The design and verification of experimental machine for real journal bearings testing

Abstract

The article presents the design of a machine for determining basic tribological features of real journal bearings. Thus, the article aims at presenting the principle of the machine and the kinematic scheme of the machine. The device is tested by a set of experiments with real journal bearings determined to be applied in automotive industry. The journal bearings on the base of bronze type B70 were tested. The experiment conditions resulted from the chosen application, steering servo unit.