Strength analysis of gears in dual-path gearing by means of FEM
			
	
 
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			Publication date: 2017-12-20
			 
		 			
		 
	
							
																			
		
	 
		
 
 
Diagnostyka 2015;16(1)
 
 
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The  paper  contains  a  strength  analysis  of  gears  in  a  dual-path  gearing    made  of  plastic. Computation was carried out using Abaqus program by means of finite elements method (FEM). The results of calculations allow the interpretation of the results of diagnostic tests. Due to the fact that  the  dual-path  gearing  had  wheels  with  straight    teeth,  it  was  possible  to  simplify  the  computation using two-dimensional models. The paper shows  activities related to preparation of models,  defining  boundary  conditions,  the  process  of  computation  and  the  presentation  and  interpretation  of  obtained  results.  In  the  carried  out  FEM  analysis, stress  distribution  was  determined on models of pinions and gears, paying particular attention to key points like teeth feet or their flanks. In order to improve readability of these solutions and to ease interpretation, some results were also presented in a form of charts. Conclusions drawn from the analysis will make it possible to introduce conceivable changes in the structure of designed gearing already at the stage of modelling.