The torsional stiffness of involute spur gears

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-142

  Wang, J ^a   Howard, I ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive mesh; Combined torsional mesh stiffness; FEA; Gear; Handover region; Individual torsional stiffness

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

TORSIONAL STIFFNESS;

SPUR GEARS;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEAR TOOTH; STIFFNESS; TORSION;

EID: 1342310682     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440604322787009     Document Type: Article

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