PERFORMANCE INVESTIGATION OF A SPUR GEAR WITH COMPOSITE MATERIAL USING FEA

Abstract

Gears are the most important components in modern mechanical engineering world. The use of gears has more common in all the industries. The advantages of spur gear are simplicity in design and can be manufactured easily, economically and less maintenance. Spur gears are one of the most popular types of precision cylindrical gears. These gears feature a simple design of straight, parallel teeth positioned around the circumference of a cylinder body with a central bore that fits over a shaft. In many variants, the gear is machined with a hub which thickens the gear body around the bore without changing the gear face. The central bore can also be broached as to allow the spur gear to fit onto a spline or keyed shaft at present scenario composite gears plays an important role in wide space of research especially in gear motors, gear pumps, electro mechanical actuators and drive shafts for car etc. Composite gears have better