Investigating the influence of composite spur - worm gear model used in thermal press application

Abstract

In the modern world, composites have dominated most industries over the forecast period and are an excellent replacement for the currently used metallic steel as a gear material. Hence, the main objective of the research work is to focus on designing an efficient composite spur–worm gear system, implementing analytical calculations with comparing different simulation studies to determine the overall strength and safety of the gears used in thermal hot press application. Here, both gears of Aluminium Silicon Carbide (Al-SiC) metal matrix composite material have been selected. The composite used in the study is cost-efficient compared to the remaining composite materials and proved to be of greater use in industrial applications. Different analysis was conducted on the spur–worm gear system to compare its performance for safer strength design and optimization of the gears. Total deformation and von-Mises equivalent stress were the results obtained through the investigation, which played a crucial role in determining the safety and strength of the gear system used in the thermal press application by satisfying the mesh convergence test.