- Current developments carried out in the field of plastic gear production
- Presents the characterization of plastic gear production
- Includes applications of plastic gear production and development
- Provides updates on tribological properties, simulations, and processing methods
Redaktion: Sabu Thomas
Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India, as well as a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India.
Redaktion: Miroslav Huskic
Dr. Huskic received his PhD in 1995 from the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology. He spent one year as a post-doc (1997/98) at the University of Hasselt in Belgium. Until the end of 2018, he was employed as a researcher at the National Institute of Chemistry in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In 2006 he founded and became the director of the company Nanosvet d.o.o., which was engaged in the development and marketing of nanocoatings. Since 2009 he has been lecturing at the Faculty of Polymer Technology in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia. His research work mainly includes the synthesis of various polymers, preparation of composites and nanocomposites and characterization of polymeric materials. During the last 15 years, he has been engaged in the preparation of thermoplastic and thermosetting polymer composites and nanocomposites (by extrusion, in solvents, by in situ polymerization) and their characterization.
Redaktion: Hanna J. Maria
Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the School of Energy Materials and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her research focusses on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites.
Redaktion: Jože Tavcar
Jože Tavcar works as a senior lecturer in the LTH, product development division at Lund University, Sweden. He was awarded with Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Ljubljana in 1999. During his period in industry he was involved in several product-development teams with international corporations such as Philips, Electrolux, Kärcher, Rowenta, and automotive companies. He co-ordinated the development of the motors´ diagnostic system and he gained a deep understanding of the noise-reduction and vibrations topics. He published over 35 SCI papers, over 50 conference papers, 5 book chapters and over 80 technical reports. Several of them are related to polymer gears. He has coordinated several application and research projects.
Aims to present current developments carried out in the field of plastic gears production, characterization, and applications
Polymer Gears discusses polymer gear design and their efficient mechanical properties, light weight, and low noise during operation. As plastic gears are replacing metallic gears in traditional and new applications, there is still lack of material characterization and complex relations between different geometric and operating parameters. Thus, polymer gear design remains an open challenge. This book serves as a comprehensive and professional guide on the topic, providing readers with current developments carried out in the field of plastic gears production, characterization, and applications.
This will include material development, tribological properties, simulations, and processing methods.
1: Challenges in the engineering design, manufacture, and testing of polymer gears
2: Basic characteristics of polymers for polymer-based gear
3: Polymer formulations for gears
4: Gear geometry
5: Tooth form optimization of plastic gears
6: Multicriteria design of polymer gears according to VDI 2736 guideline
7: Recent developments in hybrid metal-composite gears
8: The asymmetric gears and innovative approaches to increase performance and durability of polymer gears
9: Deformability, noise, and vibrations of polymer gears
10: Temperature prediction in polymer gears: semianalytical modeling
11: Tooth profile design for reduced sliding velocity and wear
12: Design of gears and noninvolute gears: theory and experiment
13: Mold design and injection molding simulations for polymer gear
14: Manufacturing of polymer gears by machining
15: Failure analysis of polymer gears made by additive manufacturing
16: Additive manufacturing of polymer gears
17: Complementary properties of optical, tactile, and computed tomography measurement principles
18: Optical areal geometrical quality control of gears
19: Experimental testing of polymer gears with consideration of their thermomechanical behavior
20: Tribology of polymer gears: friction coefficient and wear
21: A combined numerical and optical analysis of failure attributes in polymer nanocomposite gears
22: Computational fluid dynamics model for polymer gears with oil lubrication
23: Performance of autoclave-cured carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite gears
24: Efficiency of polymer gears
25: Incorporating image processing for postanalysis of polymer-based gears
26: Lifetime testing of polymer gears
27: Application of bio-based fibers for polymer reinforcement
28: Application of polymer bevel gears for car suspension system
29: Applications of PEEK gears for high-power transmissions
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Polymers Engineering Design And Gears
2. Polymer based blends, composites and nanocomposites
3. Polymer Formulations for Gears
4. Design of gears: Theory and Experimental
5. Design of non-involute gears,
6. Gear geometry and profile modifications
7. Manufacturing: 3D printing of polymer gears
8. Manufacturing: Advanced injection molding techniques (process parameters of polymer gears
9. Manufacturing: Injection-compression molding of polymer gears
10. Sustainable manufacturing of polymer gear
11. Optimization of polymer gear manufacturing processes
12. Pairing of different polymers polymer-metal combinations in polymer gear formulations
13. Geometrical quality control (tactile and optical methods) of polymer gears
14. Fiber orientation regulationvoid control (tomography) of polymer gears
15. Recent developments in the Hybrid gears
16. Polymer gears for transmissions with non-parallel shafts
17. The asymmetric involute gear and renewable gear marital
18. Tooth shape optimization (tip relief, root fillet optimization)
19. Load carrying capacity (new or improved models for fatigue, wear and temperature prediction),
20. Static mechanical characterisation of polymer gears
21. Dynamic mechanical characterisation of polymer gears
22. Wear and melting failure of polymer gear
23. Fatigue of polymer gears
24. Creep and stress relaxation of polymer gears
25. Crystallinity and performance of polymer gears
26. Tribology of polymer gears
27. Friction of polymer gears
28. Failure analysis of polymer gears
29. Basic Characteristics of polymers for polymer-based gear
30. Thermomechanical behaviour of polymer gears
31. Chemical resistance of various gear materials and how to improve it.
32. Wear and melting failure of polymer gear
33. Tribology of polymers ,wear properties
34. Lubrication and Coatings, of polymer gears
35. Gear noise vibration and harshness
36. Recycling of gears of polymer gears
37. LCA of gear
38. Applications and case studies of polymer gears
39. Application of biopolymers to manufacture gear
