AGMA 05FTM06:2005 Edition
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A Model to Predict Friction Losses of Hypoid Gears
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
AGMA | 2005 | 17 |
Authors: Hai Xu, Ahmet Kahraman, Donald R. Houser, The Ohio State University
A model to predict friction–related mechanical efficiency losses of hypoid gear pairs is proposed, which
combines a commercial available finite element based gear contact analysis model and a friction coefficient
model with a mechanical efficiency formulation. The contact analysis model is used to provide contact
pressures and other contact parameters required by the friction coefficientmodel. The instantaneous friction
coefficient is computed by using a validated new formula that is developed based on a thermal
elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL)model considering non–Newtonian fluid. Computed friction coefficient
distributions are then used to calculate the friction forces and the resultant instantaneous mechanical
efficiency losses of the hypoid gear pair at a givenmesh angle. Themodel is applied to study the influence of
speed, load, surface roughness, and lubricant temperature as well as assembly errors on the mechanical
efficiency of an example face–hobbed hypoid gear pair.