USEFUL FOMULAS AND RELATIONSHIPS (GEAR TRAINS)

Ref: Elements of Mechanism by Doughtie and James

Speed Calculations: Refer to Fig.11-1 page 359

𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝟏
𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆, 𝒆 = = (1)
𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐
𝑵𝟑 𝑻 𝑻
= 𝑻𝟐 𝒐𝒓 𝑵𝟑 = 𝑵𝟐 𝒙 (𝑻𝟐 ) (2)
𝑵𝟐 𝟑 𝟑

and
𝑵𝟓 𝑻 𝑻
𝑵𝟒
= 𝑻𝟒 𝒐𝒓 𝑵𝟓 = 𝑵𝟒 𝒙 (𝑻𝟒) (3)
𝟓 𝟓

but
𝑵𝟑 = 𝑵 𝟒
Therefore,
𝑻𝟒
𝑵𝟓 = 𝑵 𝟑 𝒙 ( )
𝑻𝟓
Substituting the value of 𝑵𝟑 from Equation 2 in this equation,

(𝑻𝟐 𝒙 𝑻𝟒 )
𝑵𝟓 = 𝑵 𝟐 𝒙 (𝑻𝟑 𝒙 𝑻𝟓 )
(4)

Gear 2 and 4 are drivers, and gear 3 and 5 are drivens. Equation 4 may be stated
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔
Speed of last shaft = 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝒙 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒔
(5)

Since the number of teeth in the gear is proportional to its pitch diameter and the speed of the pulley is
proportioned to its diameter,
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔
Speed of last shaft = 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝒙 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒔
(6)

Equation 5 and 6 may be rewritten so that

𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔
=
𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒔
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔
=
𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒔

𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒇𝒕 = 𝒆 𝒙 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒇𝒕 (8)

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