Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies

School of Engineering & Technology

Mechanical Engineering
Subject Name: Machine Design Tutorial number: 06
Subject Code: BME-DS-604 Class / Semester: 6ME
Max. Marks : 10 Time Allowed: One Week

Unit-6 Gears
Q.1 It is required to design a pair of spur gears with 20° full-depth involute [CO-4 ,L-5]
teeth consisting of a 20-teeth pinion meshing with a 50 teeth gear. The
pinion shaft is connected to a 22.5 kW, 1450 rpm electric motor. The
starting torque of the motor can be taken as 150% of the rated torque.
The material for the pinion is plain carbon steel Fe 410 (Sut = 410
N/mm2), while the gear is made of grey cast iron FG 200 (Sut =200
N/mm2). The factor of safety is 1.5. Design the gears based on the Lewis
equation and using velocity factor to account for the dynamic load.
Q.2 A pair of spur gears with 20° full-depth involute teeth consists of a 20 teeth [CO-4 ,L-4]
pinion meshing with a 41 teeth gear. The module is 3 mm while the face
width is 40 mm. The material for pinion as well as gear is steel with an
ultimate tensile strength of 600 N/mm2. The gears are heat treated to a
surface hardness of 400 BHN. The pinion rotates at 1450 rpm and the
service factor for the application is 1.75. Assume that velocity factor
accounts for the dynamic load and the factor of safety is 1.5.
Determine the rated power that the gears can transmit.
Q.3 It is required to design a spur gear speed reducer for a compressor running [CO-4 ,L-5]
at 250 rpm driven by a 7.5 kW, 1000 rpm electric motor. The entre
distance between the axes of the gear shafts should be exactly 250 mm.
The starting torque of the motor can be assumed to be 150% of the rated
torque. The gears are made of carbon steel 50C4 (Sut = 700 N/mm2). The
pressure angle is 20°. The factor of safety is 2 for preliminary design based
on the use of velocity factor.
(i) Design the gears and specify their dimensions.
(ii) Assume that the gears are manufactured to meet the requirements of
Grade 6 and calculate the dynamic load by using Buckingham’s equation.
(iii) Calculate the effective load.
(iv) What is the actual factor of safety against bending failure?
(v) Using the same factor of safety against pitting failure, specify suitable
surface hardness for the gears.

Prepared By: Approved By:

Dr. Nitin Kumar Waghmare Dr. Manoj Nayak

Course Coordinator (HOD, ME)