Operating temperatures of oil-lubricated medium-speed gears: Numerical models and experimental results

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-106

  Long, H ^a   Lord, A A ^a   Gethin, D T ^a   Roylance, B J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convection heat transfer; Finite element temperature analysis; Frictional heating; Spur gear transmission; Tooth temperature

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; GEAR TEETH; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; LUBRICATING OILS; LUBRICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

FRICTIONAL HEATING; SPUR GEAR TRANSMISSION; TOOTH TEMPERATURE;

SPUR GEARS;

EID: 0037941466     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441003765208745     Document Type: Article

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