Gear drive - design consideration, advantages and disadvantages

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Gear drive - design consideration, advantages and disadvantages
Gear drive - design consideration, advantages and disadvantages

Gear drive - design consideration, advantages and disadvantages


The design consideration for a drive is important factor before manufacturing the gear drive. 
The first step in the design of gear drive is the selection of a proper type of gear for a required application.
The factors that are considered for deciding the type of gear are,
  •  general layout of shaft.
  • speed reduction.
  • power to be transmitted.
  • input speed.
  • cost.

Design consideration for a gear drive is as follows:-


1. The power transmission must be maximum while considering design of gear drive.

2. Central distance between input and output gear is well known at the time of design.

3. Speed of the driving shaft and speed of the driven shaft is considering while the design of the gear drive.


4. At the time of design of the gear drive the velocity ratio of the input and output gear drive must be considered.

5. The number of teeth on driven gear and number of teeth on driving gear is considered while designing of gear drive.

6. The dimensions of the input and output gear drive such as diameter (D) is considered.

7. The material selection for gear drive is important. And gear drive material having high corrosion resistance and wear resistance.

8. While considering design for a gear drive the reliability of a gear must be high while working.


9. While designing of the gear drive the meshing between input and output is must be smooth and gear drive having quiet operation. 

10. To considering designing parameter for gear drive the overall cost of the gear drive must be less.

11. The efficiency of gear drive is must be high while considering designing parameter.


Advantages of gear drive:-


1. Gear drive is positive drive and the velocity of gear drive remains constant.

2. The centre distance between the shafts is  relatively small that results in a compact constructions.


3. Gear drive can transmit very large power that power is beyond the range of belt drive and chain drives.

4. Gear drive can transmit the motion at very low velocity that are not possible with the belt drives.

5. The efficiency of a gear drive is very high. The efficiency of the spur gear is 99%.

6. The changing velocity ratio wide range is possible in gear drive.

7. Gear drive required small space compare to belt drive. 


8. The accuracy of the work is high in gear drive.

9. The problem of sleeping is negligible compared to belt drive.


Disadvantages of gear drive:-


1. Gear drive is costly compared to belt drive.

2. The maintenance cost of gear drive is more compare belt drive.


3. The gear drive required proper lubrications.

4. The manufacturing of a gear drive is complicated and or required skilled workers.

5. Manufacturing cost of gear drive is more.

6. The gear drive required proper alignment between the shafts.

Here we concluding, If you have any queries about the Gear drive - design consideration, advantages and disadvantages then feel free to comment below.




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