THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF A TEST MACHINE TO MEASURE DYNAMIC LOADS ON GEAR TEETH.

Abstract

The action of mating gear teeth is a very complex thing. Very little is known of the forces that act on gears as they mesh. It is with this in mind that a testing machine was designed, built, and used to investigate the feasibility of obtaining gear tooth load information, by the use of strain gages mounted on the teeth of a test gear. The construction and operation of the testing machine is descirbed, followed by the results of experiments conducted. The application of the experimental results to some design considerations in gears is then discussed. A great need exists for gear loading information, and gear testing machine has proved to be successful in the initial phases of its operation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0820515

Entities

People

  • John Alvin Pethick Ii

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Gages
  • Gear Teeth
  • Gears
  • Strain Gages

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).