Particulars of typical gears installed on naval and merchant vessels from 1911 to 1943; requirements for reduction gear for main propulsion or auxiliary uses; types of teeth; effect of tooth cutting accuracy on gear performance; torsional vibration; gear losses; lubrication of gear teeth; gear wheels; materials; determination of contact pressures, and shearing stresses in helical gears.


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    Title :

    Mechanical reduction gears


    Additional title:

    Soc Naval Architects Mar Engrs -- Paper


    Contributors:
    Davies, J.A. (author) / Semar, H.W. (author)

    Conference:

    Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers -- Meeting ; 1947



    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    25 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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