In oil-lubricated worm gears, all moving components cause power losses during operation. These losses depend, among other things, on the viscosity of the lubricant used, which in turn is determined by the temperature present in the gearbox. The dependency between the temperature and the power dissipation is mutual, and they influence each other. For the analysis of gearboxes under transient conditions, the relationship among operating conditions, power dissipation, and temperature must be considered. In this paper, a method for the analysis of these interrelationships is presented, which is based on the combination of tribological simulation and thermal networks. With the developed calculation model, the gearbox efficiency and the temperature over time can be estimated for arbitrary load cases. The calculation results are compared with measurements on a real gearbox.
In this work, the dependence of the friction and wear behaviour in dry-lubricated steel-bronze contact on the dry lubricant used and on the substrate material (steel or bronze) under constant load was investigated. For this purpose, a block two-disc test rig was used, with the dry lubricants PA66-PTFE-cb as blocks, which were produced via chemical bonding (cb) of polyamide 66 (PA 66) and radiation-modified polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The results provide a good basis for the selection of a suitable dry lubricant and the counter body for the transfer of the dry lubricant in dry lubricated worm gears consisting of a steel worm and a bronze wheel.
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