Rolling contact bearings are critical components in mechanical systems,widely used for their efficiency in reducing friction and supporting loads.Accurately modelling these elements is essential for predicting their p...Rolling contact bearings are critical components in mechanical systems,widely used for their efficiency in reducing friction and supporting loads.Accurately modelling these elements is essential for predicting their performance,durability,and failure mechanisms.Despite significant advancements,there remains a need for a unified framework to evaluate and compare the various existing modelling approaches.This paper aims to critically analyze and compare the most significant rolling-contact bearing models,emphasizing their methodologies,characteristics,and trends.It addresses both static and dynamic modelling approaches,focusing on their assumptions,computational cost,validation processes,and the treatment of contact and friction phenomena.The study encompasses a chronological review of more than 50 relevant models,presented through comprehensive summaries and comparative tables.A detailed analysis of those models makes it possible to identify key trends and advancements in this domain.The main findings reveal significant variability in the approaches used and highlight the lack of a standardized methodology for modelling these complex systems.This work provides a valuable resource for researchers and engineers,guiding future developments toward more robust and comprehensive modelling frameworks.展开更多
基金support from the European Union through its program NextGenerationEU/PRTR,as part of the projects TED2021-131372A-I00 and PID2020-116984RB-C22the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation(MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033)+1 种基金the project MEMRIAAP-CM-UC3M,managed by the Regional Government of the Community of Madridsupported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the national support to R&D units grant,with the reference projects UIDB/04436/2020 and UIDP/04436/2020.
文摘Rolling contact bearings are critical components in mechanical systems,widely used for their efficiency in reducing friction and supporting loads.Accurately modelling these elements is essential for predicting their performance,durability,and failure mechanisms.Despite significant advancements,there remains a need for a unified framework to evaluate and compare the various existing modelling approaches.This paper aims to critically analyze and compare the most significant rolling-contact bearing models,emphasizing their methodologies,characteristics,and trends.It addresses both static and dynamic modelling approaches,focusing on their assumptions,computational cost,validation processes,and the treatment of contact and friction phenomena.The study encompasses a chronological review of more than 50 relevant models,presented through comprehensive summaries and comparative tables.A detailed analysis of those models makes it possible to identify key trends and advancements in this domain.The main findings reveal significant variability in the approaches used and highlight the lack of a standardized methodology for modelling these complex systems.This work provides a valuable resource for researchers and engineers,guiding future developments toward more robust and comprehensive modelling frameworks.