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Crossed Axis Helical Surface Compressive Stress
I'm designing a hand operated lifting mechanism using a crossed axis helical gearset with a 40:1 ratio. As this gives a point contact, the compressive stress on the tooth surface is in the neighborhood of 200 ksi, and I'm having difficulty reducing this. Some things I've tried: (a) increased...- tncarroll
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- Forum: Gear and Pulley engineering
