Abstract

Abstract To predict the churning power losses in a gearbox with spiral bevel geared transmission, based on the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method, a numerical simulation model for the splash lubrication of the intermediate gearbox of a helicopter including gear box housing, a spiral bevel gear pair and an oil guide device is established and validated by the churning power losses prediction of experiments showing a good agreement. With the model, churning power losses of a gearbox with spiral bevel geared transmission are obtained; influences of gear rotational speed, oil fill level, oil temperature, oil dynamic viscosity, oil density, and tilt angle of the helicopter, on the churning power losses are analyzed.

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