Wear Resistance Assessment of Fluoropolymer Coated Gears
Power transmissions that incorporate gears dissipate a significant amount of energy and noise. Thus, any improvement in their performance contributes to reducing energy consumption and noise pollution. In recent years, the opportunities offered by conventional technologies to increase gear perfo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Eftimie Murgu University of Resita
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Analele Universităţii "Eftimie Murgu" Reşiţa: Fascicola I, Inginerie |
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| Online Access: | http://anale-ing.uem.ro/2017/26.pdf |
| Summary: | Power transmissions that incorporate gears dissipate a significant
amount of energy and noise. Thus, any improvement in their performance
contributes to reducing energy consumption and noise pollution.
In recent years, the opportunities offered by conventional technologies
to increase gear performance have been fully exploited. Therefore, surface
depositions on gear teeth have become increasingly important
technologies in achieving objectives such as: improving energy performance,
providing greater protection against superficial defects, increasing
load capacity and reducing acoustic emissions generated during
operation. However, gear coating technologies have begun to be
developed, but the investigations are still insufficient. In this study, we
carried out wear resistance investigations performed on fluoropolymer
coatings for different working speeds, loads and lubrication conditions.
The results point out that the deterioration rate of the coating increases
with the increase of the working speed and the applied load. In
addition, a slight lubrication, applied at the start of testing, leads to a
noticeable improvement in wear behaviour. This study represents one
step further in understanding the wear process of fluoropolymer coated
gears |
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| ISSN: | 1453-7397 1453-7397 |