The high cycle fatigue behaviour of autoclave-cured carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite gears is investigated. The CFRP gears were milled from a composite plate and tested in mesh with a steel drive gear under five torque loads ranging ...
Damijan Zorko +4 more
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Analysis of Transient Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication of Asymmetric Polymer Planetary Gears
Asymmetric polymer gears are used in planetary gear transmission system to cater for the design requirements of compact and lightweight mechanical structure.
Wang Youqiang +4 more
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In this study, an experimental analysis of the thermal behavior and wear of polymer and hybrid polymer gears produced with the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) method was performed.
Igor Šuljić +3 more
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Characterizations of Polymer Gears Fabricated by Differential Pressure Vacuum Casting and Fused Deposition Modeling. [PDF]
In recent years, polymer gears have gradually become more widely employed in medium or heavy-duty conditions based on weight reduction in transmission systems because of low costs and low noise compared to metal gears.
Kuo CC, Li DY, Lin ZC, Kang ZF.
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Wear Behaviour of Multilayer Al-PVD-Coated Polymer Gears. [PDF]
A comprehensive experimental investigation of the wear behaviour of coated spur polymer gears made of POM is performed in this study. Three different thicknesses of aluminium (Al) coatings were investigated and deposited by the Physical Vapour Deposition
Bončina T +3 more
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Condition Monitoring of Helical Gears Using Acoustic Emission (AE) Technology [PDF]
Techniques such as vibration monitoring, thermal analysis and oil analysis are well established as means to have been used to improve reliability of gearboxes and extend time-to-failure.
Hamel, Mhmod A. A.
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A Contact Mechanics Model for Surface Wear Prediction of Parallel-Axis Polymer Gears. [PDF]
As surface wear is one of the major failure mechanisms in many applications that include polymer gears, lifetime prediction of polymer gears often requires time-consuming and expensive experimental testing. This study introduces a contact mechanics model
Muratović E +3 more
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Fatigue and Wear Performance of Autoclave-Processed and Vacuum-Infused Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Gears. [PDF]
This study focuses on investigating the fatigue and wear behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) gears, which have shown promising potential as lightweight and high-performance alternatives to conventional gears. The gears were fabricated via
Bergant Z, Šturm R, Zorko D, Černe B.
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Modeling of load carrying capacity and durability of metal-polymer spur gears made of polyamide RA6 based compositions [PDF]
Based on the author's method of calculation of metal-polymer (MP) gears, the study of load carrying capacity and durability of metal-polymer spur gears with a gear made of unfilled polyamides PA6, PA66, and polyamide PA6 based composites filled with ...
Chernets M. +3 more
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Overload and Lifetime Test of Machine Cut Polymer Gears
The weight of polymer gears is increasing continuously due to their advantageous properties. This is the reason why in recent years traditional metal gears have been replaced by polymer counterparts in plethora applications. Despite their benefits, their
Miklós Odrobina +2 more
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