Spur Gear Designing and Weight Optimization

Spur Gear Designing and Weight Optimization

Mr. Naveen Kumar¹, Mr. Vaibhav Chittoria², Mr. Utkarsh Upadhyay²

¹Assistant Professor, ²Student,

Department of Mechanical Engineering, ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, U.P., India.

Abstract :- In this paper, we are designing and optimizing of gear for event SAE BAJA Transmission. The given values of forces, torque and factor of safety of gear are calculated in accordance to custom vehicle. The gear is designed using SOLIDWORKS Toolbox. Gear weight is optimized by material removal from specific region. After it, simulation on SOLIDWORKS and ANSYS is done giving input values from calculation. The result shows the difference in weight and factor of safety between optimized and un-optimized gear models.

INTRODUCTION :-

Gear is used gain mechanical advantage in power transmission. Gears of different types: Spur Gear, Helical Gear, Bevel Gear, Worm and Wheel Gear. Gears are commonly used in Transmission of Automobiles via Gearbox. Transmission assembly are stated: Simple Gear train, Compound Gear train, Planetary, etc. Weight of gears in gearbox becomes a constant factor of vehicle weight as whole. In college projects like SAE BAJA, SUPERA, etc. the basic knowledge of transmission is seen by an engineer skill to design a gearbox of required strength and maintain lightweight. The vehicle this gear is designed for uses a Engine power source with CVT.

OBJECTIVE:-

• To choose material of high strength.

• To calculate the theoretical forces on spur gear by conventional formulas.

• To model the spur gears on SOLIDWORKS using toolbox spur gear.

• To remove material and optimize weight of spur gear.

• To simulate gear on SOLIDWORKS and ANSYS.

ANALYSIS:-

THEORETICAL ANALYSIS

Gear Material

Material for Gear is chosen based on yield strength of material. Materials commonly used are AISI 4340, EN 353, etc. We have taken AISI 4340 for its high strength. The properties are as in Table 1.

Table 1

AISI 4340 Properties

Engine

Engine used here is Briggs and Stratton engine, Model 19(Fig. 1). Its specifications are given in Table 2.

Fig. 1 B&S Power Graph

Table 2 Input Engine

Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) is used as constant reduction between engine output and gearbox input. Specifications are given in Table 3.

Table 3

CVT Specifications

Calculation Torque on gear

Torque is transferred from engine to gearbox after reduction from CVT. The final torque on gear is:- Mt torque input at gear

Mt = max. torque of engine * max. CVT ratio * Gear reduction ratio Mt = 19.6 * 3 * 7.54

Mt = 443 450 Nm

Spur Gear nomenclature

Basic dimensions of Gear are given:- Module(m)=2.5

Number of Teeth(z)=59

Pitch Circle Diameter(d)= m*z = 147.5mm Width of Gear(b)=20mm

Output Shaft Diameter=36mm

Calculation of Tangential Force

The two components of net force on gear tooth are: Radial force(Fr), Tangential force(Ft). The only force responsible of gear rotation is Ft, calculated below:-

Ft Tangential force applied on gear tooth/teeth

Ft = 2*Mt / d [1]

Ft = 2*450*1000 / 147.5 Ft = 6101.6949 N

Calculation of Beam Strength of Gear Teeth

The resistive force offered by gear tooth is calculated below:-

Fen Resistive force of Gear tooth

en Allowable permissible stress of material ut Ultimate tensile stress of material

en = ut /3 [2]

Fen = en * b*Y*m

Fen = (1110/3) *20*[*(0.175 0.95 / 59)]*2.5 Fen = 9235.0843 N

Calculated Factor of Safety(FOS)

Factor of Safety is calculated:- FOS = Fen / Ft

FOS = 9235.0843 / 6101.6949

FOS = 1.51

GEAR DESIGNING

For Gear model, we take a standard spur gear from SOLIDWORKS Toolbox. Assign the Module and Teeth number. The software will generate a gear using Global Equations. We optimize it according to design using Static Simulation.

For simulation the center hub is fixed fixture and tangential force is applied on teeth for worst condition possible. Simulation of Gear on SOLIDWORKS Fig. 2, 3.

Fig. 2 Stess

Fig. 3 Factor of Safety

Simulation of Gear on ANSYS Fig. 4, 5.

Fig. 4 Stress

Fig. 5 Factor of Safety

RESULT :-

After simulations, we got the following results give in Table 4.

Table 4 Comparison Result

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