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    Helical Gears

    Fig1: Difference between spur and helical gears

    The teeth of spur gears are cut parallel to the axis The teeth of helical gears are cut in the
    of the shaft form of a helix on the pitch cylinder

    In spur gears, the contact between meshing teeth In helical gears, the contact between
    occurs along the entire face width of the tooth, meshing teeth begins with a point on the
    resulting in sudden application of the load, which leading edge of the tooth and gradually
    extends along the diagonal line across the
    in turn, results in impact conditions and generates tooth. There is a gradual pick-up of load
    noise in high speed applications. by the tooth, resulting in smooth
    engagement and quiet operation even at
    high speeds.

    Spur gear teeth are parallel to its axis. Hence, Helical gears generate axial thrust so the
    spur gear train does not produce axial thrust. So bearing arrangement of the shafts in this
    the gear shafts can be mounted easily using ball case should handle the axial thrust along
    bearings. with radial thrust. You may have to go for
    a taper roller bearing or a thrust bearing in
    this case.

    A spur gear is more efficient if you compare it Efficiency of helical gear is less because
    with helical gear of same size. helical gear trains have sliding contacts
    between the teeth which in turns produce
    Efficiency of gears: (Output shaft power / Input
    axial thrust of gear shafts and generate
    shaft power)* 100
    more heat. So, more power loss and less
    efficiency.

    Spur gears are simplest, hence easiest to design The teeth of helical gears are not parallel
    and manufacture to the gear axis; they are set at an angle.
    Since the surface over which the teeth are
    made is cylindrical, the teeth take the
    shape of a helix. They are complicated to
    design and manufacture

    Helix Angle: It is defined as the angle between the axis of the shaft and the centre line of the
    tooth taken on the pitch plane.
    Formative number of teeth or Virtual number of teeth

    The pitch cylinder of the helical gear is cut by the plane N-N which is normal to the tooth
    elements as shown in Figure. The intersection of the plane N-N and the pitch cylinder
    (extended) produces an ellipse. In the design of helical gears, an imaginary spur gear is
    considered in the plane N-N with center at o’ having a pitch circle radius of r’ and module mn.

    Formative or virtual number of teeth in a helical gear is defined as the number of teeth that
    can be generated on an imaginary cylinder whose radius is equal to radius of curvature at
    the tip of the minor axis of an ellipse by taking a section in a plane normal to the tooth.

    Lewis equation will be applied in this plane (normal plane) itself and hence Lewis factor is to
    be calculated based on formative number of teeth.

    𝑍
    𝑍𝑒 =
    cos 3 𝛽
    Force Analysis

    The resultant force Fn acting on the tooth of a helical gear can be resolved into three
    components viz.
    Ft = tangential component (N)
    Fr = radial component (N)
    Fa = axial component or thrust load (N)

    Tangential Component
    • The direction of tangential component for a driving gear is opposite to the direction of
    rotation.
    • The direction of tangential component for a driven gear is same as the direction of
    rotation.
    Radial Component
    • The radial component on the pinion acts towards the centre of the pinion.
    • The radial component on the gear acts towards the centre of the gear.
    Thrust Component
    • Select the driving gear from the pair.
    • Use right hand for RH helix and left hand for LH helix.
    • Keep the fingers in the direction of rotation of the gear and the thumb will indicate the
    direction of thrust component for driving gear.
    • The direction of thrust component for driven gear will be opposite to that for driving
    gear.
    Problems:
    1. A helical gear drive with the pressure angle 20° transmits 44 kW of power at 6000 rpm
    of pinion. The helix angle is 20°. Speed ratio is 3:1. Gears are subjected to medium
    shock with 8-10 hours per day of service. Material for pinion is C30 steel and for gear
    is C45. Design the gear with respect to strength, dynamic load and wear load.

    2. A helical gear drive is used to transmit 20 kW of power at 10000 rpm of pinion. The
    teeth are 20° full depth involute system with helix angle 45°. The pinion is nearly 80
    mm diameter. The drive is to be safe for continuous operation. Design the gear based
    on Lewis equation. Assume material for pinion as C30 steel and for gear as C45 steel.

    3. Design a pair of helical gears with starting torque 50% more than the running torque to
    transmit 15kW at 10000 rpm of pinion. The gear is to rotate at 2500 rpm. The helix
    angle is 20°. The pinion is made of C45 steel and the gear is made of forged steel
    (untreated). Take pressure angle as 20°. Determine face width and module.

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