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The document discusses worm gear design considerations including: 1. Efficiency and limitations of worm gears due to their self-locking nature and high friction. 2. Thermal factors must be considered in worm gear design due to heat generation during operation. 3. An example problem is given to design a worm gear pair to transmit power from an electric motor to a hoisting drum, calculating required dimensions, load capacity, and temperature rise.

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Worm Gears

The document discusses worm gear design considerations including: 1. Efficiency and limitations of worm gears due to their self-locking nature and high friction. 2. Thermal factors must be considered in worm gear design due to heat generation during operation. 3. An example problem is given to design a worm gear pair to transmit power from an electric motor to a hoisting drum, calculating required dimensions, load capacity, and temperature rise.

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Worm Gears

1. Why the efficiency of worm gear drive is low. Explain


limitations of worm gears.
2. Explain the thermal consideration in worm and worm gears
in detail.
3. A single start worm to be made of case hardened carbon
steel 14C6 is to mesh with worm gear to be made of
centrifugally cast phosphor bronze having permissible
bending stress of 85 N/𝑚𝑚2 . The wear factor is 550
kN/𝑚2 . The ratio of the pitch circle diameter of worm to
the module is 10. The tooth system is 20° full-depth
involute. The gear pair is required to transmit 10 kW power
from an electric motor running at 1500 r.p.m to the hoisting
drum running at 30 r.p.m. The application factor and factor
of safety are 1.25 and 1.5 respectively. The coefficient of
friction between worm and worm gear teeth is 0.05. If the
overall heat transfer coefficient is 28 W/𝑚2 ℃, design the
gear pair and find the temperature rise of the lubricating oil
above atmospheric temperature. Use the following
relations:
Y=0.484-(2.87/z), A=(1.14*10−4 ∗ 𝑎1.7 ) 𝑚2
𝑍𝑔
𝐿𝑤 = (πm+ 50 ) mm, ℎ𝑎 =1 m; ℎ𝑓 =1.2 m

4. 1/54/10/5 worm gear pair consists of worm made of case


hardened carbon steel 10C4 and worm gear made of
centrifugally cast phosphor bronze having permissible
bending stress of 80 N/𝑚𝑚2 . The wear load factor for
worm gear is 0.55 N/𝑚𝑚2 .The tooth system is 14.5° full-
depth involute, while the face width of the worm gear is
0.75 times the pitch circle diameter of worm. The
coefficient of friction between worm and worm gear teeth
is 0.04. The application factor and factor of safety are 1.25
and 1.5 respectively. The external surface area of the
housing is 0.6𝑚2 . The overall heat transfer coefficient is 18
W/𝑚2 ℃. The permissible temperature rise for the
lubricating oil is 50℃. If the worm rotates at 1000 r.p.m
determine:
a. The beam strength of worm gear
b. The wear strength of worm gear
c. The maximum static load the worm gear can take and
d. The maximum input power the worm can take.
Use the following data:
Z 50 60
Y 0.3456 0.3550
𝑍𝑔
𝐿𝑤 = (πm+ 50 ) mm, ℎ𝑎 =1 m; ℎ𝑓 =1.2 m
5. A worm gear pair 2/30/10/8 consists of worm gear made of
phosphor bronze (𝑠𝑢𝑡 =245 N/𝑚𝑚2 ) and worm made of
case hardened alloy steel 16Ni80Cr60 (𝑠𝑢𝑡 =700 N/𝑚𝑚2 ).
The coefficient of friction between worm and worm gear
teeth is 0.04, while the normal pressure angle is 20°. The
worm gear factor is 0.825 N/𝑚𝑚2 . The fan is used for
cooling purpose for which overall heat transfer coefficient
is 22 W/𝑚2 ℃. The permissible temperature rise for the
lubricating oil above the atmospheric temperature is 45°𝐶.
The worm rotates at 720 r.p.m. If the service factor is 1.25,
determine the input power rating based on:
a. The beam strength
b. The wear strength
c. The thermal considerations
The external surface area of housing (excluding base) is
given by, A= 1.14*10−4 *𝑎1.7 𝑚2 where a=center distance,
mm. Y=0.484-(2.87/z)

6. A worm gear pair is used to transmit 3.7kW power from an


electric motor running at 1000 r.p.m to the machine. The
worm is quadruple threaded, while worm gear has 52 teeth.
The module is 8 mm and the diametral quotient of the
worm is 10. The face width of the worm gear is 58 mm.
The worm is made of case hardened steel 10C4, while the
worm gear is made of centrifugally cast phosphor bronze
having permissible bending stress 80 N/𝑚𝑚2 . The wear
load factor for worm gear is 0.6 N/𝑚𝑚2 .The transverse
pressure angle is 21.4° . The coefficient of friction between
the worm and worm gear teeth is 0.035. The application
factor is 1.25. The external surface area of the housing is
1.35𝑚2 . The overall heat transfer coefficient is 18 W/𝑚2 ℃.
Determine:
a. The factor of safety against bending failure
b. The factor of safety against pitting failure
c. The temperature rise of the lubricating oil above
atmospheric temperatures.
Y=0.484-(2.87/z)

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