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Analysis of skid damage to cylindrical roller bearing of mainshaft of aeroengine

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Skid damage to mainshaft bearings on aeroengines severely reduces aircraft reliability. In this study, a batch of cylindrical roller bearings extracted from mainshaft of inservice aeroengines with, skid damage after a certain service period, were collected, and damage features of the bearings were characterized and compared with those of the undamaged bearings and the new ones. Microscopic feature evaluation, elemental analysis as well as the composition distribution of the bearings were conducted using scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and surface profilometry. Analysis results reveal that skidding itself is a very complex process initiated by the action of different mechanisms, and manifest in different wear types. The damage mechanism of skid damaged bearings was the joint consequence of abrasive wear, oxidation wear and delamination wear. All the aforementioned damage and wear led to severe aircraft failures.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51605105), Guizhou Excellent Youth Scientific and Technological Talent Program of China (Grant No. [2017]5628), Major Science and Technology Project in Guizhou Province (Grant No. Q.K.H.Z.D.Z.X.Z [2019]3016), Discipline and Master’s Site Construction Project of Guiyang University by Guiyang City Financial Support Guiyang University (HC-2020).

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    Xiangyu Xie & Jun Luo

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China

    Jin Xu

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Xiangyu Xie received his master degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2017 from Guizhou University, China. Now, he is currently a lab master at Guiyang University, China. His research interest is tribology of bearing and failure analysis.

Jin Xu received his Ph.D. degree from Southwest Jiaotong University in 2003. His current position is the assistant research fellow and tutor of master degree candidates in Guizhou University, China. His research interests include tribology and surface engineering.

Jun Luo received his Ph.D. degree from Southwest Jiaotong University in 2011. His current position is a Professor at Guiyang University, China. His research interests include surface engineering and wear.

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Xie, X., Xu, J. & Luo, J. Analysis of skid damage to cylindrical roller bearing of mainshaft of aeroengine. J Mech Sci Technol 34, 3239–3247 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-020-0716-0

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