Application of the criterion for total wear of the surface layer of gear teeth in determining helical gear geometric parameters
Formulas for determination of worn-out layer thickness sum on the mating rapidly wearing areas of teeth active surfaces of driving and driven helical gear wheels are deduced on the basis of involute gearing theory considering the laws of wear process. An equation of the linkage between such values of basic rack shift coefficients for the helical gear wheels which minimize the greater sum of wear rates on these areas is derived. Solution of this equation by numerical method for the helical gear having standard distance between axes allows determining these values of shift coefficients with which operating period of this gear until achievement of the permissible worn-out layer thickness sum on the mentioned areas will be maximal. Keywords: involute helical gear, displacement coefficient, producing rail, specific slip, contact stress, wear thickness. [email protected]