Internal spur gear root bending stress: A comparison of ISO 6336:1996,ISO 6336:2006,VDI 2737:2005,AGMA,ANSYS finite element analysis and strain gauge techniques

Abstract

The Association of German Engineers VDI 2737:2005 and the International Organisation for Standardisation ISO 6336:2006 are universally accepted analytical procedures for the analysis of internal gears. There is no official American Gear Manufacturers Association standard for internal gear stress analysis due to the validity of inscribing the Lewis parabola within internal concave profiles and the resulting errors associated with the location of maximum root bending stress. This research investigates the differences associated with using ISO 6336, VDI 2737 and an unofficial American Gear Manufacturers Association method, all of which are compared against a potentially more accurate numerical (ANSYS) method and strain gauge techniques.

Keywords

Internal gear root bending stress ANSYS finite element analysis strain gauges ISO 6336:2006 VDI2737:2005

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