Experimental investigation of effect of tribological parameters on worm gear pair under lubricating conditions

Abstract

This paper presents experimental investigation of effect of tribological parameters on worm gear pair under lubricating condition. Generally worm gear is used in various applications because of its compact design and large reduction ratio in single stage. Tribological parameter such as wear, friction, lubrication affects the efficiency of worm gear. Ultimately it results into energy losses, frequent maintenance. Experimental case study is conducted to study the effect of tribological properties on the worm gear pair under lubricating condition. Main parameters considered in this research are tribological parameters like friction, wear, lubrication. Same operating condition of gearbox can be replicate on the tribometer. For this Pin on Disc tribometer is used. In this experimentation speed, load & time are used as input parameter. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) results indicates that load is the most significance factor for frictional force while Speed is the most significance factor for wear.