Chapter 16 Equations

Circular pitch of the gear (or pinion) in a plane normal to the teeth pn p cos tan n tan cos Diametral pitch in normal plane Pn P /cos Diameter of a helical gear (at pitch circle) d N / P N /(Pn cos ) Axial pitch pa p /tan Ne N /cos3 Transmitted force (English) Transmitted force (SI) Radial force component Fr Ft tan Axial force component Fa Ft tan Transverse normal force component Fb Ft /cos Helical-gear tooth force F Fb /cos n Ft /cos cos n Gear-tooth-bending stress (rened Lewis equation) Ft P Kv Ko(0.93Km) bJ (16.11) (16.10) (16.9) (16.8) . Ft 33,000W /V . Ft W /V (16.5) (16.6) (16.7) (16.7a) Equivalent number of teeth (formative or virtual number of teeth) (16.4) (16.3) (16.1) (16.2) Tangent of pressure angle measured in a plane normal to the teeth

Gear fatigue strength

(16.12)

CLCG CS kr kt kms Sn S n Surface (Hertz) fatigue stress cos K K (0.93K ) bd I 0.95 CR Ft

v o m p

(15.18)

H C p

(16.13)

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Gear-tooth surface fatigue strength SH SfeCLiCR Shaft angle of crossed helical gears 1 2 Virtual number of teeth for pinion and gear (bevel gears) Np 2rbp p and N g 2rbg p (16.15) (16.14) (15.25)

Virtual number of teeth for pinion and gear (bevel gears) 2rbg P Np 2rbp P and N g Gear ratio Gear ratio Limit on face width b L 10 and b P 3 (L is dened in Figure 16.9) (16.17) p Ng d g tan g cot p g Np dp (16.16) (16.15a)

Average bevel gear diameter (feet) dav d b sin Average velocity (feet per minute) Vav davn Transmitted force (lb) . Ft 33,000W /Vav Vav davn Transmitted force (newtons) Bevel gear tooth force F Ft /cos Normal force (to pitch cone) component Fn F sin Ft tan Axial force component Fa Fn sin Ft tan sin (16.22) (f ) (16.21) . Ft W /Vav (16.19a) (16.18)

(16.20a) (16.19b)

Average velocity (meters per second)

(16.20b)

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Radial force component Fr Fn cos Ft tan cos Axial force component (spiral bevel gear) Fa Ft (tan n sin sin cos ) cos Ft (tan n cos sin sin ) cos Ft P Kv Ko Km bJ (16.24) (16.23)

Radial force component (spiral bevel gear) Fr (16.25)

Bevel gear-tooth-bending stress

(15.17)

Bevel gear-tooth surface fatigue strength

H C p
Pitch diameter of worm gear

bd I K K K
Ft
v o p

(15.24)

dg N g p / Velocity ratio of worm gear set w Ng g Nw Guideline for worm gear set design Nw Ng 40 c 0.875 c 0.875 dw 3.0 1.7 Minimum diameter for shell worm dw 2.4p 1.1 (in.) Guideline for gear face width design b 0.5dw,out Worm lead angle tan L / dw Tangential force on worm gear Fgt Fwa Fn cos n cos f Fn sin

(15.2, modied)

(16.26)

(16.27)

Guideline for maximum power-transmitting capacity of worm gear set (16.28)

(16.29) (16.30)

(10.1, modied) (g)

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Tangential force on worm Fwt Fga Fn cos n sin f Fn cos Radial force on gear Fgr Fwr Fn sin n Ratio of tangential velocity of gear to tangential velocity of worm Vg / Vw tan Efciency of worm gear set e Sliding velocity Vs Vw /cos Vg /sin Worm gear set coefcient of friction condition for self-locking f cos n tan Dynamic load Fd Fgt Kv Fgt 1200 Vg 1200 (16.39) (16.36) (16.35) cos n f tan cos n f cot (16.34) (16.33) (i) (h)

Maximum allowable value of dynamic load (bending fatigue) Fs Sn bpy Maximum allowable value of dynamic load (surface fatigue) Fw dg bKw Rate of heat dissipation H CA(to ta) External area of conventional worm gear housing A 0.3c 1.7 (16.42) (13.13) (16.41) (16.40)