Project Sample
Project Sample
Design Project
Design statement: Design a power transmission for an industrial saw that will be used to
cut tubing for vehicle exhaust pipes to length prior to the forming process. The saw will
receive 25 hp from the shaft of an electric motor rotating at 1750 rpm. The drive shaft for
the saw should rotate at approximately 500 rpm.
Design requirements
1. Safety
2. Cost
3. Small size
4. High reliability
5. Low maintenance
6. Smooth operation
1
Design alternatives examined for the various components
Belt drive
Chain drive
Single stage gear reducer with couplings
Based on the above, Single stage gear reducer with couplings is chosen.
Detailed design of the individual components in the system such as housing, gears,
shafts, bearings, seals, couplings, etc.
Gears
General purpose industrial drive; Pinion – 350 BHN; Gear – 300 BHN
Pitch line speed = 1000 fpm; X-factor = 350; m = 3.5
Let the face width, W = 0.5 in
31,500 25 (3.5 + 1) 3
Centre distance, C2 × (0.5) = × × = 33.47
350 1750 3.5
Centre distance, C = 8.18 in
Centre distance, C = 8.18 = (Dp + Dg)/2 = 4.5 Dp / 2
Dp = 3.636 in; Dg = 3.5 Dp = 12.728 in
Assuming a diametral pitch of 5, No of teeth in the pinion, Np = 5 × 3.636 = 18
No of teeth in the gear, Ng = 3.5 × 18 = 63
The actual diameter of Gear, Dg = 63 / 5 = 12.6 in
The actual diameter of pinion, Dp = 18 / 5 = 3.6 in
The actual centre distance, C = (12.6 + 3.6 ) / 2 = 8.1 in
2 Dg
Check for wear strength, FW = D p W K
D p + Dg
2 × 12.6
= 3.6 × 0.5 × 196 × = 549 lb
3.6 + 12.6
Tangential force coming on the gear can be calculated from the HP to be transmitted
2
hp × 63,000 25 × 63000
Tangential force, F = = = 500 lb
ωr 1750 × 1.8
Hence wear strength is satisfactory
= 0.9811 in
Design of Shafts
Input shaft:
63000 × 25
Torque transmitted, T = = 900 lb-in
1750
3
In addition to this there is a force of 500 lb coming from the gear set acting in the
pressure angle direction, which needs to be taken into account while calculating the shaft
diameter.
Assuming a shaft length of 8 inches to accommodate the gear, keyways, and bearings at
both ends,
32 M E 32 × 1172.5
Shaft dia, d = 3 = 3 = 0.9984 in
π S π ×12000
Output shaft:
63000 × 25
Torque transmitted, T = = 3150 lb-in
500
4
16 TE 16 × 3305
Shaft dia, d = 3 = 3 = 1.41 in
πτ π × 6000
32 M E 32 × 2152.5
Shaft dia, d = 3 = 3 = 1.2225 in
π S π ×12000
Keys
Keyway in the motor shaft is 0.5 × 0.5 in. Taking the same cross section, calculate the
length of the key
T 900
Input shaft Key length, l = = = 0.2 in
wrτ 0.5 × 1.8 × 5000
T 3150
Output shaft Key length, l = = = 0.7 in
wrτ 0.5 × 1.8 × 5000
Bearings
5
6
Couplings
Housing
Lubrication
Seals
7
9.5
Ø1.5
INPUT
8.1
18
OUTPUT