Windage Power Losses of Ordinary Gears: Different CFD Approaches Aimed to the Reduction of the Computational Effort

Efficiency improvement is one of the main challenges in all fields of design. The reduction of power losses is becoming a great concern also in the design of power transmissions. For this reason it is important to have specific models available in order to quantify the power losses during the design...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Franco Concli, Carlo Gorla, Augusto Della Torre, Gianluca Montenegro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:Lubricants
Subjects:
CFD
MRF
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4442/2/4/162