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Life Rating for Gears
Source:Internet Author:Unknow Pubdate:2008-04-02  
Intermesher (Aeronautics) 22 Feb 05 14:27
Can anyone advise on how gear sizes are determined for aerospace application?

When I reverse engineer a gear used in a helicopter and then use catalog calculations, the safety factor comes in a 1 or less. The safety factor must obviously be greater than 1, therefore I assume that there is an adjustment made, which is related to the life of the gear.

My questions are;
 ~ How is the life factor entered in to the calculations?
 ~ Is the life factor based on Durability or Strength?

Thanks

Dave J.

israelkk (Aerospace) 22 Feb 05 14:37
Look for AGMA standards.

plasgears (Mechanical) 23 Feb 05 12:19
The PowerGear program for gear design handles these questions with authority. Gear teeth fatigue of course is the limiting element.

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What you may be missing is the principles of modified gears, like extended addendum on pinions, full fillet radius, thicker pinion tooth/thinner gear tooth, etc. When you iterate your design based on various mods, you will be surprised at the reductions in stress. I have found 1.2 extended addendum and 54% pinion tooth thickness to be very beneficial.

Intermesher (Aeronautics) 23 Feb 05 14:37
Thank you gentlemen.

Dave J.


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