Tooth Strength Analysis of Bevel Gear Using Solid Works Simulation Tool

Abstract

In recent years, bevel gears have been exploited as power-transmitting gears due to their interesting features such as smoothness, huge load-supporting capability, higher working velocity, and smoother engagement of teeth. Thus, power can be transferred across non-parallel shafts with great efficiency; nevertheless, the gears in this case fail because the stress on the teeth exceeds the gears' maximum stress, as well as bending and surface stresses. The overarching idea of this work is to exploit the characteristics of an involute bevel gear system, mainly concentrating on bending stresses. In this paper, we attempted to model a bevel gear. The Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations are carried out using standard commercially available software such as the Solidworks tool. In contrast to traditional approaches, we step in to deal with challenges that modern gears confront, such as tooth stress exceeding the maximum limit, bending, and surface stress, with great efficiency and a low budget. We explored a bevel gear under changing loads and material conditions while considering the truck differential. When designing a gear, bear in mind the hub diameter, the number of teeth, the power used by the gear, and the pitch angle are important parameters. Conclusively, the changing loads and materials of bevel gear achieved high efficiency, high durability, and low cost of the material with the help of SOLIDWORKS software. In this regard, this work has huge potential and further experimental design is the future line of work.