HW - 3 ME308 - 201 Sol Updated
HW - 3 ME308 - 201 Sol Updated
HW - 3 ME308 - 201 Sol Updated
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a. Illustrate the gear train, show the input and output shafts, gears, and
indicate all parameters i.e speed and power. (3 pts)
b. Determine the no. of teeth on the gear to achieve the required gear
ratio.(2
pts)
d. Calculate the factor of safety against pitting and bending , then identify
the source of threat (note: initial assumed values for load distribution and
dynamic factor cannot be used) (10 pts)
47
52.5
To complete the design, solve the following questions; show full work for full credit.
2. Determine the missing information in the table below; reflect the calculated dimensions on
figure 2. [10 marks]
Table 1
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Gear 2 Gear 3 Gear 4 Gear 5 Gear 6 Gear 7
Number
7 56 16 78 16 44
of teeth
Module 1 1 1 1 1.75 1.75
Pressure
25 25 20 20 20 20
angle
Pitch
7 56 16 78 28 77
diameter
Outer
9 58 18 80 31.5 80.5
diameter
Central
31.5 47 52.5
distance
Rotational
1800 225 225 46.15 46.15 16.7
speed
Gear
8 4.875 2.75
Ratio
3. Plot the side view of the gear train and show all diminsions; gears diameters and central
distance.
[2 marks]
4. Based on evaluated dimensions in the table above, can the gear train fit in the enclosure, if no,
suggest what can be changed?
[2 marks]
Gear 7 is larger than the allowable limit (D out > 80 mm) ) a solution can be made by changing the
tooth system from full depth to stub tooth [D out = 77+ 2(0.8)(1.75)=79.8 mm]
5. Does the gearbox provide required speed reduction? And why? Build the gear box on
https://geargenerator.com/ and show if the output speed was achieved [1 marks]
7. Why gear module in 3rd stage is larger than 1st and 2nd [1 marks]
In speed reducers, gears at the last stage will be exposed to maximum torque, therefore
maximum forces i.e stress. In order for the gear teeth to handle the high forces, the size of the
teeth must be large (larger module) as compared to first or second where the torque is smaller
8. Draw free body diagram of gear 6 and determine all forces. [5 marks]
9. Select an economical material for the gears following AGMA standards and codes. Assuming
commercial quality and a minimum factor of safety against bending and wear 2, and 2^0.5
respectively. Face width 10 (m). Design the most critical stage only. [10 marks]
A 26-tooth pinion rotating at a uniform 1800 rpm meshes with a 55-tooth gear in a helical gear
reducer. Both pinion and gear are manufactured to a quality level of 10. The transmitted tangential
load is 22 kN. Conditions are such that Km = 1.7. The teeth are standard 20-degree normal pressure
angle, and 30 helix, full-depth. The normal module is 5 and the face width 62 mm.