EnglishMuffin, you are correct about a Timken Rep giving the numbers. Up until now, that's what we would do, just call one of those guys. But it seems a hassle to try to get ahold of one. We're engineers, we should be able to figure this type of stuff out with no problem. All they usually...
I have many different applications where we utilize tapered roller bearings. When mechanics are assembling these fixtures, they often ask me what the endplay should be. By endplay they mean the initial gap between the bearing and the nut. The gap is needed so as the bearings heat up, they...
Thanks for the help, guys! I will put a new tank online. Quark, I wish I could give you the load pattern, but the compressor on it right now is burned up, and I did not know much about this application until it broke (typical, right?). All I know is that the compressed air is used in...
Okay, Here's the Spec's!
1.5 hp oil-less 4 clynder motor - rated at ~7 CFM for 60 psi
30 gallon tank
Line Feed (consumption) = 1 CFM
It does seem like I actually have some over-kill on the motor size, doesn't it?
I have an application where an air compressor frequently needs replaced. It seems that it runs constantly, never catching up with itself. My first opinion was that the motor was too small. However, our HVAC service guy says that the air tank is too small.
I do not have too much experience...
I was hoping to be a bit basic, to see if I am even in the ballpark of cavitation.
The pump I am looking at was making an awful sound, and I started thinking it may be cavitation, and a little practice on some fluid system equations couldn't hurt, right? But as I start to look into this, I...
I am trying to calculate the NPSH (required) for a hydraulic pump to determine if it could be cavitating. However, I do not have any info on the properties of hydraulic fluid. For approximately 100 deg F, can anyone tell me what the vapor pressure is? Or am I doing this wrong????
Thanks guys!
I'm looking for a simple 2-way poppet valve. It needs to open upon being energized by a DC power supply. It is for a compressed air application (approx. 350 psi). I think it will need some kind of manual reset to close the valve back up. It also needs to be as small as possible. Does anyone...
