Based on the fixed-end beam calculation. Includes the majority of effects.
Safety factor of contact fatigue
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where:
σ Hlim | contact fatigue limit (material value) | |
F t | tangential force acting at teeth | |
b w | operating facewidth |
Safety factor of bending fatigue
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where:
σ Flim | bending fatigue limit (material value) |
Increase of Temperature Check
Safety against overheating: Qod ≥ Pz
where:
Deflection Check of Worm Shaft
Resultant deflection if the worm is symmetrically mounted and has the length l = 2.5 b1:
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where:
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| moment of inertia | |
Allowable deflection: | ||
y D ≈ 0.004m | shaft with hardened worm | |
y D ≈ 0.01m | shaft with heat-treated worm |
Factor calculations
ZN ... service life (for contact)
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1 ≤ ZN ≤ 1.8
YN... service life (for bending)
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1 ≤ ZN ≤ 1.85
NHlim, NFlim... base number of load cycles (material value)
NK1,2 ... required number of load cycles (speed)
NK2 = 60 Lh n2
ZL ... lubricant
Zv... circumferential speed
ZE... material mechanical properties
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where:
| μ | Poisson's ratio (material value) | |
E | modulus of elasticity (material value) |
ZH... mating teeth shape
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Zε... length of contact curves
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Yε... profile mesh effect
for ε β < 1: |
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for ε β ≥ 1: |
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Yβ... helix direction
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where:
Y β min = 1 - 0.25 ε β ≥ 0.75 |
YF... 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 |
KH/... additional loads (for contact)
KH = KA KHv KHβ KHα
KF... additional loads (for bending)
KF = KA KFv KFβ KFα
KA ... outside dynamic forces
where: