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Gear and Power Transmission Table

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Power Transmission Design and Engineering

Table of powers, speeds, transmission ratios, dimensions (orientation values) for Gearing.

Transmission type
Power P
[kW]
Peripheral speed v
[m/s]
Maximum
speed
[/min]
optimum
extreme
optimum
extreme
Spur gearing
0,12-3000
65000
0,3-50
210
150000
Spur gearing of planets.
50-2000
35000
1-50
100
100000
Cone gearing
2-500
4000
0,3-40
130
50000
Hypoid gearing
5-300
500
1-30
50
20000
Worm gearing
0,04-120
1000
0,5-25
70
40000
Screw gearing
0,03-8
80
0,5-20
50
20000
Chain transmission
0,2-200
4000
3-10
40
10000
Flat belt
0,1-150
3600
10-60
120
200000
V-belt
0,9-200
4000
10-30
50
8000
Toothed belt
0,1-300
1000
40-50
70
30000
Friction gearing
0,1-25
200
0,5-25
50
10000

 

Transmission type
Transmission ratio 1,2
 
Efficiency
[%]
 
Distance of
axis
[mm]
 
Developed
volume
power
[dm 3 /kW]
 
Weight
power
[kg/kW]
optimum
extreme
Spur gearing
2-8
20
97-99
5-2500
0,6-0,2
1,8-0,4
Spur gearing of planets.
3-13
35
98-99,5
200-500
0,4-0,15
1,8-0,2
Cone gearing
1-5
8
96-99
90°
0,7-0,4
2,5-0,6
Hypoid gearing
4-8
50
50-90
-
0,8-0,5
3,0-0,7
Worm gearing
5-100
300
40-96 A
53-400
0,5-0,2
4,5-0,2
Screw gearing
1-5
100
50-95 A
20-300
2,5-1,0
3,0-1,5
Chain transmission
1-6
10
97-98
100-3000
2,0-0,5
10-6,0
Flat belt
1-5
20
96-98
100-3000
4,0-0,5
6,0-1,5
V-belt
1-8
15
94-97
120-3000
3,0-0,4
5,0-1,0
Toothed belt
1-8
12
96-98
100-2000
1,0-0,25
4,0-0,8
Friction gearing
1-6
18
90-98
50-500
20-3,0
30-8,0
Table of properties and usability.
Property Roller chain Toothed belt V-belt Toothing
Synchronization 1 1 4 1
Transmission efficiency 1 1 4 1
Resistance against shocks 3 2 1 4
Noise/vibrations 3 2 1 4
Conditions of the environment (sensitivity to: ) Water, dust Temperature, oil
water, dust
Temperature, oil
water, dust
Water, dust
Place saving (High speed / low loading) 4 1 2 2
Place saving (Low speed / high loading) 1 3 4 2
Lubrication Required No lubrication No lubrication Required
Layout flexibility 1 2 3 4
Forces on bearings 1 3 4 1
Meaning

1 - Excellent

2 - Good

3 - Satisfactory

4 - Insufficient