Naslov
A Computational Model for Calculation of Load Capacity of Gears

Autori
Glodež, Srečko ; Kramberger, Janez ; Jelaska, Damir

Izvornik
Strojniški vestnik (0039-2480) 48 (2002), 5; 257-266

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
gears ; fatigue ; service life ; crack initiation ; crack propagation

Sažetak
A computational model for determination of service life of gears in regard to bending fatigue in a gear tooth root is presented. The fatigue process leading to tooth breakage is divided into crack initiation and crack propagation period. The Coffin-Manson relationship is used to determine the number of stress cycles Ni required for the fatigue crack initiation, where it is assumed that the initial crack is located at the point of the largest stresses in a gear tooth root. The simply Paris equation is then used for the further simulation of the fatigue crack growth, where required material parameters have been determined previously by the appropriate test specimens. The functional relationship between the stress intensity factor and crack length K=f(a), which is needed for determination of the required number of loading cycles Np for a crack propagation from the initial to the critical length, is obtained numerically in the framework of the Finite Element Method. The total number of stress cycles N for the final failure to occur is then a sum N = Ni +Np. Although some influences (non-homogeneous material, travelling of dislocations, etc.) were not taken into account in the computational simulations, the presented model seems to be very suitable for determination of service life of gears because numerical procedures used here are much faster and cheaper if compared with the experimental testing.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Strojarstvo

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