Design of shafts for general engineering applications.

In this work a design procedure for determining of shaft sizes is outlined. The design procedure is a summary and a result of a literature search with the aim of assisting an engineer, practicing in general engineering. The author does not postulate any theoretical concepts and does not contribute any new experimental data. However, in setting out the design procedure, the areas lacking such data are highlighted, so that the future research will make the procedure more complete and useful. This work is limited to the shafts encountered in general industrial engineering and excludes such fields as aircraft, automotive, thermal and highly corrosive environments. The design procedure consists of the following three basic stages: 1. Preliminary Design 2. Geometric Design 3. Verification. THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN enables the designer of a new machine to predict the size of a shaft, having knowledge of the load conditions and only a conceptual sketch of the shaft and the components associated with the shaft. THE GEOMETRIC DESIGN is actually a detailed layout of the shaft and its components. During this stage the shaft is shaped to satisfy the requirements of other components. At this stage the stress risers are introduced, however the number of these stress risers can be reduced by considering the alternative solutions suggested in this work. IN THE VERIFICATION STAGE the shaft suitability for the load conditions is assessed by the value of the RESERVE OF STRENGTH (OR FACTOR OF SAFETY) designed into the shaft. It is suggested that the statutory bodies and the Standards Associations draw up a comprehensive list of the reserve of strength values for the various industrial shaft applications, so that the shafts may be designed with greater economy and confidence. An example of shaft calculations illustrating the proposed design procedure is included.

Grantor dc:publisher

UNSW, Sydney

Year dc:date

1978

Author dc:creator

• Drydale, German V.

• Cranks and crankshafts.

Statement dc:rights

• open access
• CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
• free_to_read

Licence

• https://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
• https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/

Language dc:language

EN

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/5312

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:unsworks.library.unsw.edu.au:1959.4/56878