In this study, a modified wear model considering contact temperature for spur gears in mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) is proposed. The contact temperature consists of bulk temperature and flash temperature. The bulk temperature is determined by the thermal network model, whereas the flash temperature is estimated through the published method. The bulk temperature, which was rarely included in the previous works, substantially has a considerable influence on the tooth wear in mixed EHL. It is also found that the lower contact temperature contributes to the reduction of gear wear depth. Furthermore, the effects of gear basic geometrical parameter and operating parameter on wear depth are investigated. The results show that the wear depth decreases with the increased tooth width, module, pressure angle and rotational velocity but increases with the surface roughness and torque. It indicates that wear resistance of tooth surfaces can be enhanced by optimising the design parameters of gear drives.

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In this work, a wear prediction model considering the dynamic load is proposed for spur gears in mixed elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL). The dynamic load is calculated by gear dynamic model. Combining gear wear model and dynamic model, the wear depth under the dynamic load is determined and compared with that under quasi-static load. The comparative results show that the maximum wear depth under dynamic load is significantly larger than that under quasi-static load near engaging-in point. The effects of fractional film defect coefficient on wear depth are considerable under dynamic load, which is closely related to gear contact temperature. Furthermore, the effects of surface roughness and gear geometrical parameters on wear depth are studied. The investigation reveals that the wear depth decreases with the increased tooth width, module and pressure angle, but increases with the surface roughness. It illustrates that gear wear depth under the dynamic load can be reduced by optimizing gear geometrical parameters.

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