Analytical Model of the Efficiency of Spur Gears: Study of the Influence of the Design Parameters

Author(s):  
Miguel Pleguezuelos ◽  
Jose´ I. Pedrero ◽  
Miryam B. Sa´nchez

An analytic model to compute the efficiency of spur gears has been developed. It is based on the application of a non-uniform model of load distribution obtained from the minimum elastic potential criterion and a simplified non-uniform model of the friction coefficient along the path of contact. Both conventional and high transverse contact ratio spur gears have been considered. Analytical expressions for the power losses due to friction, for the transmitted power and for the efficiency are presented. From this model, a complete study of the influence of some design parameters (as the number of teeth, the gear ratio, the pressure angle, the addendum modification coefficient, etc.) on the efficiency is presented.

Author(s):  
Jose´ I. Pedrero ◽  
Miguel Pleguezuelos ◽  
Marta Mun˜oz

The traditional methods for computation of the efficiency of cylindrical gear transmissions are based on the hypotheses of constant friction coefficient and uniform load distribution along the line of contact. However, the changing rigidity of the pair of teeth along the path of contact produces a non–uniform load distribution, which has significant influence on the friction losses, due to the different relative sliding at any point of the line of contact. In previous works, the authors obtained a non-uniform model of load distribution based on the minimum elastic potential criterion. This load distribution was applied to compute the efficiency of spur and helical gears, resulting in slightly greater values of the efficiency than those obtained if the load distribution along the line of contact is assumed to be uniform. In this work, this non-uniform model of load distribution is applied to study the efficiency of involute spur gears with transverse contact ratio between 1 and 2 (i.e., the load is shared among one or two pairs of teeth), assuming the friction coefficient to be constant along the path of contact. Analytical expressions for the power losses due to friction, for the transmitted power and for the efficiency are presented. A study of the influence of some transmission parameters (as gear ratio, pressure angle, etc.) on the efficiency is also presented.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Pleguezuelos ◽  
José I. Pedrero ◽  
Miryam B. Sánchez

Simple, traditional methods for computation of the efficiency of spur gears are based on the hypotheses of constant friction coefficient and uniform load sharing along the path of contact. However, none of them is accurate. The friction coefficient is variable along the path of contact, though average values can be often considered for preliminary calculations. Nevertheless, the nonuniform load sharing produced by the changing rigidity of the pair of teeth has significant influence on the friction losses, due to the different relative sliding at any contact point. In previous works, the authors obtained a nonuniform model of load distribution based on the minimum elastic potential criterion, which was applied to compute the efficiency of standard gears. In this work, this model of load sharing is applied to study the efficiency of both standard and high contact ratio involute spur gears (with contact ratio between 1 and 2 and greater than 2, resp.). Approximate expressions for the friction power losses and for the efficiency are presented assuming the friction coefficient to be constant along the path of contact. A study of the influence of some transmission parameters (as the gear ratio, pressure angle, etc.) on the efficiency is also presented.


2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (Suppl. 5) ◽  
pp. 1801-1813
Author(s):  
Predrag Dobratic ◽  
Mileta Ristivojevic ◽  
Bozidar Rosic ◽  
Radivoje Mitrovic ◽  
Dragan Trifkovic

The impact of geometric parameters of teeth and lubricating oils to the efficiency of involute internal spur gears, when the transverse contact ratio is 2 < ?? ?3, has been analyzed in this paper. The mathematical model and computer program for determining the current and the effective value of the efficiency have been developed. The influence of the character of load distribution and energy losses due to heating effects during the meshing period is included in the factor of load distribution. The results of computer simulation are given in the form of a diagram of the current values of the efficiency during the meshing period. Also, the values of effective efficiency for the considered cylindrical gear pairs have been calculated.


Author(s):  
Nihat Yıldırım ◽  
Hakan I˙s¸c¸i ◽  
Abdullah Akpolat

Aerospace applications require special procedures for component design and manufacturing. Spur gears of different designs, because of their simpler geometries, are used in vital units-transmissions of helicopters and alike aerospace vehicles. In this study, performances of various profile designs of previously researched low and high contact ratio spur gears with some realistic design parameters are studied. Effects of the realistic parameters of variable tooth pair stiffness, relief shape, and adjacent pitch error on Transmission Error (TE), tooth loads and root stresses are presented; composition of these parameters determines the efficiency of the gearbox assembly. Detail of minimization of tooth root stress through optimized/proper design of relief is described. More comprehensive comparison of the gear tooth profile design cases is done to be able to guide aerospace transmission designers for practical applications with realistic parameters for each of the design cases. A preference order is done among the design cases, depending on effect of some design parameters on the results such as tooth loads, tooth root stresses, TE curves and peak-to-peak TE values.


Author(s):  
M. A. Sahir Arikan

Although it is possible to find some recommended conventional values both for the sum of the addendum modification coefficients and for the allocation of the sum of the addendum modification coefficients (e.g. ISO/TR 4467), a detailed analysis is necessary to determine the addendum modification coefficient values for the desired optimization criteria and the performance since the main objective of the above mentioned sources is to facilitate practical design of non-standard gear drives which will not have problems while operating. They give practical average values within a safe range. In this study, by considering the required gear ratio, center distance and the desired backlash, alternative gear pairs are determined and corresponding gear performance variables are calculated in order to allocate the addendum modification coefficients for the pinion and the gear by using criteria such as: not having undercut or pointed (or excessively-thinned-tip) tooth, having desired proportions for the lengths of the dedendum and addendum portions of the line of action, having maximum contact ratio, having sufficient bottom clearance, having minimum contact stresses, having balanced pinion and gear tooth root stresses, having equal pinion and gear lives, etc.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinpeng Du ◽  
Fajia Li ◽  
Huanyong Cui ◽  
Shichao Fan ◽  
Wei Wang

Author(s):  
F. Karpat ◽  
S. Ekwaro-Osire

Gears with asymmetric teeth have unique potential for application in gearboxes, particularly when uni-directional loading is applied. Most recently, gears with asymmetric teeth have received much attention for use in applications that require high performance due to increased load capacity. Such applications include aircraft and wind turbine. These gears offer flexibility to designers due to their non-standard design. In asymmetric teeth, the geometry of the drive side is not to be symmetric to the coast side. In other words, the pressure angle on the drive side is greater or smaller than that on the coast side. Asymmetry between tooth sides provide vital in obtaining key properties, such as high load carrying capacity, low weight, low wear or low vibration. In order to effectively design asymmetric teeth, it is necessary to perform analyses on the efficiency of these gears under various loading. In this study, the results obtained on high contact ratio involute spur gears with asymmetric teeth are presented and discussed. The impact of a few design parameters, such as pressure angle or tooth height, on sliding velocities and friction is investigated and illustrated with numerical examples.


Author(s):  
Isaias Regalado ◽  
Donald R. Houser

Abstract The theoretical advantage of conjugate action in involute gears is lost due to the deflection of the teeth under load and due to manufacturing and assembling errors. These factors produce instantaneous variations in the gear ratio commonly referred to as transmission error. The transmission error has been proven to have a strong relationship with the noise emitted by the transmission. In order to reduce the transmission error, the contacting surfaces of the gears are modified to compensate for the deflections and errors. These modifications may be performed in the direction of the profile, the lead or in a more general sense it may be topographical (defined point by point). This paper describes a non-iterative procedure for the calculation of the modifications for minimum transmission error based on a predefined load distribution. The results presented agree with the common practice for spur gears of tip relief in the direction of the profile and crowning in the direction of the lead, but for helical gears the need for a more complicated modification is observed.


Author(s):  
Boris G. Belnikolovsky ◽  
Bozhidar I. Cheshankov ◽  
Bader A. Abuid

Abstract In the model used inertias of motor, machine and the gear wheels, stiffness of shafts and bearing and damping are considered. In the meshing zone, the variable stiffness of teeth, pitch error, tooth deflection, tooth modification and impact between teeth are included. Differential equations of motion are written and solved analytically and numerically. Based on the good agreement between the analytical and the numerical results, a dynamic analysis for the effect of many parameters of meshing, such as pitch error, tooth modification, module, contact ratio, tooth width and the gear ratio on the dynamic loads is made.


Author(s):  
P Marimuthu ◽  
G Muthuveerappan

The present study aims to determine the improvement in the bending strength of the non-standard high contact ratio spur gears based on the balanced (optimum) fillet stress of the pinion and gear. The average number teeth in contact is more than two for high contact ratio gear drives. In the non-standard high contact ratio spur gears, the rack cutter tooth thickness factor is more than 0.5, whereas the standard rack cutter tooth thickness factor is 0.5. The maximum fillet stresses of the pinion and gear is not equal for non-standard high contact ratio spur gear drives when the gear ratio increases. In order to avoid the fatigue failure of the gear, the fillet stresses of the pinion and gear should be balanced. This balanced stress is predicted as the optimum fillet stress. Hence, the present study focuses to optimize the fillet stress with respect to the rack cutter tooth thickness factor of the pinion and gear through finite element analysis. Also, a parametric study is carried out to obtain the influence of some gear parameters, such as gear ratio, teeth number in the pinion, pressure angle, addendum height and corrected gear drives (S+, S− and So) on the optimum fillet stress with respect to the rack cutter tooth thickness factor of the pinion and gear.


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