Q1. The pitch circles of a train of spur gears are shown in Fig. 1. Gear A receives 3.

5 kW of power
at 700 rpm through its shaft and rotates in the clockwise direction. Gear B is the idler gear while the
gear C is the driven gear. The number of teeth on gears A, B and C are 30, 60 and 40 respectively, while
the module is 5 mm. Calculate
(i) the torque on each gear shaft; and
(ii) the components of gear tooth forces.
Draw a free-body diagram of forces and determine the reaction on the idler gear shaft. Assume 20°
involute system for the gears.

Q2. It is required to design a pair of spur gears with 20° full-depth involute teeth based on the Lewis
equation. The velocity factor is to be used to account for dynamic load. The pinion shaft is connected
to a 10 kW, 1440 rpm motor. The starting torque of the motor is 150% of the rated torque. The speed
reduction is 4 : 1. The pinion as well as the gear is made of plain carbon steel 40C8 (Sut = 600 N/mm2).
The factor of safety can be taken as 1.5. Design the gears, specify their dimensions and suggest suitable
surface hardness for the gears.

Q3. A pair of parallel helical gears consists of a 20 teeth pinion meshing with a 40 teeth gear. The
helix angle is 25° and the normal pressure angle is 20°. The normal module is 3 mm. Calculate
(i) the transverse module;
(ii) the transverse pressure angle;
(iii) the axial pitch;
(iv) the pitch circle diameters of the pinion and the gear;
(v) the centre distance; and
(vi) the addendum and dedendum circle diameters of the pinion.
Q4. A pair of parallel helical gears is shown in Fig. 2. A 5 kW power at 720 rpm is supplied to the
pinion A through its shaft. The normal module is 5 mm and the normal pressure angle is 20°. The pinion
has right-hand teeth, while the gear has left-hand teeth. The helix angle is 30°. The pinion rotates in the
clockwise direction when seen from the left side of the page. Determine the components of the tooth
force and draw a free-body diagram showing the forces acting on the pinion and the gear.

Q5. A pair of bevel gears transmitting 7.5 kW at 300 rpm is shown in Fig. 3. The pressure angle is
20°. Determine the components of the resultant gear tooth force and draw a free-body diagram of forces
acting on the pinion and the gear.

Q6. The dimensions of a pair of bevel gears are given in Fig 4. The gear G delivers 5 kW of power
at 500 rpm to the output shaft. The bearings A and B are mounted on the output shaft in such a way that
the bearing B can take radial as well as thrust load, while the bearing A can take only radial load.
Determine the reactions at the two bearings.