Friction performance of 3D printed ball bearing: Feasibility study

Performance of an Automatic Ball Balancer with dry Friction

In many industrial applications imbalance is a major cause for unwanted vibrations. One way to compensate for an unknown imbalance is the implementation of an automatic ball balancer. Oil-lubricated automatic ball balancers are applied in hand-held tools and washers. However, in applications such as optical drives fluid lubrication is highly undesirable since it may destroy the optical system u...

Acoustic Performance of 3D Printed Nanocomposite Earmuff

INTRODUCTION Hearing protection devices are one of the primary noise reduction tools in developing countries. This study is intended to produce and apply acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)/clay nanocomposites to fabricate a laboratory single cup earmuffs and then compare it with double cup and single cup pure ABS earmuffs in terms of noise attenuation performance and comfort. In addition, th...

Test Analysis of Friction Moment between Ball and Cage of Miniature Bearing at Very Low Speed

In some applications, especially for the attitude control of navigation system, the friction moment of instrument ball bearings is one of the much more important factors. Its magnitude and fluctuation affect not only the energy transfer but also the accuracy of signal transfer even though the bearings work at very low speed. Experimental analysis showed that the cage rotated with a minor fluctu...

Feasibility Study into the Use of 3d Printed Materials in Cubesat Flight Missions

Ball-Bearing Motor

The discovery/invention of the ball-bearing motor is attributed to Milroy [1]. It has been discussed several times, with conflicting explanations [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]. This solution is a much simplified version of that given in [7]. Because the motor is weak, it is helpful to reduce friction on the axle by connecting the high-current lead to the outer races of the ba...