Helical Gear

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Helical Gear

Introduction
 Helix angle

 Different hand

 Smother & quite operation


Advantages

 Smother & quite operation

 Efficiency

 High speed applications

 Contact ratio
Introduction
Limitations

 Difficult to manufacture

 Exert end thrust

 More friction, heat generation & wear

 Comparatively Expensive

Applications

 Automobile gear box, machine tool gear box, steam &

gas turbine, rolling mills etc.


Double Helical Gear
Helical Gear Terminology
Virtual no. of teeth on Equivalent Spur gear
No. of teeth on Equivalent Spur gear (Z’)
Force Analysis of Helical Gear
Direction of axial force
1. Beam Strength of Helical Gear
2. Wear Strength of Helical Gear
3. Estimation of Dynamic Load
a) Velocity Factor (Kv)
3. Estimation of Dynamic Load
b) Buckingham's equation
4. Pitch error chart
5. Safety of Helical gear pair

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