Polymer Gears discusses polymer gear design and their efficient mechanical properties, light weight, and low noise during operation. As plastic gears are replacing metallic gears in traditional and new applications, there is still lack of material characterization and complex relations between different geometric and operating parameters. Thus, polymer gear design remains an open challenge. This book serves as a comprehensive and professional guide on the topic, providing readers with current developments carried out in the field of plastic gears production, characterization, and applications. This will include material development, tribological properties, simulations, and processing methods.
1. Polymer Gears - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page v 7. List of contributors - p. Page v 8. Foreword - p. Page ix 9. Preface - p. Page xv 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xviii 11. List of Tables - p. Page xix 12. 1 : Challenges in the engineering design, manufacture, and testing of polymer gears - p. Page xix 13. 2 : Basic characteristics of polymers for polymer-based gear - p. Page 17 14. 3 : Polymer formulations for gears - p. Page 37 15. 4 : Gear geometry - p. Page 57 16. 5 : Tooth form optimization of plastic gears - p. Page 92 17. 6 : Multicriteria design of polymer gears according to VDI 2736 guideline - p. Page 113 18. 7 : Recent developments in hybrid metal-composite gears - p. Page 143 19. 8 : The asymmetric gears and innovative approaches to increase performance and durability of polymer gears - p. Page 168 20. 9 : Deformability, noise, and vibrations of polymer gears - p. Page 195 21. 10 : Temperature prediction in polymer gears: semianalytical modeling - p. Page 216 22. 11 : Tooth profile design for reduced sliding velocity and wear - p. Page 244 23. 12 : Design of gears and noninvolute gears: theory and experiment - p. Page 270 24. 13 : Mold design and injection molding simulations for polymer gear - p. Page 297 25. 14 : Manufacturing of polymer gears by machining - p. Page 329 26. 15 : Failure analysis of polymer gears made by additive manufacturing - p. Page 351 27. 16 : Additive manufacturing of polymer gears - p. Page 372 28. 17 : Complementary properties of optical, tactile, and computed tomography measurement principles - p. Page 394 29. 18 : Optical areal geometrical quality control of gears - p. Page 421 30. 19 : Experimental testing of polymer gears with consideration of their thermomechanical behavior - p. Page 448 31. 20 : Tribology of polymer gears: friction coefficient and wear - p. Page 490 32. 21 : A combined numerical and optical analysis of failure attributes in polymer nanocomposite gears - p. Page 511 33. 22 : Computational fluid dynamics model for polymer gears with oil lubrication - p. Page 528 34. 23 : Performance of autoclave-cured carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite gears - p. Page 546 35. 24 : Efficiency of polymer gears - p. Page 560 36. 25 : Incorporating image processing for postanalysis of polymer-based gears - p. Page 579 37. 26 : Lifetime testing of polymer gears - p. Page 599 38. 27 : Application of bio-based fibers for polymer reinforcement - p. Page 619 39. 28 : Application of polymer bevel gears for car suspension system - p. Page 639 40. 29 : Applications of PEEK gears for high-power transmissions - p. Page 664 41. Index - p. Page 676
Polymer Gears discusses polymer gear design and their efficient mechanical properties, light weight, and low noise during operation. As plastic gears are replacing metallic gears in traditional and new applications, there is still lack of material characterization and complex relations between different geometric and operating parameters. Thus, polymer gear design remains an open challenge. This book serves as a comprehensive and professional guide on the topic, providing readers with current developments carried out in the field of plastic gears production, characterization, and applications. This will include material development, tribological properties, simulations, and processing methods.
1. Polymer Gears - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page v 7. List of contributors - p. Page v 8. Foreword - p. Page ix 9. Preface - p. Page xv 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xviii 11. List of Tables - p. Page xix 12. 1 : Challenges in the engineering design, manufacture, and testing of polymer gears - p. Page xix 13. 2 : Basic characteristics of polymers for polymer-based gear - p. Page 17 14. 3 : Polymer formulations for gears - p. Page 37 15. 4 : Gear geometry - p. Page 57 16. 5 : Tooth form optimization of plastic gears - p. Page 92 17. 6 : Multicriteria design of polymer gears according to VDI 2736 guideline - p. Page 113 18. 7 : Recent developments in hybrid metal-composite gears - p. Page 143 19. 8 : The asymmetric gears and innovative approaches to increase performance and durability of polymer gears - p. Page 168 20. 9 : Deformability, noise, and vibrations of polymer gears - p. Page 195 21. 10 : Temperature prediction in polymer gears: semianalytical modeling - p. Page 216 22. 11 : Tooth profile design for reduced sliding velocity and wear - p. Page 244 23. 12 : Design of gears and noninvolute gears: theory and experiment - p. Page 270 24. 13 : Mold design and injection molding simulations for polymer gear - p. Page 297 25. 14 : Manufacturing of polymer gears by machining - p. Page 329 26. 15 : Failure analysis of polymer gears made by additive manufacturing - p. Page 351 27. 16 : Additive manufacturing of polymer gears - p. Page 372 28. 17 : Complementary properties of optical, tactile, and computed tomography measurement principles - p. Page 394 29. 18 : Optical areal geometrical quality control of gears - p. Page 421 30. 19 : Experimental testing of polymer gears with consideration of their thermomechanical behavior - p. Page 448 31. 20 : Tribology of polymer gears: friction coefficient and wear - p. Page 490 32. 21 : A combined numerical and optical analysis of failure attributes in polymer nanocomposite gears - p. Page 511 33. 22 : Computational fluid dynamics model for polymer gears with oil lubrication - p. Page 528 34. 23 : Performance of autoclave-cured carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite gears - p. Page 546 35. 24 : Efficiency of polymer gears - p. Page 560 36. 25 : Incorporating image processing for postanalysis of polymer-based gears - p. Page 579 37. 26 : Lifetime testing of polymer gears - p. Page 599 38. 27 : Application of bio-based fibers for polymer reinforcement - p. Page 619 39. 28 : Application of polymer bevel gears for car suspension system - p. Page 639 40. 29 : Applications of PEEK gears for high-power transmissions - p. Page 664 41. Index - p. Page 676
