Vibration Analysis of a Roller Bearing With a Bump Defect

Vibration performances of roller bearings are greatly affected by various localized defects. Thus, it is very important to analyze vibration characteristics of the roller bearings with the localized defects. In this paper, a nonlinear dynamic model is developed to formulate the effect of a localized defect on the vibration characteristics of a cylindrical roller bearing (CRB). A bump defect is formulated in this model. The defect profile is defined as a spherical one. The time-varying displacement excitation caused by the defect is modelled. Effects of the defect sizes on the vibration characteristics of the roller bearing are discussed. The simulation results show that the developed method can provide some guidance for understanding the vibration characteristics of the CRB with a bump defect.