Quasi-static Load Sharing Model in the Case of Moulded Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyamide 6 Gears
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This paper presents a fast and efficient computational method to predict the mechanicalbehaviour of plastic cylindrical gears made of fibre reinforced polyamide 6. Based on this method, aninvestigation on the relation between the fibre orientation and the gear behaviour is done. Thenumerical method uses a viscoelastic model accounting for the temperature, humidity and rotationalspeed dependence of the gear. This model is developed under the assumption that the material isstressed in its linear domain. The method is performed in three steps: the first one consists of definingthe fibre orientation from simulation and experimental results. The second step characterises theviscoelastic behaviour of the material. The third step consists in calculating the load sharing with localmeshing, which integrates the viscoelastic model over the entire surface of the tooth. This modelpermits computation of the load sharing between instantaneously engaged teeth and provides resultssuch as contact pressure, tooth root stress and transmission error. Three fibre orientation models withan increasing complexity are compared. Simulation results show a limited influence of the fibreorientation on the contact pressure and tooth root stress, nevertheless difference up to 10% areobserved on the transmission error amplitude.
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OpenAlex topics: Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis · Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research · Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
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