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ChrisJA
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I am interested in the design of real gears. I know much of the theory as covered in "physics 101."
Here is an example of the things I want to learn to compute: Given a gear made of some specific material and a given face width with say Module 1.0 tooth size how much tangential force can be applied before the gear fails? What is an industry accepted load (or safety) factor?
Or re-worded I ask it this way: how big must I make a gear so that it will not "strip out".
Yes I know it is a complicated subject and a single formula is not going to cover everything. What i need is a pointer to some educational material. Is there a beginner mechanical engineering text e-book on-line? My goal is to make the smallest and lightest gears that will do a given job with reasonable service life. I need to learn to make the required engineering trade offs.
Thanks.
Chris
Here is an example of the things I want to learn to compute: Given a gear made of some specific material and a given face width with say Module 1.0 tooth size how much tangential force can be applied before the gear fails? What is an industry accepted load (or safety) factor?
Or re-worded I ask it this way: how big must I make a gear so that it will not "strip out".
Yes I know it is a complicated subject and a single formula is not going to cover everything. What i need is a pointer to some educational material. Is there a beginner mechanical engineering text e-book on-line? My goal is to make the smallest and lightest gears that will do a given job with reasonable service life. I need to learn to make the required engineering trade offs.
Thanks.
Chris