ZHANG Siying. Calculation of fatigue life of tunnel boring machine's main bearing considering roller profile modification[J]. Journal of Mechanical Transmission,2026,50(3):193-199.
ZHANG Siying. Calculation of fatigue life of tunnel boring machine's main bearing considering roller profile modification[J]. Journal of Mechanical Transmission,2026,50(3):193-199.DOI: 10.16578/j.issn.1004.2539.2026.03.022.
Calculation of fatigue life of tunnel boring machine's main bearing considering roller profile modification
Aiming at the main bearing with three-row roller structure for shield tunneling machines
a fatigue life calculation method considering roller profile modification was established to provide guidance for determining the modification method and degree.
Methods
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Firstly
through geometric analysis
the mathematical relation between roller-raceway contact deformation and the overall axial and radial displacements of the inner ring was established. Based on Palmgren's empirical formula and the force equilibrium equations of the inner ring
a load distribution model was constructed and solved to obtain the load on each roller. Secondly
the rollers were sliced equidistantly along the generatrix direction. An elastic contact model between the modified roller and the raceway was established using finite line contact theory to obtain the contact stress at each slice. Finally
according to ISO/TS 16281 standard
the roller slice loads corresponding to the basic rated dynamic load and the equivalent dynamic load of the ring were calculated respectively to determine the fatigue life of the main bearing.
Results
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The results show that the roller modification convexity significantly affects the fatigue life of the main bearing. With the increase of convexity
the fatigue life increases first and then decreases
indicating the existence of an optimal convexity that maximizes the fatigue life.
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