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The a d v a n t a g e s o f h a r d e n e d a n d g r o u n d g e a r s w e r e r e c o g n i z e d a l r e a d y v e r y e a r l v by t h e f o u n d e r o f o u r Company, D r . h . c . Max Maag. T h e >NAG d e s i g n p h i l o s o p h y h a s s i n c e c e n t e r e d on hardened and ground s i n g l e h e l i c a l o r s t r a i g h t r spur gears.
T h i s p a p e r i s i n t e n d e d t o i l l u s t r a t e t h e appreciah1.e advantages of t h e s e d e s i g n p r i n c i p l e s .

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Hardening and g r i n d i n g Greater load capacity

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The l o a d c a p a c i t y o f g e a r s i s d e t , e r r n i n e d b y t h e Yollowiny three criteria:

Bending s t r e s s Contact s t r e s s C a r r y i n g c a p a c i t y o f t h e o i l f i l m between t h e t o o t h 1:1 a n k s .

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The c a r r y i n g c a p a c i t y o f t h e o i l f i l m , f o r w h i c h a f o r m u l a h a s b e e n p r o p o s e d i n t h e new I S 0 s t a n d a r d s ( c o m p i l e d w i t h MAAG c o l l a h o r a t i o n ) i s r e d u c e d as t h e p i t c h i n c r e a s e s . The p e r m i s s i b l e b e n d i n g s t r e s s a c c o r d i n g t o W

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F o r o t,her..cvise i c l e r i t i c a l g e o n ~ e t r i c a lc o n d i t i o n s , c a s e hardened Ecars can t h e r e f o r e c a r r y 1.7 times t h e l o a d of y e a r s t h r o u g h h a r d e n e d t o 3 0 0 HB. Tht? p e r m i s s i b l e c o n t a c t s t r e s s a c c o r d i n g t o M A A G is

- f o r s t e e l s c a s e h a r d e n e d t o HRC = 60:

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f o r a l l o y s t e e l s t h r o u g h h a r d e n e d t o HB = 300: 8 5 0 N/mm 2

The r a t i o o f t h e p e r m i s s i b l e c o n t a c t s t r e s s e s i s 1.88. As t h e p e r m i s s i b l e l o a d however r i s e s w i t h t h e s q u a r e of t h e perrnissil:lt> c o n t a c t s t r e s s , c a s e hardened g e a r s can c a r r y a b o u t 3.5 t i m e s as much l o a d as g e a r s t h r o u g h h a r d e n e d t o e trh e r w i s e i d e n t i c a l c o n d i t i o n s . 300 HB ~ ~ n d o I n p r a c t i c e , c a s e h a r d e n e d g e a r s a r e d e s i g n e d w i t h somewhzt, coar'sul. p i t c h e s t h a n t h r o u g h h a r d e n e d g e a r s . I f , f o r i n s t a n c e , t h e p i t c h i s i n c r e a s e d by 5 0 $, t h e n t h e p r e v i o u s l y mentioned 1 . 7 r a t i o between t h e c a r r y i n g c a p a c i t i e s of c a s e h a r d e n e d g e a r s and g e a r s t h r o u g h

h a r d e n e d t o 700 HB i s i n c r e a s e c i t o a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 . 5 . T h i : , s t i l l l e a v e s a d e q u a t e s a f e t y rnargin i n r o s p e c t o f c o n t a c t stress. I n g e n e ~ . a l i t [nay be a s s u m e d t h a t t h e usc? o f c a s e l?ar-dened s t e e l s i n s t e a d of through hardened s t e e l s increases t h e l o a d c a r r y i n g c a p a c i t y o f g e a r s t,wo- o r t , h r * c e f o l d . I m p o r t a n t . i n t h i s r e s p e c t i s t h a t fov. t h r o u g h h a r d e n e d sears t h e c r i t e r i o n d e t e r m i n i n g t h e p e r m i s s i b l e load i s t h e c o n t a c t s t r e s s , * w h i l s t f o r c a s e h a r d e n e d g e a r s t,he c r i t e r i o n is usual1 y t h e bending s t r e s s . T h e s e r e l a t i o i l s h i p s a r e shown i n F i g . I . The p e r m j s s i b l e l o a d p e r u n i t f a c e w i d t h F t i s p l o t t e d a q a i n s t t h e normal module.
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P e r m i s s i b l e l o a d p e r uni.t f a c e width determi.ned by c o n t a c t s t r e s s f o r a m a t e r i a l t h r o u g h h a r d e n e d t o HB = 300 P e r m i s s i b l e l o a d p e r urii t f a c e w i d t h d e t e r m i n e d by c o n t a c t s t r e s s f o r a m a t e r i a l c a s e h a r d e n e d t o

HRC = 60

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P e r m i s s i b l e l o a d p e r u n i t f a c e w i d t h c i e t c r m i n e d by bending s t r e s s at t h e r o o t of t h e t o o t h f o r a m a t e r i a1 t h r o i z g h h a r d . e n e d t o HR = 700 P e r m i s s i h l e l o a d p e r u n i t f a c e w j d t h d e t e r m i n e d by bending s t r e s s a t t h e r o o t of t h e tooth f o r a m a t e r i a l c a s e h a r d e n e d t o HRC = 60 P e r m i s s i b l e l o a d p e r u n i t f a c e w i d t h d e t e r m i n e d by t h e c a r r y i n g c a p a c i t y of t h e o i l f i l m ( n o t i n f l u e n c e d by t h e c h o i c e o f m a t e r i a l ) .

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The d e s i g n p o i n t f o r g e a r s t h r o u g h h a r d e n e d t o 700 HB i s p o i n t A . The s m a l l e s t p o s s i b l e m o d u l e ( p i t c h ) i s c h o s e n f o r n l a n u f a c t u r i n g r e a s o n s . The d e s i g n p o i n t A i s f a r removed from t h e s c u f f i n g l i m i t ( c u r v e 5 ) . The d e s i g n p o i n t f o r c a s e h a r d e n e d a n d g r o u n d g e a r s c o u l d be s i t u a t e d a t p o i n t B i f i t were o n l y a m a t t e r of t h e b c n d i n g a n d c o n t a c t s t r e s s e s . I t m u s t h o w e v e r b e moved down t o t h e s c u f f i n g l i m i t a t p o i n t C. I n p r a c t i c e , p o i n t C i s g e n e r a l l y moved s t i l l somewhat f u r t h e r t o t h e r i g h t along curve 5 , w i t h f u r t h e r i n c r e a s e of t h e m o d u l e mn t o m a i n t a i n a n a d e q u a t e s a f e t y m a r g i n w h e r e t o o t h f r a c t u r e is concerned. Case hardened g e a r s d e s i g n e d i n accordance w i t h Fig. 1 have a g r e a t s a f e t y margin i n r e s p e c t of p i t t i n g , i . e .

i n respect of the permissible contact s t r e s s . With d e c r e a s i n g c e n t r e d i s t a n c e however, t h e c o n t a c t s t r e s s i n c r e a s e s , as c a n b e s e e n f r o m t h e f o r m u l a f o r g i v e n p r e v i o u s ] y . The p i t t i n g c r i t e r i o n f o r c a s e h a r d e n e d s e a r s t h e n becomes i m p o r t a n t , . T h i s a p p l i e s p r i m a r i l y t o a i r c r a f t , alltonlo t i v e a n d s m a l l i n d u s t r i a l g e a r s . Nowadays such g e a r s a r e inconceivablk without c a s e hardening.
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same d u t y f a c t o r of 2 o r logically reducing the same d u t y .

I n c r e a s i n g t h e l o a d c a r r y i n g c a p a c i t y by a 3 by t h e c h o i c e o f c a s e h a r d e n e d m a t e r i a l s affords t h e opportunity of correspondingly dimensiorls and weight of t h e g e a r s f o r t h e

A t n a r i n e r e d u c t i o n g e a r i s shown i n F i g . 2 , o n t h e l e f t with hardened and ground g e a r s and on t h e r i g h t with g e a r s 01 c o n v e n t i o n a l d e s i g n .

The s c c o n d . r e d u c t i o n o f a r o l l i n g m i l l d r i v e t r a n s m i t t i n g 1 0 , 0 0 0 hp a t 28 rpln i s shown i n F i g . 3.

The c o n v e n t i o n a l d o u b l e h e l i c a l g e a r s w i t h a p i n i o n h a r d e n e d t o 260 HB a n d a g e a r h a r d e n e d t o 230 HB r e q u i r e s a g e a r w i t , h a f a c e w i d t h o f 2 x 750 mm + 200 mm g a p .

Tile s i l l ~ L el l e l i c a l v e r s i o n w i t h a p i n i o n c a s e h a r d e n e d t o b O H R C a n d a g e a r t h r o u g h h a r d e n e d t o 740 HB e n a b l e s t h e f a c e w i d t h o f t h e g e a r t o b e r e d u c e d t o 800 mm w i t h

p r a c * t i c a L l y t h e same c e n t r e d i s t a n c e . T h e w e i g h t i s p r a c t i c a l l y h a l v e d from 9 1 t t o 4 5 t. 'I'he d i m e n s i o n s c a n b e r e d u c e d s t i l l f u r t h e r by a l s o employing a case hardened gear.

A f u r t h e r i n t e r e s t i n g e x a m p l e i s shown i n t h e p h o t o g r a p h i n F i g . 4. H e r e a p a i r of' c o n v e n t i o n a l d o u b l e h e l i c a l g e a r s w a s r e p l a c e d by a s i n g l e h e l i c a l , h a r d e n e d a n d gr-ound MAAG g e a r s e t , w h i l e r e t a i n i n g t h e o r i g i n a l c a s i n g . The pol\ler' t t u n s l n i t t e d i s 1000 kW a t 10,080/1500 rpm. The c e n t r e d i s t a n c e i s 360 mtn a n d t h e o r i g i n a l f a c e w i d t h i s 2 s 200 + 55 = 1455 nun. The f a c e w i d t h o f t h e MAAG g e a r s e t i s o n l y I G O tl1111. Of p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t i n t h i s e x a m p l e is t h e r e d u c t i o n i n p i n i o n b e a r i n g s p a n , which can b e see11 c l e a r l y i n t h e p h o t o g r a p h .

1 . 7 Special advantages
Apart Cro111 t h e a p p r c L c i a b l e a d v a n t a g e o f e i t h e r b e i n g a b l e

t o t r a n s m i t v e r y much m o r e p o w e r w i t h g e a r s o f t h e same d i m e n s i o n s o r t h e same p o w e r w i t h much s m a l l e r g e a r s a n d o f corresponding1y l e s s w e i g h t , hardened and ground g e a r s a l s o o f f e r t h e following s p e c i a l advantages.

- G r e a t e r s t i f f n e s s of t h e gearbox c a s i n g
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The smal l e r d i m e n s i o n s e n a b l e a p p r e c i a b l y s t i f f e r g e a r b o x c a s i n g s t o be d e s i g n e d w i t h o u t e x c e s s i v e i n c r e a s e i n w e i g h t . T h i s h a s a b e n e f i c i a l e f f e c t on t h e n o i s e l e v e l and t h e v i b r a t i o n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of t h e transmission.

- Reduction of r o t o r d e f l e c t i o n
Each r o t . o r , e s p e c i a l l y t h e p i n i o n , d e f l e c t s under. t o o t h a n d t o r s i o n a l l o a d s , as shown i n F i g . 5. For. t h e same l o a d , t h i s d e f l e c t i o r i becomes s m a l l e r as t h e s p a n i s r e d u c e d . I t t h e n becomes e a s i e r t o c a l c u l a t e t h e d e f l e c t i o n i n a d v a n c e a n d t o p r o v i d e c o m p e n s a t i o n by appropriate longitudinal modifications during grinding.

- Lower p e r i p h e r a l s p e e d s
Slilall e r d i m e n s i o n s r e s u l t i n l o w e r p e r i p h e r a l s p e e d s f o r t h e same s p e e d s o f r o t a t i o n . Lower p e r i p h e r a l s p e e d s i n t u r n r e s u l t i n lower windage l o s s e s and t h e r e f o r e s m a l l e r temperature r i s e s i n tho gearbox rotors. Lower p e r i p h e r a l s p e e d s a l s o mean l o w e r c e r l t r i f u g a l forces i n the rotors. Smal l e r t e m p e r a t u r e r i s e s a n d l o w e r c e n t r i f u g a l f o r c e s reduce r o t o r d e f l e c t i o n and t h e r e f o r e l e a d t o b e t t e r t o o t h b e a r i n g p a t t e r n s and hence t o h i g h e r l o a d c a p a c i t y .

- H i g h e r D e r m i s s i b l e c o n t a c t s t r e s s . ~ a r t i c u l a r ' l vf o r '
s m a l l centre distances
A s a l r e a d y m e n t i o n e d i n s e c t i o n 1.1, t h e c o n t a c t s t r e s s

t e n d s t o i n c r e a s e as t h e c e n t r e d i s t a n c e d e c r e a s e s . Nowad a y s i t i s t h e r e f o r e e s s e n t i a l t o h a r d e n small h i g h p e r f o r m a n c e g e a r s a n d t o g r i n d them a l s o f o r p a r t i c u l a r l y heavy d u t y a p p l i c a t i o n . Gears f o r a i r c r a f t , h e l i c o p t e r s , c a r s , t r u c k s a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n p l a n t a r e nowadays i n conceivable without case hardening.
2 . S i n e l e h e l i c a l eears

C o n v e n t i o n a l t r a n s n 1 i s s j . o n s v e r y f r e q u e n t l y employ d o u b l e h e l i c a l g e a r s , which a t one t i m e o f f e r e d c e r t a i n a d v a n t a g e s w i t h t h e p r o d u c t i o n methods t h e n cus--rent.

>lax Maay a l r e a d y a d v o c a t e d t h e u s e o f s i n g l e he1 i c ~ g l ears a n d p o i n t e d t h e way t o t h e i r m a n u f a c t u r e . 2.1 Advantages

S i m p l e r nianuf a c t u r e

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Each g e a r h a s o n l y o n e s e t o f t e e t h i n s t e a d o f two. T h i s i s appreciably simpler for" manufacture, part,icula r l y f o r 1lal3dening a n d g r i n d i n g .

A d j u s t m c n t 01 t o o t h b e a r i n g p a t t e r n i s p o s s i b l e

With s i n g l e h e l i c a l g e a r s , a n a c c u r a t e t o o t h b e a r i n g p a t t e r n c a n h e a c h i e v e d v e r y e a s i l y by d e f o r m a t i o n o f t h e g e a r b o x c a s i n g o r by a d j u s t a b l e h e a r i n g s . I n t h e case of double h e l i c a l gears t h i s i s appreciably more d . i l f : i c u l t , as t h e d i m e n s i o n s a r e 1 a r g e r . I f t h e h e l i x a n g l e s of t h e Pour s e t s of meshing t e e t h a r e n o t e x a c t l y c o r r e c t , an e x a c t adjustment. o f t h e t o o t h b e a r i n g p a t t e r n is n o t p o s s i b l e a t a l l and a t b e s t i t i s o n l y p o s s i b l e t o t n i n i r n i s e t h e e r r o r by a c o m p r o m i s e .

- Compact c o n s t r u c t i o n
S i n g l e h e l i c a l g e a r s do n o t r e q u i r e a c e n t r a l g a p . T h i s makes them Inore conlpact w i t h a l l t h e c o n s e q u e n t advantages.

- P r o f i l e niodi1ications during g r i n d i n g
The g r i n c l i n g o f p r o f i l e n ~ o d i f i c a t i o n s f o r c o m p e n s a t i n g def'lections under l o a d , c e n t r i f u g a l f o r c e s and temperature v a r i a t i o n s i s simpler than on double h e l i c a l gears.

No a x i a . 1 s h u t t l e

Double h e l i c a l g e a r s have a t e n d e n c y t o p r o d u c e a n a x i a l s h u t t l e i f the index v a r i a t i o n (cumulative p i t c h e r r o r ) o n b o t h h a l v e s o f t h e g e a r d o e s n o t v a r y i n t h e same iriannel*. T h i s t e n d e n c y i s a b s e n t o n s i n g l e h e l i c a l g e a r s . Single helical gears a r e also insensitive t o externally excited axial vibrations.
2.2 Special char'acteris t i c s

On d o ~ l b l eh e l i c a l g e a r s t h e a x i a l t h r u s t s t h e o r e t i c a l l y

cancel themselves out. This i s n o t t h e case on s i n g l e he1 i c a l g e a r s . T h i s c a n r e s u l t i n p o o r t o o t h b e a r i n g p a t t e r n s where t h e r e a r e l a r g e d i a m e t e r g e a r s combined w i t 1 1 small b e a r i n g s p a n s . I n s u c h c a s e s t h e u s e o f p i n i o n tl11-ust c o l l a r s , w h i c h w i l l b e d i s c u s s e d s u b s e q u e n t l y , i s reco~nniended. T i l t i r i g n~onients a r e ir1signif'ic:ant where t h e r e are lar\ge f a c e width t o diameter r a t i o s .

Axi a1 t h r u s t

The a x i a l t h r u s t r e s u l t i n g f r o m s i n g l e h e l i c a l % e a r s i s i n i t s e l f no d i s a d v a n t a g e . I t ever) c a n be e s p l o i t e d as a n a d v a n t a g e by s p e c i a l a r r a n g c r n e n t s o f d r i v i n g m a c h i n e gearbox - d r i v e n machine. I f an a x i a l t h r u s t i s undesirable o r not permissible, then the design u t i l i z i n g pinion t l ~ r ut s c o l l a m i s recommended. T h e s e t h r u s t c o 1 l a r . s n o t o n l y e l i m i n a t e a1 1 t i 1 t i n e , moments, h u t a l s o make t h e p r o v i s i o n o f ' t h x ' u s t b e a r i n g s on t h e p i n i o n a n d g e a r s h a f t s c a p a b l e o f s u s t a i n i n g t h e e n t i r e t h r u s t unnecessary and so l e a d t o inproved efficiency. The p i n i o n t h r u s t c o l l a r s a l s o make i t p o s s i b l e t o t r a n s m i t a x i a l t h r u s t from one gearbox s h a f t t o t h e other*. W i t h d o u l ~ l ehe1 i c a l g e a r s t h i s i s o n l y p e r m i s s i h l c t o a v e r y 1 i n ~ i t e de x t e n t .
2 . 3 E x a ~ n p l e s o f h a r d e n e d arid g r o u n d s i n g l e h e l i c a l g e a r s
A clual tanden1 a r t i c u l a t e d m a r i n e r e d u c t i o n g e a r i s shown i n F i g . G . T h e a x i a l t , h r u s t o f t h e l a r g e gear. a c t s i n

opposition to the propeller thrust. The t h r ~ ~ s froni ts t h e second reduction pinion and t h e f i r s t 1.eduction g e a r a r e of e q u a l magnitude and opposed and t h e r e f o r e c a n c e l t h e m s e l v e s o u t . The i d l e r s h a f t c a n t h e r e f o r e b e c o u p l e d r i g i d l y t,o a f l e x i b l e s h a f t . A toothed couplirig is n o t necessary. A simple t a p e r e d l a n d c o l l a r b e a r i n g i s a d e q u a t e as t h r u s t b e a r i n g . The t f ~ r u s to f t h e Xirst r e d u c t i o n p i n i o n c a n a c t i n o p p o s i t i o ~ it o t h e t u . r 3 b i n e t h r u s t . The u s e o f a f l e x i b l e s h a f t a l l o w s t h e u s e o f a comnlon t h r u s t h e a r i n g .
A g e a r b o x w h i c h c a n h~ a r r a n g e d f o r t r a n s m i . t t i n g e i t h e r . 4 0 PiW a t 4500/3600 rptn o r 3 5 PlW a t 4 5 0 0 / 3 0 0 0 rpm b e t w e e n a g a s t u r - h i n e a n d a g e n e r a t o r i s sllown i n F i g . 7 .

The p i l l i o n i s e q u i p p e d w i t h t h r u s t c o l l a r s t o t a k e t h e t h r u s t from t h e s i n g l e h e l i c a l t e e t h .

The g e n e r a t o r i s c o n n e c t e d a x i a l l y t o t h e g e a r by a flexible shaft. The c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e p i n i o n a n d t h e t u r b i n e i s a l s o by f l e s i b l e s h a f t , s o t h a t t h e e n t i r e i n s t a l l a t i o n o n l y r e q u i r e s a s i n g l e t l i r u s t b e a r i n g , namely t h a t o f t h e gas t u r b i n e . T h i s iniproves %he e f f i c i e n c y .

A t y p e rill-117 s p e e d i n c r e a s i ' n g g e a r b o x b e t w e e n a gas t u r bine and compressor f o r t,u.ansn~itting 24 MW a t 4 6 7 0 / 1 0 1 3 0 t-prn i s shown i n F i g . 8 .

The g e a r b o x i s c o n n e c t e d t o t h e t u r b i n e a n d c o m p r e s s o r by 'too,thed coup1i n g s

T i l t i n g pad t h r u s t b e a r i n g s t a k e t h e t h r u s t s from t h e shafts. The t y p e CO-98 g e a r b o x shown i n F i g . 9 i s a l s o a s t e p - u p d l - i v e anct t r - a n s n ~ i t s3 1 , 5 0 0 hp a t 1 2 0 0 / 5 8 3 0 rpm. The p o w e r i s p r o v i d e d by a s y n c h r o n o u s m o t o r i n t h i s c a s e . A t o o t h e d coup l i n g i s I ' i t t e d t o both gearbox s h a f t s . The t h r u s t 011 t h e h i g h s p e e d p i n i o n s h a f t i s t a k e n by a t i l t i n g j)acl t h r u s t b e a r i n g , w h i l e a s i m p l e t a p e r l a n d c l o l l a r b e a r i n g s ~ t f f i c e son t h e s l o w s p e e d g e a r 1 s h a f t .

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Spur. g e a r s h a v e become v e r y f a s h i o n a b l e a g a i n r e c e n t l y . T h e y arcS v e r y s irnple t o p r o d u c e a n d do n o t r e s u l t i n a n y a s i a 1 t11l'u.st . 3 . 1 S p u r gc:ars i n s l o w s p e e d h e a v y d u t y p l a n e t a r y gearbaxes

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; I specj a l , spur g e a r p l a n e t a r y gearb u s d e s i g n Tor- t h e u s e i n t h e c e r t ~ e n t i n d u s t r y , i . e . f o r c e m e n t m i l l a n d cc111cnt k i l n d r i v e s .

A t y p e CPU-70s d o l t b l e r e d u c t i o n g e a r b o x o f t h i s t y p e i s s h o w n i n F i g . 1 0 . The p o w e r t r a n s m i t t e d i s 3 2 0 0 kW. The s p e e d r a t i o i s 5 0 0 / 1 6 . 2 rpm.

The h i g h t r i - r n s t n i s s i o n r a t i o r e q u i r e s a d o u b l e r e d u c t i o n design. P a r t i c ~ l l a i ' l yn o t e w o r t h y a r e t h e f a b r j c a t c d c o n s t r u c t i o n o f p l a n e t c a r r i e r s and g e a r b o s c a s i n g and t h e mounting of t h e p l a n e t 1\1hectls o n b e a r i n g m e t a l c o a t e d p i n s i n t e g r a l w i t h t i l e p l a n e t c a r r i e r . The g e a r b o x i s a p p r e c i a b l y s m a l l e r a n d l i g h t e r t h a n a correspond in^ p a r a l l e l s h a f t g e a r b o x .

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m a r i n e p r o p u l s i o n f o r u s e w i t h medium s p e e d D i e s e l e n g i n e s . Two s u c h m a r i n e g e a r b o x e s m o u n t e d o n a b a c k - t o - b a c k r i g a r c sholvrl i n F i g . 1 1 .

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f o r a d e s i g n with s t a t i o n a r y a n n u l a r g e a r and r o t a t i n g p l a n e t c a r r i e r . F o r s m a l l e r s p e e d r a t i o s , s u c h as e n c o u n t e r e d w i t h s l o w e r s p e e d e n g i n e s , t h e d e s i g n o f p1anetal.y gearboxes with s t a t i o n a r y p l a n e t c a r r i e r and r o t a t i n g a n n u l a r g e a r i s more a d v a n t a g e o u s . Such a p l a n e t a r y gear-l~ox a l l o w s t r u e power s p l i t t i n g a n d i s t h e r e f o r e a p p r e c i a b l y more compact t h a n a c o r r e s p o n d i n g p a r a l l e l s h a f t g e a r b o x .

3 . 3 The u s c of s p u r g e a r s i n h i g h s p e e d g e a r b o x e s
A gas t u r b i n e double r e d u c t i o n g e a r with s p u r gears is shown i n F i g . 1 2 . A d e e p t o o t h p r o f i l e was c h o s e n i n t h e i n t e r e s t o f a c h i e v i n g a h i g h c o n t a c t r a t i o . The p o w e r t r a n s m i t t e d i s 1700 hp a n d t h e s p e e d r a t i o i s 1 7 1 0 0 / 1 2 0 8 rpm. A planetary s p l i t t e r gearbox with "Flexpinu f l c x i bl c p l a n e t wheel p i n s b u i l t u n d e r l i c e n c e f r o m V i c k e r s Ship1 ) u i l d e r s L i m i t e d , B a r r o w - i n - F u r n e s s , E n g l a n d , j.s shown i t 1 F i g . 1 3 . The F l e s p i n a l - r a n g e m e n t makes e x a c t Load s h a r i n g b e t w e e n t h e i n d i v i d u a l p l a n e t w h e e l s , w h i c h may n u m b e r 5 o r m o r e , p o s s i b l e . The p o w e r t r a n s m i t t e d i s 4 0 5 0 k W with s p e e d r a t i o s o f 1 2 0 2 0 / 1 7 4 1 2 / 1 ~ 0 0 rpm. A s i n g l e r e d u c t i o n p l a n e t a r y g e a r b o x w i t h Flcx1)in arrangenierit a n d s p u r g e a r s i s shown i n F'jg. 1 4 .

W and t h e speed r a t i o is The p o w e r t r a n s m i t t e d i s 4 0 0 0 k 1 3 4 7 1 / 5 2 7 1 rpm. 4. Summary

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t h e b u i l d i n g of gearboxes with case h a r d e n e d a n d g r o u n d g e a r s , w h i c h , i n c o n t r a s t w i t h conv e n t i o n a l through hardened g e a r s have t h e advantage of m o r e c o m p a c t d i m e n s i o n s , small e r p e r i p h e r a l s p e e d s a n d lower cost. Other f e a t u r e s a r e g r e a t e r s t i f f n e s s of the casing and s m a l l e r d e f l e c t i o n s of t h e gearbox r o t o r s .
T h e u s e o f c a s e h a r d e n i n g a n d g r i n d i n g l o g i c a l l y l e a d s to tlitt design o f gearboxes with s i n g l e h e l i c a l o r 3pur g e a r s ,

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conipal'ed w i t h c o n v e n t i o n a l d o u b l e h e l i c a l g e a r s , h a v e t h e a d v a n t a g e o f s i m p l e r m a n u f a c t u r e as w e l l a s nlinic r o u s o t h e r d e s i g n a n d f ~ i r i c t i o n a l a d v a n t a g e s d i s c u s s e d i n d e t a i l i n t h i s p a p e r , namely:

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- Capability of transmitting axial thrusts - Exploitation of the axial thrust - Use o f p i n i o n t h r u s t c o l l a r s - Silnpler d e s i g n o f p l a n e t a r y gearboxes.

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s ' i n g l e h e l i c a l g e a r s i n t h e same c a s i n g . 1000 kW a t 10080/1500 rpm.

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Gearbox f o r a gas t u . r b i n e - g e n e r a t o r d r i v e 4 0 MW, 4500/3600 rpm o r 35 MW, 4 5 0 0 / 3 0 0 0 rpm.

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S p e e d increasing gearbox between synchronous m o t o r and compressor. 31500 hp, 1200/5830 rprn.

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10 Type CPU-30s heavy d u t y p l a n e t a r y g e a r b o x . 3 2 0 0 k ~ 500/16.2 , rpm.

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gas t u r b i n e - compressor generator 4050 k W , 1 2 , 0 2 0 / 1 7 , 4 1 2 / 1 5 0 0 rpm.

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1 4 S i n g l e r e d u c t i o n p l a n e t a r y gearbox 5420 h p , 1 3 , 4 7 1 / 5 , 2 7 1 rpm.