How to select rolling element bearings

This is one of the SEED curriculum engineering design guides. SEED (Sharing Experience in Engineering Design) is an organisation of teachers of design in tertiary education.

You can use this guide to determine the attributes required of a rolling element bearing to meet a specific power transmission need and then to select one from those offered by manufacturers. If you are unfamiliar with rolling element bearings then review the page on Bearing types and characteristics. This guide comes in the following sections:
1. Introduction 2. Specify the factors that determine the choice of the bearing 3. Decide the required type of bearing 4. Determine the equivalent load and speed 5.  Determine the equivalent bearing life 6. Determine the dynamic load rating 7. Select a bearing and check.

Other information includes details of bearing manufacturers, references and standards, and a list of the notation and symbols used in the guide.

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