Week 8 Worm Gear Challenge
Worm Gear
Aim
To model a worm gear system and determine strains and stresses
Procedure
- Start a new transient structural model in ansys and import the model
- Open the model in space claim and cut the gear in half so as to meet the academic node and element limits
- Open this model in ansys mechanical.
- Define a frictionless contact as shown
- Define the joints as shown (make sure they are aligned appropriately)
- Mesh the model with 2mm length.
- Define the rotation around Z axis for the joint
Analysis Settings
Set the analysis settings as shown.
(set all the output controls to yes)
Set your output blocks as shown
Post Processing
Case 1:
Tabulated Results
|
Case |
Structural Steel |
|
Maximum Stress (MPa) |
2333.8 |
|
Maximum Deformation (mm) |
14.82 |
|
Elastic Strain |
0.012275 |
Conclusion
In this project, a worm gear setup was modelled and run to determine the differences in stresses and deformation experienced.