Theory of Gearing

Kinematics, Geometry, and Synthesis

Stephen P. Radzevich

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781000735673
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Mechanics

Updated throughout for the third edition, Theory of Gearing: Kinematics, Geometry, and Synthesis is an essential resource for engineers in the field of gearing. Detailing gear design, production, inspection, and application, the book covers cutting-edge gear types to enable the reader to fully keep track of modern gear developments.

Demonstrating the rigorous scientific theory behind optimal gear design, manufacture, and performance, a key focus of the new edition is on aiding engineers in designing low noise transmissions in smaller sizes, improving fuel consumption and reducing emissions. Chapters included will discuss key features of Split-Power-Transmission-Systems (SPTS) with equal (almost equal) power share, and Uniform Rotary Motion. Entirely new chapters for the third edition include: Parallel-Axes involute gearing of specific design and gear, and Novikov/Conformal and High-Conformal gearing.

The book will be of interest to engineers and researchers in the gearing industry. It will also have relevance to those working in tribology, metallurgy, and materials processing, alongside engineers working in precision manufacturing.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Non-Involute Gearing
• PART I Fundamentals
• PART II Geometrically Accurate Gearing
• SECTION II-A Geometrically Accurate Gearing: Parallel-Axes Gearing
• SECTION II-B Geometrically Accurate Gearing: Intersected-Axes Gear Pairs
• SECTION II-C Geometrically Accurate Gears: Crossed-Axes Gearing
• PART III Real Gears: Kinematics, Geometry, and Application
• PART IV CΣu – Variable Gearing
• PART V On Synthesizing of Favorable Geometrically Accurate Gear Pairs
• PART VI Real Gears and Their Application
• Appendix A: Elements of Vector Calculus
• Appendix B: Elements of Differential Geometry of Surfaces
• Appendix C: Change of Surface Parameters
• Appendix D: Applied Coordinate Systems and Linear Transformations
• Appendix E: Contact Geometry of a Gear and a Mating Pinion Tooth Flanks
• Appendix F: The Closest Distance of Approach of Tooth Flanks of a Gear, and a Mating Pinion
• Appendix G: Engineering Formulae for Specification of Gear Tooth Flank
• Appendix H: On the Inadequacy of the Terms Wildhaber-Novikov Gearing, and W-N Gearing
• Conclusion
• Notation
• Glossary
• References
• Bibliography
• Index