An Investigation into the Impact of Random Spacing Errors on Static Transmission Error and Root Stresses of Spur Gear Pairs

In this study, theoretical and experimental investigations of the effect of tooth spacing errors on the motion transmission error and root stresses of spur gear pairs are performed. A test setup with dedicated instrumentation for the measurement of the static transmission error and root stresses is devised. A number of experiments are performed with gears having deterministic spacing errors (at one or two teeth only) and random spacing errors (all teeth having a random distribution of errors as in a typical production gear). A test matrix defined by a range of torque at a very low speed is executed with each error configuration to experimentally quantify the influence of spacing errors on the static transmission error and the gear tooth root stresses. The results of these experiments form an extensive database on the impact of spacing errors on the static transmission error (a typical noise metric) and the root stresses (a durability metric). These experiments are simulated by using two existing gear contact models to demonstrate their accuracy and describe the empirical trends physically. A methodology is proposed at the end to relate increases in root stresses to the spacing error magnitudes directly. Closed-form expressions resulting from this methodology allow determination of the stress amplification factors due to a certain range of spacing error tolerances as well as quantifying how much spacing error can be tolerated within a user defined stress limit.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

The Ohio State University

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Handschuh, Michael James

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kahraman, Ahmet

• Mechanical Engineering
• Transmission error
• root stress
• spur gear
• spacing error

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1365609506

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:osu1365609506