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PRACTICAL DESIGN HINTS
PART  A:
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Machining
Minimizing Tooling Cost
Minimizing Machining
Allowing Adequate Clearances for Cutting Tools
Effective Clamping
Simplifying Machining with Composite Assemblies
Effective Turning and Boring
Effective Drilling
Efficient Milling
Effective Broaching
Effective Grinding
Effective Tapping
Miscellaneous
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PART  B:
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Assembly
Avoiding Over specification of Dimensions of Mating Parts
Design Changes which Avoid the Need for Close Tolerances
Allowing for Thermal Expansion
Allowing for Wear
Design for Ease of Assembly and Disassembly
Design for Accessibility
Design for Ease of Disassembly
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SPEED REDUCERS AND GEAR TRAINS
A.

1.0

BASIC CONCEPTS

Velocities In Gear Trains

 

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introduction
Single Gear Mesh
Simple Spur Gear Trains
Compound Spur Gear Trains
Reverted Gear Trains
Simple Planetary Spur Gear Trains
Compound Planetary Spur Gear Trains
Bevel Gear Differentials
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2.0  Force Transmission In Gear Trains T67
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 General
 Tangential Forces in a Single Spur Gear Mesh
 Tangential Forces in the Simple Spur Gear Train
 Tangential Forces in Compound Spur Gear Trains
 Planetary Spur Gear Trains
 The Bevel Gear Differential
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3.0  Power Flow T75
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General
Fundamentals: The Single Gear Mesh
Simple and Compound Gear Trains
Planetary Spur Gear Trains
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4.0  Gear Train Efficiency T78
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General
The Basic Principle of Power Loss Determination
Power Loss in a Planetary Spur Gear Train
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