1. Introduction. - 1. 1 Rolling Bearing Elements and Basic Interactions. - 1. 2 Types of Analytical Models. - 1. 3 Nomenclature. - 1. 4 Summary. - 2. Equations of Motion and Coordinate Transformations. - 2. 1 Coordinate Frames and Transformations. - 2. 2 Equations of Motion. - 2. 3 Moving Coordinate Frames. - 2. 4 General Motion Simulation. - 2. 5 Summary. - 3. Geometric Interactions in Rolling Bearings. - 3. 1 Rolling Element/Race Interactions. - 3. 2 Rolling Element/Cage Interactions. - 3. 3 Race/Cage Interactions. - 3. 4 Interactions Between Rolling Elements. - 3. 5 External System Interactions and Constraints. - 3. 6 Summary. - 4. Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication. - 4. 1 General Consideration in Lubricant Traction Modeling. - 4. 2 An E1astohydrodynamic Traction Model. - 4. 3 Traction Behavior of Some Lubricants. - 4. 4 Summary. - 5. Churning and Drag Losses. - 5. l Estimation of Drag Forces. - 5. 2 Estimation of Churning Moments. - 5. 3 Effective Lubricant Viscosity and Density. - 5. 4 Summary. - 6. Numerical Integration of the Equations of Motion. - 6. 1 Dimensional Organization. - 6. 2 Explicit Algorithms. - 6. 3 Implicit Algorithms. - 6. 4 Selection of a Method. - 6. 5 External Constraints. - 6. 6 Summary. - 7. The Computer Program ADORE. - 7. 1 Program Overview. - 7. 2 Structure of ADORE. - 7. 3 ADORE Capabilities. - 7. 4 Input/Output Data. - 7. 5 Computer Resource Requirement. - 7. 6 Summary. - 8. Some Dynamic Performance Simulations. - 8. 1 Numerical Considerations. - 8. 2 Vibrational Characteristics. - 8. 3 General Ball Motion and Skid. - 8. 4 Cage Stability. - 8. 5 Roller and Cage Motion in Cylindrical Roller Bearings. - 8. 6 Summary. - 9. Experimental Validation of ADORE. - 9. 1 Ball Motion and Skid. - 9. 2 Cage Motion. - 9. 3 Summary. - 10. Guidelines for Rolling Bearing Design. - 10. 1 System Overview. - 10. 2 Rotor-Bearing System Interaction. - 10. 3 ADORE:A Design and Performance Diagnosis Tool. - 10. 4 Summary. - Appendix I: Hertz Point-Contact Solutions. - Appendix II: Shrink Fit and Thermal Expansion of Races. - Appendix III: Fatigue Life Computation. - Appendix IV: Source Listing of ADORE. - Appendix V: Typical Example. - References. - Author Index. Language: English