EME 3008: Mechanical Design
Nagaray K, Arabere, MAE Dept UF
EML 3005: Mechanical Design
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department
University of Florida
Spring 2015
Practice Problems : Chapter 13
Problem 1.
A.21-tooth spur pinion mates with a 28-tooth gear. Diametral pitch is 3 teeth/in and pressure
angle is 20 deg. Find the addendum, dedendum, clearance, circular pitch, tooth thickness, and
base-circle diameters, lengths of arc of approach, recess, base pitch and contact ratio.
Mesh. Ans.
0.4167 in Ans.
Ans.
047 in Ans.
t= p/2=1.047/2=0.523 in Ans.
Pinion Base-Circle:
Gear Base-Circle: 9.
dyy = 9.333008 20° =8.770 in Ans.
Base pitch: Py =P. C089 =(7/3)cos20° =0.984 in Ans.
Contact Ratio: m, =Lqy! Py =1.53/0.984=1,53 Ans.
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