Knowledge Base Glossary
Glossary is usually defined as an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge. This knowledge base glossary provides a collection of knowledge base documents that define many technical terms. These terms are arranged alphabetically, but you can quickly jump to a specific term by selecting its first letter from the index of the knowledge base glossary below.
18 Glossary Terms Found
B2B
Business-to-Business. With regards to eCommerce, it means a corporate account
B2C
Business-to-Consumer. With regards to eCommerce, it means an individual/personal account
Ball Bearing
An anti-friction bearing that uses a series of steel balls held between inner and outer bearing races.
Ball Detent
A spring-loaded ball mechanism that aligns the needle rollers of a full complement drawn cup bearing before it is pressed into a housing. The rollers are aligned when the ball detent forces the rollers apart, gathering circumferential clearance in one location.
Ball Screw
Precision mechanical component that converts rotational motion to linear motion by rotating the shaft to drive the nut, or by rotating the nut to drive the shaft.
Bearing
The support and guide for a rotating, oscillating, or sliding shaft, pivot, or wheel. A bearing allows smooth, low-friction motion between two surfaces.
Belt Body
The main part of any belt that generally surrounds, supports and protects the load-carrying tensile cords.
Bench Test
A modified service test in which the service conditions are approximated using laboratory equipment not necessarily identical with the equipment in which the product will be employed.
Bevel Cut
An angled cut at the seam (or joint) of a ring.
Blemish
A mark, deformity, or injury which impairs the appearance.
Bolt Torque
The amount of twisting or turning effort (expressed as Ft- Lb or N-m) required to turn the nuts on a gland follower. The load that the gland follower exerts on a valve packing set can be expressed in terms of a specific bolt torque.
Bore
The inside diameter of the inner ring or cone.
Bore Diameter
The outside dimension of the annular space.
Bore Size
The inner diameter of a cone, which accommodates a shaft.
Boundary Lubrication
A state of lubrication that occurs when, due to speed, load or lubricant combination, the “thick film” or hydrodynamic conditions do not completely separate the rubbing surfaces. Special additives sometimes are used for bearing protection under these conditions.
Break-In Lubricant
A lubricant added to the surface of braided packing. Break-in lubricants are used to protect the packing from charring during the initial start-up of rotating equipment, such as pumps and mixers.
Burst
A rupture caused by internal pressure.
Bushing
A type of plain bearing. It is metallic or carbon ring used to take up excessive space and reduce vibration.