Ring-planet mesh stiffness study with different boundary conditions and crack locations

The ring gear boundary conditions can have a great influence on the ring-planet mesh stiffness. Two different boundary conditions have been compared in this study using the finite element analysis (FEA) method, namely the full constraint condition and the pin-supported condition. Cracks can cause ch...

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Main Authors: Xue, S., Howard, Ian
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5229
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description The ring gear boundary conditions can have a great influence on the ring-planet mesh stiffness. Two different boundary conditions have been compared in this study using the finite element analysis (FEA) method, namely the full constraint condition and the pin-supported condition. Cracks can cause changes in the gear mesh stiffness and the effect of ring gear crack locations has been analysed under both boundary conditions. Multiple crack locations were chosen and especially in the pin-supported model, where the crack locations were between two pin supports. The same ring-planet mesh stiffness change between the healthy model and the cracked model was observed wherever the crack locations were in the full constraint model. However, different ring-planet mesh stiffness changes were observed when the cracks were implanted to different teeth in the pin-supported model. The highest value was observed when the crack was close to the pin support and the lowest value was observed when the crack was in the middle of two pin supports. These observed changes can provide additional information to help identify the locations of the ring gear cracks in the planetary gear when the mounting method makes use of pin-supports.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-52292020-07-27T03:05:51Z Ring-planet mesh stiffness study with different boundary conditions and crack locations Xue, S. Howard, Ian The ring gear boundary conditions can have a great influence on the ring-planet mesh stiffness. Two different boundary conditions have been compared in this study using the finite element analysis (FEA) method, namely the full constraint condition and the pin-supported condition. Cracks can cause changes in the gear mesh stiffness and the effect of ring gear crack locations has been analysed under both boundary conditions. Multiple crack locations were chosen and especially in the pin-supported model, where the crack locations were between two pin supports. The same ring-planet mesh stiffness change between the healthy model and the cracked model was observed wherever the crack locations were in the full constraint model. However, different ring-planet mesh stiffness changes were observed when the cracks were implanted to different teeth in the pin-supported model. The highest value was observed when the crack was close to the pin support and the lowest value was observed when the crack was in the middle of two pin supports. These observed changes can provide additional information to help identify the locations of the ring gear cracks in the planetary gear when the mounting method makes use of pin-supports. 2015 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5229 10.1115/DETC201547175 restricted
spellingShingle Xue, S.
Howard, Ian
Ring-planet mesh stiffness study with different boundary conditions and crack locations
title Ring-planet mesh stiffness study with different boundary conditions and crack locations
title_full Ring-planet mesh stiffness study with different boundary conditions and crack locations
title_fullStr Ring-planet mesh stiffness study with different boundary conditions and crack locations
title_full_unstemmed Ring-planet mesh stiffness study with different boundary conditions and crack locations
title_short Ring-planet mesh stiffness study with different boundary conditions and crack locations
title_sort ring-planet mesh stiffness study with different boundary conditions and crack locations
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5229