Face-Gear Drives: Design, Analysis, and Testing for Helicopter Transmission Applications

Abstract

The use of face-gears in helicopter transmissions was explored. A light-weight, split-torque transmission design utilizing face-gears is described. Face-gear design and geometry were investigated. Topics included tooth generation, limiting inner and outer radii, tooth contact analysis, contact ratio, gear eccentricity, grinding, and structural stiffness. Design charts were developed to determine minimum and maximum face-gear inner and outer radii. An analytical study showed that the face-gear drive is relatively insensitive to gear misalignment with respect to transmission errors, but the tooth contact is affected by misalignment. A method of localizing the bearing contact to permit operation with misalignment was explored. Two new methods for grinding of the face-gear tooth surfaces were also investigated. The proper choice of shaft stiffness enabled good load sharing in the split-torque transmission design. Face-gear experimental studies were also conducted. These tests demonstrated the feasibility of face-gears in high-speed, high-load applications such as helicopter transmissions.... Transmissions (Machine Elements), Gears, Design, Helicopters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA266538

Entities

People

  • F. L. Litvin
  • G. Heath
  • J. C. Wang
  • R. B. Bossler Jr.
  • Y. J. Chen

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Computer Programs
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Eccentricity
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Gears
  • Geometry
  • Grinding Wheels
  • Helicopters
  • Manufacturing
  • Mechanics
  • Misalignment
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Shape
  • Simulations
  • Stiffness

Readers

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