Calculating Worm Gear Strength With CSN 01 4686

Based on the fixed-end beam calculation. Includes the majority of effects.

Safety factor of contact fatigue

where:

 

σ Hlim

contact fatigue limit (material value)

 

F t

tangential force acting at teeth

 

b w

operating facewidth

Safety factor of bending fatigue

where:

 

σ Flim

bending fatigue limit (material value)

Increase of Temperature Check

Safety against overheating: Q od P z

where:

 

Q od = ϑ D A k

heat conducted away in oil

 

ϑ D = t max - t 0 = 60o

available temperature drop

 

A

gearbox surface, which conducts away the heat, A 9 . 10 -5 a 1.85 for well ribbed gearbox

 

k

transfer of heat factor, k 6.6.10 -3 (1 + 0.4n 1 0.75 ) for the gearbox with fan and bottom worm

Deflection Check of Worm Shaft

Resultant deflection if the worm is symmetrically mounted and has the length l = 2.5 b 1 :

where:

 

moment of inertia

 

Allowable deflection:

 
 

y D 0.004m

shaft with hardened worm

 

y D 0.01m

shaft with heat-treated worm

Factor calculations

Z N ... service life (for contact)

1 ZN 1.8

Y N ... service life (for bending)

1 ZN 1.85

N Hlim , N Flim ... base number of load cycles (material value)

N K1,2 ... required number of load cycles (speed)

N K2 = 60 L h n 2

Z L ... lubricant

Z v ... circumferential speed

Z E ... material mechanical properties

where:

  μ

Poisson's ratio (material value)

 

E

modulus of elasticity (material value)

Z H ... mating teeth shape

Z ... length of contact curves

Y ... profile mesh effect

for ε < 1:

for ε 1:

Y ... helix direction

where:

 

Y β min = 1 - 0.25 ε 0.75

Y F ... tooth shape (table value)

Z V

Y F

20

1.98

22

1.93

25

1.95

27

1.8

30

1.76

33

1.7

36

1.62

40

1.55

45

1.48

50

1.45

60

1.4

80

1.34

100

1.3

150

1.27

300

1.24

K H ... additional loads (for contact)

K H = K A K Hv K Hβ K Hα

K F ... additional loads (for bending)

K F = K A K Fv K Fβ K Fα

K A ... outside dynamic forces

where:

 

K Hv = K Fv

table values

 

portion of single tooth loading

 

loading non uniform teeth along the width (for contact)

  Θ

worm deformation (table value)

 

loading non uniform teeth along the width (for bending)

 

 
 

h = 2 m