Pinion failure analysis of a helical reduction gearbox in a kraft process

Deepak K. Pandey, Hee Chang Lim

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Abstract

This paper reports investigations related to addressing the cause of pinion teeth deformation of a helical reduction gearbox in a kraft process. The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) design methodology was employed to determine the safety factor under bending and surface fatigue strengths of a pinion and gear at two operating loads (3 and 3.75 MW). In addition, finite element analysis (FEA) of the pinion and gear assembly was also performed to check the misalignment (due to deformation) at 3.75 MW load. Based on the investigations presented herein, it is found that the pinion portion near the thrust disc became excessively deformed at the axial thrust corresponding to the 3.75 MW load, causing misalignment that resulted in the plastic deformation of the pinion teeth.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2935
JournalApplied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume10
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AGMA design methodology
  • Finite element analysis
  • Helical reduction gearbox
  • Pinion teeth deformation
  • Safety factor

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