SPUR GEAR

1. A spur gear transmits 10 kW at a pitch line velocity of 10
m/s; driving gear has a diameter of 1.0 m. Find the
tangential force between the driver and the follower, and
the transmitted torque respectively.
6. Twenty degree full depth involute profiled 19-tooth pinion
and 37-tooth gear are in mesh. If the module is 5 mm, the
centre distance between the gear pair will be
Solution: Centre distance = D + D /2 = mT + mT /2
1 2 1 2

Solution: Power transmitted = Force × Velocity

Force = 10 x 10 /10= 1000 N/m 3 C= 5(19 + 37)/2
Torque Transmitted = Force x diameter/2
= 1000 x 1/2= 500 N-m= 0.5 kN-m C= 140 mm.

2. If the centre distance between a pair of spur gears in 7. If the drive efficiency is 80%, then torque required on the
mesh is 240 mm and the pinion moves five times faster input shaft to create 1000 N output thrust is
than the gear, then the pitch circle diameters of pinion and
gear respectively are Solution: Module m = 2,
D/T = 2
Solution: r + r = 240
p g ∴ D = 80 × 2 = 160 mm
r /r = 5
p g
2F = 1000, or F = 500 N
r = 200 mm, d = 400 mm
g g
Let T be the torque applied by motor.
1

r = 40 mm, d = 80 mm.
p p
TT be the torque applied by gear.
2

∴ Power transmission = 80% Now, T ω 2 x 1 1

3. The load on a gear tooth is 50 kN. If the gear is ω /0.8

2

transmitting a torque of 6000 Nm, the diameter of the gear T = 25 N-m.

1

is approximately
8. If the pressure angle of the rack is 20°, then force acting
Solution: T = w cosɸ x d/2 along the line of action between the rack and the gear
6000 = 50000 x 0.94 x d/2 teeth is
d = 0.25 m.
Solution: Pcos φ = F
4. A spur gear has a module of 3mm, number of teeth 16, a face ∴ Force acting along the line of action,
width of 36 mm and a pressure angle of 20c. It is transmitting a P = F/cos φ
power of 3 kW at 20 rev/s. Taking a velocity factor of 1.5 and a P = 500/cos20°
form factor of 0.3, the stress in the gear tooth is about. P = 532 N.

Solution: 9. The velocity ratio between pinion and gear in a gear drive
is 2.3, the module of teeth is 2.0 mm and sum of number
of teeth on pinion and gear is 99. What is the centre
distance between pinion and the gear?

Solution: Centre distance = D + D /2 = mT + mT /2

1 2 1 2

C = m/2(T + T ) 1 2

C = 2/2 x 99 = 99 mm

10. The following particulars of a single reduction spur gear are

given: Gear ratio = 10 : 1; Distance between centres = 660 mm
approximately; Pinion transmits 500 kW at 1800 r.p.m.;
Involute teeth of standard proportions (addendum = m) with
pressure angle of 22.5°; Permissible normal pressure between
teeth = 175 N per mm of width. Find the nearest standard
module if no interference is to occur

Solution:

5. Two mating spur gears have 40 and 120 teeth respectively. The
pinion rotates at 1200 rpm and transmits a torque of 20 Nm.
The torque transmitted by the gear is

Solution: 1200/N = 120/40

2

N = 400 r.p.m.
2

L = (DG / 2) + (Dp / 2) = 5.5 Dp

Since power transmitted by both gear will be equal
DP = m . TP
Tω2 x ω
1 1 2
m = DP / TP = 120 / 14

m = 8.6 mm
torque transmitted by gear, = 60 N-m.