Impact of lubricant traction coefficient on cage’s dynamic characteristics in high-speed angular contact ball bearing

In this paper, the formulas of elasto-hydrodynamic traction coefficients of three Chinese aviation lubricating oils, 4109, 4106 and 4050, were obtained by a great number of elasto-hydrodynamic traction tests. The nonlinear dynamics differential equations of high-speed angular contact ball bearing were built on the basis of dynamic theory of rolling bearings and solved by Gear Stiff (GSTIFF) integer algorithm with variable step. The impact of lubricant traction coefficient on cage’s dynamic characteristics in high-speed angular contact ball bearing was investigated, and Poincaré map was used to analyze the impact of three types of aviation lubricating oils on the dynamic response of cage’s mass center. And then, the period of dynamic response of cage’s mass center and the slip ratio of cage were used to assess the stability of cage under various working conditions. The results of this paper provide the theoretical basis for the selection and application of aviation lubricating oil