Prediction of Contact Path and Load Sharing in Spiral Bevel Gears.

Abstract

A procedure is presented to perform a contact analysis of spiral bevel gears in order to predict the contact path and the load sharing as the gears roll through mesh. The approach utilizes recent advances in automated contact methods for nonlinear finite element analysis. A sector of the pinion and gear is modeled consisting of three pinion teeth and four gear teeth in mesh. Calculation of the contact force and stresses through the gear meshing cycle are demonstrated. Summary of the results are presented using 3-dimensional plots and tables. Issues relating to solution convergence and requirements for running large finite element analysis on a supercomputer are discussed. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289952

Entities

People

  • Ashok Kumar
  • George D. Bibel
  • Karuna Tiku

Organizations

  • University of North Dakota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Boundaries
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equations
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Gear Teeth
  • Manufacturing
  • Mechanics
  • Nonlinear Analysis
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Reliability
  • Supercomputers
  • Teeth
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topology

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
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