Thrust bearingexample

Bearing can also be used in sports, such as in basketball where players need to aim for the basket in a certain direction based on their position on the court and the position of the defenders.

For example, if you are facing north, your bearing is 0 degrees or 360 degrees. If you turn to face east, your bearing is 90 degrees. If you turn further to face south, your bearing is 180 degrees. And if you turn to face west, your bearing is 270 degrees.

Radial bearingexample

Another example is in navigation, where a sailor might use bearings to plot a course on a map. By determining the bearing of a landmark, such as a lighthouse, the sailor can determine their position relative to that landmark and navigate accordingly.

According to the type of load a rolling element bearing is designed to support, rolling element bearings are classified into radial bearings, angular contact bearings, and thrust bearings. Radial bearings are primarily used for supporting radial loads, although under some circumstances they are capable of carrying limited thrust loads. Radial bearings include deep groove ball bearings, cylindrical roller bearings, and needle bearings.

Ai, X. (2013). Radial Bearings. In: Wang, Q.J., Chung, YW. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tribology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92897-5_334

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Radial bearings refer to bearings that support primarily radial loads. Typical examples of radial bearings are deep groove ball bearings, cylindrical roller bearings, and needle bearings.

Bearing refers to the direction in which an object or a person is moving or facing. It is usually measured in degrees, with 360 degrees representing a full circle.

Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Center for Surface Engineering and Tribology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

The deep groove ball bearing, shown in Fig. 1, is the most common bearing type. It includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a set of balls, and a retainer or cage. The inner and outer rings...

Overall, bearing is a useful way to describe the direction in which an object or person is moving or facing, and it has practical applications in a variety of fields.

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Surface Engineering and Tribology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA