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Worm Gear Design

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phoang124

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Feb 4, 2005
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Hi,
I am trying to design a worm gear set to have a torque rating of around 200ft-lbs. I was looking at a 360:1 ratio. The gear needs to be 10-12" in diameter. Since weight is an issue, Aluminum is prefered. Is this a feasible design? I was looking at double enveloping worm gears, but don't really know how to design it.

Thanks
 
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ratio et. al. They will come up with the detailed
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