<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the strength evaluation of planetary gear teeth designed for a radial sedimentation tank drive. A novel type of gear drive, composed of a closed epicyclic gear train and an open gear train with internal cycloidal gear mesh is proposed. Contact stress and root stress in the planetary gear train were determined by the finite element method and according to ISO 6336. The influence of the mesh load factor at planet gears on stress values was also established. A comparison of the results followed. It was observed that the mesh load factor on satellites depends mainly on the way the satellites and central wheels are mounted, the positioning accuracy in the carrier and the accuracy of teeth. Subsequently, a material was selected for the particular design of planetary gear and the assumed load. The analysis of the obtained results allowed assuming that in case of gears in class 7 and the rigid mounting of satellites and central wheels, gears should be made of steel for carburizing and hardening. In case of flexible satellites or flexible couplings in the central wheels and gears in class 4, gears can be made of nitriding steel.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the strength evaluation of planetary gear teeth designed for a radial sedimentation tank drive. A novel type of gear drive, composed of a closed epicyclic gear train and an open gear train with internal cycloidal gear mesh is proposed. Contact stress and root stress in the planetary gear train were determined by the finite element method and according to ISO 6336. The influence of the mesh load factor at planet gears on stress values was also established. A comparison of the results followed. It was observed that the mesh load factor on satellites depends mainly on the way the satellites and central wheels are mounted, the positioning accuracy in the carrier and the accuracy of teeth. Subsequently, a material was selected for the particular design of planetary gear and the assumed load. The analysis of the obtained results allowed assuming that in case of gears in class 7 and the rigid mounting of satellites and central wheels, gears should be made of steel for carburizing and hardening. In case of flexible satellites or flexible couplings in the central wheels and gears in class 4, gears can be made of nitriding steel.

Stress Assessment of Gear Teeth in Epicyclic Gear Train for Radial Sedimentation Tank

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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The paper presents the strength evaluation of planetary gear teeth designed for a radial sedimentation tank drive. A novel type of gear drive, composed of a...

Stress Assessment of Gear Teeth in Epicyclic Gear Train for Radial Sedimentation Tank

Publié en ligne: 20 nov. 2020

Pages: 121 - 127

Reçu: 21 janv. 2020

Accepté: 21 août 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2020-0018

Mots clés
Planetary gear, FEM, ISO 6336

© 2020 Grzegorz Budzik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Stress Assessment of Gear Teeth in Epicyclic Gear Train for Radial Sedimentation Tank

Publié en ligne: 20 nov. 2020

Pages: 121 - 127

Reçu: 21 janv. 2020

Accepté: 21 août 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2020-0018

Mots clésPlanetary gear, FEM, ISO 6336

© 2020 Grzegorz Budzik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Planetary gear, FEM, ISO 6336