Question 14.4: A 17-tooth 20° pressure angle spur pinion rotates at 1800 re...

A 17-tooth 20° pressure angle spur pinion rotates at 1800 rev/min and transmits 4 hp to a 52-tooth disk gear. The diametral pitch is 10 teeth/in, the face width 1.5 in, and the quality standard is No. 6. The gears are straddle-mounted with bearings immediately adjacent. The pinion is a grade 1 steel with a hardness of 240 Brinell tooth surface and through-hardened core. The gear is steel, through-hardened also, grade 1 material, with a Brinell hardness of 200, tooth surface and core. Poisson’s ratio is 0.30, J_P=0.30, J_G=0.40, and Young’s modulus is 30(10^6) psi. The loading is smooth because of motor and load. Assume a pinion life of 10^8 cycles and a reliability of 0.90, and use Y_N=0.3558N^{-0.0178}, Z_N=1.4488N^{-0.023}. The tooth profile is uncrowned. This is a commercial enclosed gear unit.
(a) Find the factor of safety of the gears in bending.
(b) Find the factor of safety of the gears in wear.
(c) By examining the factors of safety, identify the threat to each gear and to the mesh.

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There will be many terms to obtain so use Figs. 14–17 and 14–18 as guides to what is needed.

d_P = N_P/P_d = 17/10 = 1.7 in                  d_G = 52/10 = 5.2 in

V=\frac{\pi d_Pn_P}{12}=\frac{\pi (1.7)1800}{12}=801.1  ft/min

W^t=\frac{33  000 H}{V}=\frac{33  000(4)}{801.1}= 164.8  lbf

Assuming uniform loading, K_o = 1. To evaluate K_v, from Eq. (14–28) with a quality number Q_v = 6,

A = 50 + 56(1 – B)
B = 0.25(12 – Q_v)^{2/3}                               (14.28)

B = 0.25(12 – 6)^{2/3} = 0.8255
A = 50 + 56(1 – 0.8255) = 59.77

Then from Eq. (14–27)

K_v=\begin{cases}\left(\frac{A+\sqrt{V} }{A} \right)^B & V  in  ft/min \\ \left(\frac{A+\sqrt{200V} }{A} \right)^B & V  in  m/s \end{cases}                     (14.27)

the dynamic factor is

K_v=\left(\frac{59.77+\sqrt{801.1} }{59.77} \right)^{0.8255}=1.377

To determine the size factor, K_s, the Lewis form factor is needed. From Table 14–2,

Number of
Teeth
Y Number of
Teeth
Y
12 0.245 28 0.353
13 0.261 30 0.359
14 0.277 34 0.371
15 0.29 38 0.384
16 0.296 43 0.397
17 0.303 50 0.409
18 0.309 60 0.422
19 0.314 75 0.435
20 0.322 100 0.447
21 0.328 150 0.460
22 0.331 300 0.472
24 0.337 400 0.480
26 0.346 Rack 0.485

with N_P = 17 teeth, Y_P = 0.303. Interpolation for the gear with N_G = 52 teeth yields Y_G = 0.412. Thus from Eq. (a) of Sec. 14–10, with F = 1.5 in,

(K_S)_P=1.192\left(\frac{1.5\sqrt{0.303} }{10} \right)^{0.0535}=1.043

(K_S)_G=1.192\left(\frac{1.5\sqrt{0.412} }{10} \right)^{0.0535}=1.052

The load distribution factor K_m is determined from Eq. (14–30),

K_m = C_{mf} = 1 + C_{mc}(C_{pf} C_{pm} + C_{ma} C_e)

where five terms are needed. They are, where F = 1.5 in when needed:

Uncrowned, Eq. (14–30): C_{mc} = 1,

Eq. (14–32):

C_{pf}= \begin{cases} \frac{F}{10d_P}-0.025 & F \leq 1 in \\ \frac{F}{10d_P}-0.0375+0.0125F & 1\lt F\leq 17 in\\ \frac{F}{10d_P}-0.1109+0.0207F-0.000 228F^2 & 17\lt F\leq 40 in \end{cases}                        (14.32)

C_{pf} = 1.5/[10(1.7)] – 0.0375 + 0.0125(1.5) = 0.0695

Bearings immediately adjacent, Eq. (14–33):

C_{pm}= \begin{cases} 1 & for  straddle-mounted  pinion  with  S_1/S \lt 0.175 \\ 1.1 & for  straddle-mounted  pinion  with  S_1/S \geq 0.175 \end{cases}                       (14.33)

C_{pm} = 1

Commercial enclosed gear units (Fig. 14–11): C_{ma} = 0.15

Eq. (14–35):

C_{e}= \begin{cases} 0.8 & for  gearing  adjusted  at  assembly,  or  compatibility  is  improved  by  lapping,  or  both \\ 1 & for  all  other  conditions \end{cases}                    (14.35)

C_e = 1

Thus,

K_m = 1 + C_{mc}(C_{pf} C_{pm} + C_{ma}C_{e}) = 1 + (1) [0.0695(1) + 0.15(1) ] = 1.22

Assuming constant thickness gears, the rim-thickness factor K_B = 1. The speed ratio is m_G = N_G/N_P = 5217 = 3.059. The load cycle factors given in the problem statement, with N(pinion) = 10^8 cycles and N(gear) = 10^8/m_G = 10^8/3.059 cycles, are

(Y_N)_P=1.3558(10^8)^{-0.0178}=0.977

(Y_N)_G=1.3558(10^8/3.059)^{-0.0178}=0.996

From Table 14.10,

Reliability K_R (Y_Z)
0.9999 1.50
0.999 1.25
0.99 1.00
0.90 0.85
0.50 0.70

with a reliability of 0.9, K_R = 0.85. From Fig. 14–18, the temperature and surface condition factors are K_T = 1 and C_f = 1. From Eq. (14–23),

I= \begin{cases} \frac{\cos \phi_t \sin \phi_t}{2m_N} \frac{m_G}{m_G+1} & external gears \\ \frac{\cos \phi_t \sin \phi_t}{2m_N} \frac{m_G}{m_G-1} & internal gears \end{cases}                  (14.23)

with m_N = 1 for spur gears,

I=\frac{\cos 20° \sin 20°}{2}\frac{3.059}{3.059+1}=0.121

From Table 14–8, C_p = 2300\sqrt{psi}.

Next, we need the terms for the gear endurance strength equations. From Table 14–3,

for grade 1 steel with H_{BP} = 240 and H_{BG} = 200, we use Fig. 14–2, which gives

(S_t)_P = 77.3(240) + 12 800 = 31 350 psi
(S_t)_G = 77.3(200) + 12 800 = 28 260 psi

Similarly, from Table 14–6, we use Fig. 14–5, which gives

(S_c)_P = 322(240) + 29 100 = 106 400 psi
(S_c)_G = 322(200) + 29 100 = 93 500 psi

From Fig. 14–15,

(Z_N)_P = 1.4488(10^8)^{-0.023} = 0.948
(Z_N)_G = 1.4488(10^8/3.059)^{-0.023} = 0.973

For the hardness ratio factor C_H, the hardness ratio is H_{BP}/H_{BG} = 240/200 = 1.2. Then, from Sec. 14–12,

A' = 8.98(10^{-3})(H_{BP}/H_{BG}) – 8.29(10^{-3})
= 8.98(10^{-3})(1.2) – 8.29(10{-3}) = 0.002 49

Thus, from Eq. (14–36),

C_H=1.0+A'(m_G-1.0)                           (14.36)

C_H = 1 + 0.002 49(3.059 – 1) = 1.005

(a) Pinion tooth bending. Substituting the appropriate terms for the pinion into Eq. (14–15) gives

(\sigma )_P=\left(W^tK_oK_vK_s\frac{P_d}{F}\frac{K_mK_B}{J} \right)_P= 164.8(1)1.377(1.043)\frac{10}{1.5}\frac{1.22(1)}{0.30}

= 6417 psi

Substituting the appropriate terms for the pinion into Eq. (14–41) gives

(S_F)_P=\left(\frac{S_tY_N/(K_TK_R)}{\sigma } \right)_P =\frac{31  350(0.977)/[1(0.85)]}{6417} = 5.62

Gear tooth bending. Substituting the appropriate terms for the gear into Eq. (14–15)
gives

(\sigma )_G=164.8(1)1.377(1.052)\frac{10}{1.5}\frac{1.22(1)}{0.40}=4854  psi

Substituting the appropriate terms for the gear into Eq. (14–41) gives

(S_F)_G=\frac{28 260(0.996)/[1(0.85)]}{4854}=6.82

(b) Pinion tooth wear. Substituting the appropriate terms for the pinion into Eq. (14–16)
gives

(\sigma )_P=\left(W^tK_oK_vK_s\frac{K_m}{d_PF}\frac{C_f}{I} \right)^{1/2}_P

=2300\left[164.8(1)1.377(1.043)\frac{1.22}{1.7(1.5)}\frac{1}{0.121} \right]^{1/2}=70  360  psi

Substituting the appropriate terms for the pinion into Eq. (14–42) gives

(S_H)_P=\left[\frac{S_CZ_N/(K_TK_R)}{\sigma _C} \right]_P=\frac{106 400(0.948)/[1(0.85)]}{70  360}=1.69

Gear tooth wear. The only term in Eq. (14–16) that changes for the gear is K_s. Thus,

(\sigma _c)_G=\left[\frac{(K_S)_G}{(K_S)_P} \right]^{1/2}                (\sigma _c)_P=\left(\frac{1.052}{1.043} \right)^{1/2} 70  360 = 70  660  psi

Substituting the appropriate terms for the gear into Eq. (14–42) with C_H = 1.005 gives

(S_H)_G=\frac{93 500(0.973)1.005/[1(0.85)]}{70 660}=1.52

(c) For the pinion, we compare (S_F)_P with (S_H)^2_P, or 5.73 with 1.69^2 = 2.86, so the threat in the pinion is from wear. For the gear, we compare (S_F)_G with (S_H)^2 _G, or 6.96 with 1.52^2 = 2.31, so the threat in the gear is also from wear.

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