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International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology
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Modeling and Finite Element Analysis of Spur Gear
Vivek Karaveer
*
, Ashish Mogrekar
(1)
Fig. 1 2D Sketch in ANSYS DesignModeler
Fig. 2 Assembly of Spur Gears
Where
and
(2)
Here is the factor of safety which can be taken from
the ANSYS results or other tables. Equation (2) gives
the allowable maximum contact stress in the mating gears.
In this paper, factor of safety is taken from ANSYS
results. But minimum factor of safety from the ANSYS
results is preferred in order to get accurate allowable
maximum contact stress at the point of contact of gear
teeth (Mr. Bharat Gupta et al 2012).
Now, Torque is given by,
Torque = Force () * Shaft Radius (R
s
)
1694.7725e3 (N-mm) = * 31.75 (mm)
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= 53378.6614 N
Case I- Steel Spur Gear:
For steel gear, equation (1) becomes,
= 2601.7984 MPa
From Fig. 6, factor of safety for steel gear is 1.1538.
From (2),
= 2254.9821 MPa
Case II- Grey Cast Iron Spur Gear:
For grey cast iron gear, equation (1) becomes,
= 2334.6414 MPa
From Fig. 9, factor of safety for grey cast gear is 1.
From (2),
= 2334.6414 MPa
4. Finite Element Analysis
Fig. 3 Meshing
Finite Element Method is the easy technique as compared
to the theoretical methods to find out the stress developed
in a pair of gears. Therefore FEM is widely used for the
stress analysis of mating gears. In this paper, finite
element analysis is carried out in ANSYS Workbench 14.5
to determine the maximum contact stresses for steel and
grey cast iron gears. Also the deformation is found out for
both the gears.
4.1 Meshing
Fine meshing is done to get the accurate results of contact
stress.
4.2 Boundary Condition
Fixed support is applied on inner rim of the lower gear.
Frictionless support is applied on the inner rim of upper
gear to allow its tangential rotation but restrict from radial
translation. Moment of 15000 lb-in or 1694.7725 N-m is
applied on the inner rim of upper gear in clockwise
direction as a driving torque.
Fig. 4 Boundary Condition
5. Results and Discussion
Fig. 5 Stress distribution in Steel gear
Fig. 6 Safety Factor for Steel Gear
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Fig. 7 Deformation pattern for Steel gear
Fig. 8 Stress distribution in Grey Cast Iron gear
Fig. 9 Safety Factor for Grey Cast Iron Gear
Fig. 10 Deformation pattern for Grey Cast Iron gear
Comparison of maximum contact stresses, for both steel
and grey cast iron, obtained from Hertz equation and
ANSYS 14.5 is given in Table 3.
Table 3 Comparison of maximum contact stress obtained
from Hertz equation and ANSYS 14.5
Gear
(Hertz)
(MPa)
(ANSYS)
(MPa)
Difference
(%)
Steel 2254.9821 2261.2052 0.28
Grey CI 2334.6414 2365.1782 1.29
Conclusions
Here the theoretical maximum contact stress is calculated
by Hertz equation. Also the finite element analysis of spur
gear is done to determine the maximum contact stress by
ANSYS 14.5. It was found that the results from both Hertz
equation and Finite Element Analysis are comparable.
From the deformation pattern of steel and grey cast iron, it
could be concluded that difference between the maximum
values of steel and grey CI gear deformation is very less.
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge the technical advice of
Mr. Sumedh Suryawanshi. This work was carried out at
Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, PG students of
School of Mechanical and Building Sciences (SMBS)
Department, VIT University, Tamilnadu, India.
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