IV. Comprehension.

Ex. 11. Answer the questions:

1. What is welding?

2. What is welding used for?

3. What should the welder do before starting his work?

4. What kinds of welding do you know?

5. What can cause problems in welding?

6. What is flux and gas shielding used for?

7. What gases are used?

Ex. 12. . Study the information about bearing and the types of bearings:

Type	Description	Stiffness*	Speed	Life	Notes
plain bearing	rubbing surfaces, with lubricant	Good, provided wear is low, but some slack is normally present	low/moderate (often requires cooling)	moderate (depends on lubrication)	The simplest type of bearing, widely used, relatively high friction
Rolling element bearing	Ball or rollers are used to prevent or minimise rubbing	Good, but some slack is usually present	moderate-high (often requires cooling)	moderate (depends on lubrication, often requires maintenance)	Used for higher loads than plain bearings with lower friction
jewel bearing	off-center bearing rolls in seating	Low due to flexing	low	adequate (needs cleaning and lubrication requires maintenance)	Mainly used in low-load, high precision work such as clocks
fluid bearing	Fluid is forced between two faces and held in by edge seal	Very high	Very high- speeds usually limited by seals	Virtually infinite in some applications, may wear at startup/shutdown in some cases	Can fail quickly due to grit or dust or other contaminants. Maintenance free in continuous use.
magnetic bearings	Faces of bearing are kept separate by magnets (electromagnets or eddy currents)	low	Indefinite	Indefinite	Often needs considerable power. Maintenance free.
Flexure bearing	Material flexes to give and constrain movement	low	Very high	Very high or low depending on materials and strain in application	Limited range of movement, no backlash, extremely smooth motion

*- stiffness is the amount that the gap varies when the load on the bearing changes, it is distinct from the friction of the bearing

Ex.13. Tell about bearings using the table of ex.12

V. Reading and comprehension

Ex. 14. Read and translate the text B without a dictionary for 5 minutes and answer the questions after the text:

Text B

History and development

An early type of linear bearing was an arrangement of tree trunks laid down under sleds. This technology may date as far back as the construction of the Pyramids of Giza, though there is no definitive evidence. Modern linear bearings use a similar principle, sometimes with balls in place of rollers.

The first plain and rolling-element bearings were wood, but ceramic, sapphire or glass can be used, and steel, bronze, other metals, and plastic (e.g., nylon, polyoxymethylene, teflon, and UHMWPE) are all common today. Indeed, stone was even used in various forms. Think of the "jeweled pocket watch", which incorporated stones to reduce frictional loads, and allow a smoother running watch. Of course, with older, mechanical timepieces, the smoother the operating properties, then the higher the accuracy and value. Wooden bearings can still be seen today in old water mills where the water has implications for cooling and lubrication.

Rotary bearings are required for many applications, from heavy-duty use in vehicle axles and machine shafts, to precision clock parts. The simplest rotary bearing is the sleeve bearing, which is just a cylinder inserted between the wheel and its axle. This was followed by the roller bearing, in which the sleeve was replaced by a number of cylindrical rollers. Each roller behaves as an individual wheel. The first practical caged-roller bearing was invented in the mid-1740s by horologist John Harrison for his H3 marine timekeeper. This used the bearing for a very limited oscillating motion but Harrison also used a similar bearing in a truly rotary application in a contemporaneous regulator clock.

An early example of a wooden ball bearing (see rolling-element bearing), supporting a rotating table, was retrieved from the remains of the Roman Nemi ships in Lake Nemi, Italy. The wrecks were dated to 40 AD. Leonardo da Vinci is said to have described a type of ball bearing around the year 1500. One of the issues with ball bearings is that they can rub against each other, causing additional friction, but this can be prevented by enclosing the balls in a cage. The captured, or caged, ball bearing was originally described by Galileo in the 1600s. The mounting of bearings into a set was not accomplished for many years after that. The first patent for a ball race was by Philip Vaughan of Carmarthen in 1794.

Friedrich Fischer's idea from the year 1883 for milling and grinding balls of equal size and exact roundness by means of a suitable production machine formed the foundation for creation of an independent bearing industry.

Tapered steering head bearings for a motorcycle

The modern, self-aligning design of ball bearing is attributed to Sven Wingquist of the SKF ball-bearing manufacturer in 1907.

Henry Timken, a 19th century visionary and innovator in carriage manufacturing, patented the tapered roller bearing, in 1898. The following year, he formed a company to produce his innovation. Through a century, the company grew to make bearings of all types, specialty steel and an array of related products and services.

Notes:

Sledge – ковальський молот

Sleeve – муфта

Oscillation – коливання

Wreck – катастрофа, руїна

Innovation –нововведення, новина

1. What is the early type of liner bearing?

2. What are the applications of rotary bearing?

3. What can you say about wooden ball bearing?

Ex. 15. Render the text B using the plan of rendering on page 67.