Answer to Question #298841 in Mechanical Engineering for Ray

Question

A gear with a width of 32 mm sits on a shaft with a diameter of 14 mm. The gear has a pitch diameter of 57 mm, the module 3 mm and a torque of 48 Nm. 

1.What width should a standard wedge have?

2, What height should a standard wedge have?

3, What will be the safety against surface pressure for a steel wedge?

4, What will be the safety against surface pressure for a cast iron wedge?

5, What is the safety against surface pressure for a fixed boom connection?

6, If the gear is allowed to move axially during operation, what is the safety against surface pressure for the boom joint then?

7,Before manufacturing the booms in the hub, a center hole must be drilled. What is the hub's largest possible hole diameter before boom production begins? 

Answer 1

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