CAT NO: DIDACTICNLE-Export-059005
Bearing Friction Apparatus- Engineering Lab Training Systems.
Features
Low-cost effective teaching
Self-contained
Wall mounted
Comparative friction of 4 bearing materials
Can double as flywheel apparatus
Three year warranty
Range of Experiments
To compare the frictional losses of bearings by measuring the coefficient of sliding friction between pairs of materials
To measure the reduced losses when a ball or roller bearing is used
Description
The
apparatus consists of a flywheel on a horizontal shaft carried in a
pair of similar bearings, the flywheel being used to even out small
variations in friction. The shaft is of mild steel, and interchangeable
bearings in a range of materials are provided.
This experiment
provides an opportunity to study journal bearing friction over a range
of commonly used materials including a self lubricating sintered bronze.
For comparison a ball or roller bearing is available to demonstrate the
advantages of rolling rather than sliding contact.
Torque is applied by a loaded cord wrapped round the flywheel shaft.
This
equipment is part of a range designed to both demonstrate and
experimentally confirm basic engineering principles. Great care has been
given to each item so as to provide wide experimental scope without
unduly complicating or compromising the design. Each piece of apparatus
is self-contained and compact. Setting up time is minimal, and all
measurements are made with the simplest possible instrumentation, so
that the student involvement is purely with the engineering principles
being taught. A complete instruction manual is provided describing the
apparatus, its application, experimental procedure and typical test
results.