MachineDesign II New
MachineDesign II New
B) A pair of parallel helical gears consists of 24 teeth pinion rotating at 5000 rpm and
supplying 2.5 kW power to a gear. The speed reduction is 4 : 1. The normal pressure
angle and helix angle are 20° and 23° respectively. Both gears are made of hardened
steel (Sut = 750 N/mm2). The service factor and the factor of safety are 1.5 and 2
respectively. The gears are finished to meet the accuracy of Grade 4. (i) In the initial
stages of gear design, assume that the velocity factor accounts for the dynamic load and
that the face width is ten times the normal module. Assuming the pitch line velocity to
be 10 m/s, estimate the normal module. (ii) Select the first preference value of the
normal module and calculate the main dimensions of the gears. (iii) Determine the
dynamic load using Buckingham’s equation and find out the effective load for the above
dimensions. What is the correct factor of safety for bending? (iv) Specify surface
hardness for the gears, assuming a factor of safety of 2 for wear consideration.
Table: Values of the Lewis form factor Y for 20° full-depth involute system