Efficient running-in of gears and improved prediction of the tooth flank load carrying capacity
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
ISSN: 0036-8792
Article publication date: 4 December 2018
Issue publication date: 3 April 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to determine parameters for an efficient running-in of gears and an improved method for the prediction of the tooth flank load carrying capacity.
Design/methodology/approach
In this contribution, a model for the calculation of the pitting life of involute spur gears is introduced, which is based on an extension of the life model according to Ioannides and Harris for rough surfaces. To achieve the most realistic thermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication simulation and stress calculation possible, measured real surfaces and elastic-plastic material properties of the area close to the surface are used. Special attention is paid to the compatibility of the fatigue life calculation for heterogeneous rough surfaces and their consistent consideration in the lifespan calculation.
Findings
A non-destructive running-in for twin-disc pairings can be performed using suitable operating parameters, which subsequently can be transferred to tooth flank tests. Using the extended life model according to Ioannides and Harris, an enhanced prediction of the tooth flank load carrying capacity is possible.
Originality/value
The developed extended life model includes a new numerical approach for calculating the tooth flank load carrying capacity. It has the potential to reliably support and hence to accelerate the design process of gears.
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Citation
Zimmer, M. and Bartel, D. (2019), "Efficient running-in of gears and improved prediction of the tooth flank load carrying capacity", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 71 No. 3, pp. 366-373. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-07-2018-0272
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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