The performance of heavy-duty planetary gear drives for ball mills used in the cement industry since 1967 is described. These gear drives transmit up to 8500 HP per installation. A reliable method for establishing gear drive efficiency is described and possible savings due to higher efficiency are indicated.


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    Title :

    Economical Drive for Large Tube Mills by Means of Planetary Gears


    Contributors:
    W. Ackle (author)

    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    28 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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