Vibration analysis of deep groove ball bearing with outer race defect using ABAQUS

The main objective of this paper is to determine the effect of outer race defect of deep groove ball bearings for (SKF 6004) through experimental and numerical methods. Three-dimensional finite element model of the housing and outer race is simulated using commercial package ABAQUS/CAE. Angular position of the local defect on the outer race which changes from 0° to 315° with angular intervals 45° is investigated through the dynamic finite element model. Experimental results are obtained using bearing test rig to validate the simulated results. A good agreement is found between the results obtained by the finite element model and the experimental results.