Bearing Life API
Rolling-element bearing life maths (ISO 281) as an API, computed locally and deterministically. The life endpoint computes the basic rating life of a ball or roller bearing, L10 = (C/P)^p — where p is 3 for ball bearings and 10/3 for roller bearings — from the dynamic load rating C and the equivalent load P, reporting the life in millions of revolutions and, given a speed in rpm, in hours and days; it also works backwards, solving the minimum dynamic load rating needed for a target life, or the maximum load a bearing can carry to still reach it. The load endpoint computes the equivalent dynamic load P = X·Fr + Y·Fa from the radial and axial loads and the bearing X and Y factors, the single load value the life formula needs. The reliability endpoint applies the ISO 281 life-modification factor a1 to give the adjusted rating life Lna = a1·L10 for any survival probability from 90 % up to 99.95 %, interpolated from the standard reliability table. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for mechanical-engineering, maintenance and reliability tools, machine and drivetrain design, predictive-maintenance and lifetime-costing apps, and engineering education. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Live, nothing stored. 3 endpoints. This is rolling-bearing rating life; for shaft torsion stress use a torsion API and for rotational energy use a flywheel API.
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