Analytical and FE Determination of the Change of Single Stiffness for Cylindrical Gears with External Involute Teeth

Abstract

The calculation of mesh stiffness with required accuracy is essential for determining the contact characteristics of gear pairs. The easiest approximation of the relative stiffness for the basic profile geometries is the so-called single stiffness. Standardized and analytical methods for the determination of the single and mesh stiffness of gears are used to achieve design goals considering the load capacity and the vibration excitation characteristics. Such methods involve the formulas of ISO 6336-1:2006 based on experimental relationships and the equations of Weber and Banaschek based on mechanical calculations. In this paper, guidelines are given to refine the analytical calculations. Our goal is to present the impact of the change of the applied pressure angle, module, load, rim thickness and tooth number on the maximal single stiffness. The profile geometry of the gears is generated with our program in MATLAB. The profile of gears is calculated by the tool geometry and the kinematics of production. The geometry is imported into Abaqus. The sensitivity of the models to different parameters is examined and compared to those obtained by analytical calculations. The benchmarks for the single stiffness are the two most widely used analytical calculation methods in Europe such as ISO 6336-1:2006 formulas and Weber and Banaschek equations.