolling bearings. Part 3: special types.
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  • Section 4 : Journal Bearing Calculations
    • ESDU 84031
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded axial groove hydrodynamic journal bearings.
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    • ESDU 85028
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded axial groove hydrodynamic journal bearings. Superlaminar operation. (To be used in conjunction with ESDU 84031.)
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    • ESDU 86008
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded axial groove hydrodynamic journal bearings. Low viscosity process fluid lubrication. (To be used in conjunction with Items Nos. 84031 and 85028.)
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    • ESDU 90027
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded central circumferential groove hydrodynamic journal bearings.
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    • ESDU 92026
      Calculation methods for externally pressurised (hydrostatic) journal bearings with capillary restrictor control.
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    • ESDU 92037
      Calculation methods for externally pressurised (hydrostatic) journal bearings with capillary restrictor control. (Guide to use of computer program A9237.)
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    • ESDU 93004
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded central circumferential groove hydrodynamic journal bearings. (Guide to use of computer program A9304.)
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    • ESDU 93005
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded axial groove hydrodynamic journal bearings. (Guide to use of computer program A9305.)
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    • ESDU 93006
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded axial groove hydrodynamic journal bearings. Low viscosity process fluid lubrication. (Guide to use of computer program A9306.)
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  • Section 5 : Thrust Bearing Calculations
    • ESDU 82029
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded fixed-inclined-pad thrust bearings.
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    • ESDU 83004
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded, off-set pivot, tilting-pad thrust bearings.
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    • ESDU 92034
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded fixed-inclined-pad thrust bearings. (Guide to use of computer program A9234.)
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    • ESDU 92035
      Calculation methods for steadily loaded, off-set pivot, tilting-pad thrust bearings. (Guide to use of computer program A9235.)
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  • Section 6 : Flexible Elements
  • Section 7 : Temperatures in Bearings
    • ESDU 78026
      Equilibrium temperatures in self-contained bearing assemblies. Part I: outline of method of estimation.
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    • ESDU 78027
      Equilibrium temperatures in self-contained bearing assemblies. Part II: first approximation to temperature rise.
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    • ESDU 78028
      Equilibrium temperatures in self-contained bearing assemblies. Part III: estimation of thermal resistance of an assembly.
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    • ESDU 78029
      Equilibrium temperatures in self-contained bearing assemblies. Part IV: heat transfer coefficient and joint conductance.
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    • ESDU 79002
      Equilibrium temperatures in self-contained bearing assemblies. Part V: examples of the complete method.
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    • ESDU 97019
      Equilibrium temperatures in self-contained bearing assemblies (use of computer program A9719).
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  • Section 8 : Contact Stresses
    • ESDU 78035
      Contact phenomena. I: stresses, deflections and contact dimensions for normally-loaded unlubricated elastic components.
    • ESDU 84017
      Contact phenomena. II: stress fields and failure criteria in concentrated elastic contacts under combined normal and tangential loading.
    • ESDU 85007
      Contact phenomena. III: calculation of individual stress components in concentrated elastic contacts under combined normal and tangential loading.
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    • ESDU 94034
      Dimensions, deflections and stresses for Hertzian contacts under combined normal and tangential loading. (Guide to use of computer program A9434.)
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  • Section 9 : Lubrication
  • Section 10 : Seal Selection
  • Section 11 : Material Properties
  • Section 12 : Design and Material Selection
  • Section 13 : Rotordynamics
    • ESDU 95023
      Dynamics of a simple flexible rotor supported in axial groove hydrodynamic journal bearings. (Guide to use of computer program A9523.)
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  • Section 14 : Stress and Lubrication of Disc Cams