Modelling windage power loss from an enclosed spur gear

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 331-341

  Al Shibl, K ^a   Simmons, Kathy ^a   Eastwick, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational; Computational fluid dynamics; Modelling; Power loss; Spur gear; Windage

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SPUR GEARS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

POWER LOSS; SHROUDING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SPUR GEARS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 34250782649     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE344     Document Type: Article

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