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Effects of Planetary Gear Ratio on Mean Service LifePlanetary gear transmissions are compact, high-power speed reductions which use parallel load paths. The range of possible reduction ratios is bounded from below and above by limits on the relative size of the planet gears. For a single plane transmission, the planet gear has no size at a ratio of two. As the ratio increases, so does the size of the planets relative to the sizes of the sun and ring. Which ratio is best for a planetary reduction can be resolved by studying a series of optimal designs. In this series, each design is obtained by maximizing the service life for a planetary with a fixed size, gear ratio, input speed power and materials. The planetary gear reduction service life is modeled as a function of the two-parameter Weibull distributed service lives of the bearings and gears in the reduction. Planet bearing life strongly influences the optimal reduction lives which point to an optimal planetary reduction ratio in the neighborhood of four to five.
Document ID
19970018785
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Savage, M. (Akron Univ. Akron, OH United States)
Rubadeux, K. L. (Hendrickson Co. Canton, OH United States)
Coe, H. H. (Army Research Lab. Cleveland, OH United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1996
Subject Category
Structural Mechanics
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:107275
NASA-TM-107275
AD-A318693
NASA-E-10343
ARL-TR-1150
Meeting Information
Meeting: Power Transmission and Gearing
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: October 6, 1996
End Date: October 9, 1996
Sponsors: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Accession Number
97N20720
Funding Number(s)
OTHER: 505-62-36
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG3-1047
PROJECT: DA Proj. 1L1-62211-A-47A
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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