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Publication A comparative 3d finite element computational study of stress distribution and stress transfer in small-diameter conical dental implants(Univ Osijek, Tech Fac, 2021-12-01) Doğan, Oğuz; Dhanasekaran, Lokesh; Khandaker, Morshed; Kalay, Onur Can; Karaman, Hasan; Karpat, Fatih; KARPAT, FATİH; Doğan, Oguz; DOĞAN, OĞUZ; Yuce, Celalettin; YÜCE, CELALETTİN; Karpat, Esin; KARPAT, ESİN; Dhanasekaran, Lokesh; Khandaker, Morshed; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi.; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Elektrik Elektronik Mühendisliği.; 0000-0001-8643-6910; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0003-1387-907X; 0000-0001-5985-7402; A-5259-2018; GXH-1702-2022; AAV-7897-2020; R-3733-2017The implant design is one of the main factors in implant stability because it affects the contact area between the bone and the implant surface and the stressstrain distribution at the bone-implant interface. In this study, the effect of different groove geometries on stress-strain distributions in small-diameter conical implants is investigated using the finite element method (FEM). Four different thread models (rectangular, buttressed, reverse buttressed, and symmetrical profile) are created by changing the groove geometry on the one-piece implants, and the obtained results are compared. The stress shielding effect is investigated through the dimensionless numbers that characterize the load-sharing between the bone-implant. It is determined that the lowest stress distribution is observed with rectangular profiled groove geometry. Besides, it is obtained that the buttressed groove geometry minimizes the stress effects transmitted to the periphery of the implant. The symmetrical profiles had better performance than rectangular profiles in stress transfer.Publication A comparative experimental study on the impact strength of standard and asymmetric involute spur gears(Elsevier, 2021-01-06) Kalay, Onur Can; Doğan, Oğuz; Yılmaz, Tufan Gürkan; Yüce, Celalettin; Karpat, Fatih; Kalay, Onur Can; YILMAZ, TUFAN GÜRKAN; KARPAT, FATİH; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0001-8643-6910; 0000-0003-3772-7871; 0000-0001-8474-7328; GDQ-4936-2022; V-6153-2017; A-5259-2018Gears are one of the main components of the power transmission systems and are used in various fields. Problems caused by sudden load changes in mobile systems are frequently encountered today. Gear dynamics have become more influential due to demands of high power transmission capability, long life, and low-cost. However, inertial forces caused by accelerated movements of gear can have unpredictable results. The impact loads must be calculated correctly. It is inconvenient to determine the impact strength of gear via standard drop-weight test rig due to inhomogeneity and complex geometries. This study investigates how the tooth profile affects the impact load on the involute spur gears. For this reason, a special test setup and experimental approach was proposed to examine the influence of the asymmetric profile on the impact strength. It was observed that the peak force values increased by approximately 15.3% when using 20/30 degrees asymmetric profile gears in comparison with the 20 degrees/20 degrees standard design. This improvement can reach up to 25.8% in terms of peak force energy. The results indicate that the proposed novel test setup and the experimental method can be used for measuring the impact strength of asymmetric involute gears.Item A comparative numerical study of forged bi-metal gears: Bending strength and dynamic response(Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2019-07-13) Yılmaz, Tufan G.; Doğan, Oğuz; Karpat, Fatih; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0003-3772-7871; 0000-0003-4203-8237; A-5259-2018; V-6153-2017; AAV-7897-2020; GXH-1702-2022; 57194528723; 7006415878; 24366799400In this paper, an evaluation of the static and dynamic behavior of bimetallic spur gears with different gear parameters is performed numerically. Bimetallic lightweight spur gears working without a decrease in the performance of the gear mechanisms have many potential benefits in automotive and aerospace applications. A bimetallic spur gear consists of two metals which are steel on the gear teeth and aluminum on the hub region. The dynamic performance of these gears is evaluated by using a two degree of freedom (2-DOF) dynamic model. The finite element method is used to calculate maximum root stress for varying ring thicknesses and other gear parameters for gears with symmetric and asymmetric teeth. These stress values and the weight reduction ratios are taken into consideration to optimize the ring thickness. Tooth deflection is also calculated to determine tooth stiffness by finite element analysis (FEA). Dynamic simulations are carried out to investigate the effects of gear parameters on the dynamic force and static transmission error (STE). Sample simulation results are illustrated with numerical examples. The results indicate that, if properly designed, bimetallic gears can provide a high potential to reduce the weight in power transmission systems without adverse effects on stress and dynamic behavior.Item Crack detection for spur gears with asymmetric teeth based on the dynamic transmission error(Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2018-12-12) Doğan, Oğuz; Karpat, Fatih; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0003-4203-8237; A-5259-2018; GXH-1702-2022; AAV-7897-2020; 7006415878; 24366799400Gears are one of the most important power transmission elements in every area of the industry. Because of its importance, the gear design must be carefully performed. Unfortunately, due to the changing of the boundary conditions, gears are exposed to failures such as cracks, pitting, tooth missing etc. during the operation. Thus the gear diagnostic and monitoring become a very critical phenomenon for the gearboxes. A dynamic transmission error (DTE) based numerical fault detection model is proposed. Firstly, numerical finite element model is created to calculate single tooth stiffness with different crack levels. Furthermore, the model is used for the asymmetric gear profile which has a great importance nowadays for different areas. After that, the time-varying mesh stiffness is calculated by using single tooth stiffness with different crack levels for both symmetric and asymmetric types of the gears. To understand the effects of the gear cracks along the tooth thickness on dynamic transmission error of the gear system and to detect the gear crack faults for symmetric and asymmetric gear profiles, a four-degree of freedom dynamic model is created. The results show that with the increment of the crack level, the mesh stiffness of the gears is decreased.Item Design and development of tractor clutch using combined field and bench tests(Canadian Science Publishing, 2018) Genç, Mehmet Onur; Karpat, Fatih; Yüce, Celalettin; Doğan, Oğuz; Kaya, Necmettin; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0002-8297-0777; 0000-0003-4203-8237; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0003-1387-907X; R-4929-2018; GXH-1702-2022; AAV-7897-2020; A-5259-2018; R-3733-2017Tractors, the primary component of agricultural mechanization, are actively used for maintaining agricultural activities and carrying burdens on agricultural fields under challenging conditions. Tractors are not only required to possess a high tractive force at low operating speeds but also to produce the power necessary for operating the equipment attached to them when used for agricultural purposes. It is of great importance to determine the degree of force that powertrains, especially the clutch, of the tractors are exposed to on agricultural fields and to use the data obtained in this process concerning their guarantee periods. This study measured the motor rotation speed, clutch surface temperature, and frequency and force of pushing the clutch pedal of a tractor used under five different agricultural field conditions. Furthermore, torque and transfer of the dynamometer and power take-off (PTO) were measured. Based on the data obtained from field tests, the tractor clutch development and validation processes were revised. The prototype clutch was produced and tested by completing the required 1 million rotations safely under new boundary conditions within the guarantee period.Publication Effects of asymmetric tooth profile on single-tooth stiffness of polymer gears(Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, 2022-04-26) Yüce, Celalettin; Doğan, Oğuz; Karpat, Fatih; KARPAT, FATİH; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi; 0000-0001-8474-7328; A-5259-2018As a result of polymer materials development and the use of additive manufacturing technologies, gear wheels made of polymer materials are becoming widespread in many areas of the industry. In recent years, determining the dynamic behavior of polymer gears has gained significant importance because it is desired to carry more loads and operate at higher speeds. Since it is one of the most critical factors affecting dynamic behavior, tooth stiffness should also be determined. In this study, the single-tooth stiffness (STS) of polymer gears with symmetrical and asymmetrical profile was measured experimentally with a unique test setup. Force was applied to three different points on the tooth, and the resulting deflection was measured with the help of linear variable differential transformer and a high-speed camera. Using the obtained deflection values, STS of the polymer tooth was calculated depending on the pressure angle. The experimental results are also compared with the finite element model created, and it is found that the results are matched well. As a result of the study, it is determined that the drive-side pressure angle of the polymer gear increased from 20 degrees to 32 degrees, and the tooth stiffness increased by approximately 10.8%.Item Effects of crack initialization angle on crack propagation path of thin rim gears for wind turbines(Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2020-03-29) Doğan, Oğuz; Kalay, Onur Can; Karpat, Fatih; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0003-4203-8237; 0000-0001-8643-6910; 0000-0001-8474-7328Nowadays, wind turbines are one of the main subjects of the designers due to the everincreasing interest in renewable energy sources. Due to dynamic loads that effect the gear system, cracks may observe on the gear teeth. These cracks may proceed along either the tooth or the rim. In similar cases, if the crack proceeds along with the tooth, crack classified as benign. If the crack proceeds along with the rim direction, the cracks can be classified as catastrophic cracks. In this study, the effects of crack initialization angle and backup ratio on the crack propagation path are investigated numerically for spur gears. The maximum stress location at the gear root is defined as the crack starting point. The initial cracks are opened with 0° - 45° - and 90° crack initialization angles. Also, five different backup ratios are used for crack propagation analysis. The analyses are performed in ANSYS Workbench, SMART Crack Growth module. The crack propagation paths are evaluated for fifteen analyses. As a result, if the rim thickness is high, the crack initialization angle has no effects on the crack paths. It has an influence on the crack propagation paths for the special rim thickness.Publication Effects of tooth root cracks on vibration and dynamic transmission error responses of asymmetric gears: A comparative study(Taylor & Francis Inc, 2023-03-03) Doğan, Oğuz; YÜCE, CELALETTİN; Kalay, Onur Can; Yüce, Celalettin; Karpat, Fatih; KARPAT, FATİH; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makina Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0001-8643-6910; 0000-0003-4203-8237; 0000-0003-1387-907X; 0000-0001-8474-7328; R-3733-2017; AAV-7897-2020; A-5259-2018Gears are significant machine elements used in various industrial applications. An undetected fault in a gear transmission system may lead to a fatal breakdown and, thus, severe economic losses or even human casualties. From this standpoint, the present study developed a numerical method to detect root crack damages in symmetric and asymmetric involute spur gears. To achieve this end, the single tooth stiffness values were calculated for healthy and cracked (25%-50%-75%-100%) gears, and then the time-varying mesh stiffness was obtained. A six-degree-of-freedom dynamic model of a single-stage gear mechanism was developed to collect vibration and Dynamic Transmission Error (DTE) signals. The efficacy of vibration and DTE responses in fault detection was compared through six statistical indicators. The results indicate that the vibration signals were more effective than DTE in detecting tooth root cracks. It was observed that the statistical indicator changes significantly increase with the increment of the drive side pressure angle from 20 degrees to 30 degrees for the backup ratios where the root crack propagates along the tooth, thus making fault detection easier. The findings could provide significant outputs for a better understanding of the influence of tooth asymmetry on gear dynamics characteristics and early fault diagnosis.Publication Evaluation of biomechanical performances of electrospun fiber anchored silicone disc as an intervertebral disc implant(Amer Soc Mechanical Engineers, 2018-01-01) Tummala, Subhakar; Doğan, Oğuz; Karpat, Fatih; Riahinezhad, Shahram; Khandaker, M.; ASME; DOĞAN, OĞUZ; KARPAT, FATİH; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü; 0000-0003-4203-8237; 0000-0001-8474-7328; AAV-7897-2020; A-5259-2018; GXH-1702-2022A tissue engineered intervertebral disc (IVD) anchor the circumference and top/bottom sides of nucleus pulposus (NP) implants with annulus fibrosus and endplates. The proper anchorage of a NP implant to annulus fibrosus and endplates is possible by enclosing the NP by electrospun fiber mesh that mimics the surrounding structures. The biomechanical performance of silicone based NP can be improved if electrospun fiber mesh can secure all sides of silicone NP. However, it is unknown whether silicone surrounded by an electrospun nanofiber matrix can better restore the biomechanical functions of the disc in compare to intact, IVD made with silicone only, and, IVD made with silicone anchored all sides by nanofiber. This study compared the compressive and viscoelastic properties of a silicone and electrospun nanofiber anchored silicone discs (ENAS) under compression and shear with the same properties of human NP. This study developed a nonlinear finite element model (FEM) for the intact and ENAS implanted human lumbar vertebra segments. The compression test results show that ENAS disc compressive modulus (87.47 +/- 7.56 kPa, n = 3) is significantly higher in compare to silicone gel (38.75 +/- 2.15 kPa, n = 3) and the value is within the range of the compressive modulus of human NP (64.9 +/- 44.1 kPa). The rheological test results show that ENAS disc compressive modulus (16 similar to 40 kPa) is significantly higher in compare to silicone gel (0.10 similar to 0.16 kPa) and the value is within the range of the compressive modulus of human NP (7 similar to 20 kPa). These results confirm the suitability of ENAS disc over silicone as NP implant. A finite element model has been developed based on the ENAS properties. The FEA results showed that ENAS can restore better the biomechanical motions of a lumbar vertebra segments in compare to silicone NP.Publication Experimental investigation of the impact resistance of involute spur gears(IEEE, 2018-01-01) Doğan, Oğuz; Yüce, Celalettin; Karpat, Fatih; Kalay, Onur Can; IEEE; DOĞAN, OĞUZ; YÜCE, CELALETTİN; KARPAT, FATİH; Kalay, Onur Can; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi; 0000-0003-4203-8237; 0000-0003-1387-907X; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0001-8643-6910; A-5259-2018; GXH-1702-2022; R-3733-2017; GDQ-4936-2022Gears are the most commonly used power transmission element in today's world. Due to their advantages, gears are widely used in many sectors such as aerospace, space, wind turbines, automotive, etc. In these sectors the moment, speed and power values that need to be transmitted are increasing day by day. Due to the increased power and moment values, gears are exposed to high dynamic, impact loads and they are subject to damage due to these loads. For this reason, the impact resistance of the gears must be determined carefully in the design phase of the gear. In this study, an experimental method for determining impact loads of the gears is developed. A special drop gear impact test setup is designed and manufactured to determine the impact loads on the gear. The test setup works by dropping the load on the gear tooth from a certain height. In this way, the teeth are broken and the impact load, acceleration and displacement values are measured by using special measurement instruments which are attached on the test setup. The effect of surface hardness on impact loads is investigated. Two different gear samples are used in the experiments. It is seen that the surface hardness has great effect on the impact loads of the gears. It has been found that surface hardened gears have much higher impact strength than unhardened gears.Item Experimental measurement and numerical validation of single tooth stiffness for involute spur gears(Elsevier Science, 2020-01) Yüce, Celalettin; Karpat, Fatih; Doğan, Oğuz; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği.; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0003-4203-8237; A-5259-2018; GXH-1702-2022; 24366799400; 7006415878Dynamic characteristics of the spur gears have become a growing field in recent years, due to the high operating speeds and increased power and torque demands. Tooth stiffness is one of the most influential contributing factors of the dynamic behavior of the gear pairs, which varies continuously during the meshing operation. Therefore, the tooth stiffness of the spur gears must calculate accurately. Generally, to calculate the tooth and mesh stiffness of spur gears, analytical equations are used. In this study, single tooth stiffness of involute spur gear was measured experimentally. A special test rig for this purpose was designed, and an experimental technique was proposed to investigate the effects of drive side pressure angle on the stiffness. The validation process of this study was performed using the finite element method. The experiments were repeated in ANSYS Workbench, and the elastic deformations were calculated. Experimental and numerical results were found to be generally consistent. Results showed that, the single tooth stiffness increase nearly 38% with the increase in drive side pressure angle from 20° to 35°. Single tooth stiffness of gear types manufactured by non-traditional methods, including additive manufacturing and forged bimetallic gears, can be investigated experimentally with this technique.Publication Experimental verification and finite element analysis of automotive door hinge(Amer, 2015-01-01) Doğan, S.; Güven, C.; Karpat, Fatih; Yılmaz, Tufan Gürkan; Doğan, Oğuz; ASME; KARPAT, FATİH; YILMAZ, TUFAN GÜRKAN; DOĞAN, OĞUZ; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0003-3772-7871; 0000-0003-4203-8237; V-6153-2017; A-5259-2018; GXH-1702-2022; AAV-7897-2020; CTF-4189-2022; EVY-7464-2022In automotive industry, achieving lightweight, low-cost, reliable and more accurate product design are the most important goal. Using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is an important tool for achieving this since it decreases prototyping cost and time. Cars have different door system and one of the important part of them is door hinge. An automotive door hinge is mainly composed of three elements, fixed part, mobile part and hinge pin that fasten fixed part and mobile parts. Manufacturers have to perform tests and analysis for ensuring international and customer requirements.In this study, FEA results are compared with static and dynamic test results of front door hinge of automotive according to International specifications. The agreement between the computed and measured values is shown.Publication Fatigue performances of helicopter gears(Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, 2023-01-27) Doğan, Oğuz; Yılmaz, Tufan Gürkan; YÜCE, CELALETTİN; Kalay, Onur Can; Karpat, Esin; Kopmaz, Osman; KOPMAZ, OSMAN; Karpat, Fatih; KARPAT, FATİH; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Elektrik ve Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0001-8643-6910; 0000-0003-1387-907X; 0000-0003-4203-8237; 0000-0003-3772-7871; 0000-0001-8474-7328; A-5259-2018; V-6153-2017; R-3733-2017Gears are widely used machine elements to transmit power and motion in the industry. During the power transmission, the gears are subjected to cyclic loads. Thus the fatigue resistance of the gears should be deeply investigated. In particular, this issue is gaining much more importance in the space and aviation fields. In this study, the fatigue life of gears made of 9310-VIM-VAR steel used in the aviation field was determined experimentally, and the crack propagation paths obtained were numerically verified. To this end, the SAE J1619 standard single-tooth bending fatigue test apparatus was redesigned and manufactured in order to adapt it to the helicopter gears. Totally 28 single-tooth bending fatigue tests were carried out for various loading conditions. Accordingly, the S-N curves for the helicopter gears were created. The experimental results were verified by the finite element fatigue crack propagation analysis in terms of the initial crack location, crack initialization angle, and crack propagation paths. Conducted experiments and numerical studies are found as compatible with each other.Item An improved numerical method for the mesh stiffness calculation of spur gears with asymmetric teeth on dynamic load analysis(Sage Puplications, 2017-06-23) Ekwaro, Stephen Osire; Karpat, Fatih; Doğan, Oğuz; Yüce, Celalettin; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0003-4203-8237; 0000-0003-1387-907X; A-5259-2018; AAV-7897-2020; GXH-1702-2022; R-3733-2017; 24366799400; 7006415878; 56237466100Gears are one of the most crucial parts of power transmission systems in various industrial applications. Recently, there emerged a need to design gear drivers due to the rising performance requirements of various power transmission applications, such as higher load-carrying capacity, higher strength, longer working life, lower cost, and higher velocity. Due to their excellent properties, gears with asymmetric teeth have been designed to obtain better performance in applications. As the rotation speed of the gear transmission increases, the dynamic behavior of the gears has become a subject of growing interest. The most important contributing factor of dynamic behavior is the stiffness of the teeth, which changes constantly throughout the operation. The calculation of gear stiffness is important for determining the load distribution between the gear teeth when two sets of teeth are in contact. The primary objective of this article is to develop a new approach to calculate gear mesh stiffness for asymmetric gears. With this aim in mind, single tooth stiffness was calculated in the first stage of the study using a finite element method. This study presents crucial results to gear researchers for understanding spur gears with involute asymmetric teeth, and the results will provide researchers with input data for dynamic analysis.Publication Improvement of loading capacity of internal spur gear with using asymmetric trochoid profile(Amer Soc Mechanical Engineers, 2018-01-01) Yılmaz, Tufan Gürkan; Doğan, Oğuz; Yüce, Celalettin; Karpat, Fatih; ASME; YILMAZ, TUFAN GÜRKAN; DOĞAN, OĞUZ; YÜCE, CELALETTİN; KARPAT, FATİH; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü; 0000-0003-3772-7871; 0000-0003-4203-8237; 0000-0003-1387-907X; 0000-0001-8474-7328; R-3733-2017; A-5259-2018; GXH-1702-2022; V-6153-2017; AAV-7897-2020Today, with numerous advantages such as reduced sliding velocity and wear, higher transmission ratio, higher running efficiency etc., internal spur gears are used in several industrial applications. An internal gear is generated by pinion cutters towards inside of gear blank opposite of external gear. In this study, bending stress of internal spur gear with the asymmetric trochoid profile is investigated. Asymmetry is ensured by using pinion cutter has different tip radius value on its right and left side. This situation is allowed to use larger tip radius on one side. The limit value of tip radius is defined with taking into account cutter addendum height and interference possibility for the given pinion gear parameters. On the other side, asymmetry on the involute region is also examined. Firstly, a mathematical equation of pinion cutter is derived then points of internal gear are obtained by using coordinate transformation, differential geometry and gearing theory in MATLAB. Points of internal gear are exported to CATIA to realize the 3D design. Case studies are conducted for determining the relation between tip radius and pressure angle on bending stress separately with ANSYS program. According to preliminary results, using asymmetric trochoid profile reduces approximately 16% bending stress of internal spur gear.Item Influence of linear profile modifications on the dynamic loading of a spur gear(Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2021-05-21) Doğan, Oğuz; Kalay, Onur Can; Karpat, Fatih; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0001-8643-6910; 0000-0001-8474-7328Gear dynamics is one of the most critical subjects in gear design because of its remarkable effect on vibration levels, load-carrying capacity, and noise. The tip relief modification is known as a simple method to decrease dynamic loads in the industry. The primary goal of this study is to understand the influence of tip relief modification on the dynamic performance of the spurs gears. In this paper, the meshing process and gear mesh stiffness calculation method are defined. A dynamic model with two- degree-of-freedom is created to find the dynamic response of the spur gear pair. The simulations are carried out with standard and different tip modified spur gear pairs. It is observed that the tip relief modification has an excellent effect on the gear dynamic response. However, this effect is restricted until a certain amount of tip relief modification. After the optimum amount of tip relief modification, the dynamic loads are increased considerably. Thus, a computer program is developed to find the optimum amount of tip relief modification in MATLAB® for the gear designers. The program outputs are given for two different case studies. As a result of the study, the dynamic factor behaves like a “V form” according to the tip relief modification, and the dynamic force decreased approximately 25% for optimum profile modification.Publication Influence of tooth root cracks on the mesh stiffness of asymmetric spur gear pair with different backup ratios(Sage Publications Ltd, 2022-09-16) Doğan, Oğuz; Kalay, Onur Can; Karpat, Fatih; Kalay, Onur Can; KARPAT, FATİH; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0001-8643-6910; 0000-0001-8474-7328; A-5259-2018; GXH-1702-2022Gears are critical machine elements that transmit power and motion in diverse implementation fields. Over time, gears may produce a series of faults due to harsh operating conditions, fatigue, manufacturing errors, etc., leading to severe performance degradation. During the meshing process, the stiffness of a single tooth controls the load sharing, vibration, and noise characteristics of a geared system. An undetected fault could decrease the gear stiffness and thus may lead to a fatal breakdown, substantial economic losses, or even human casualties in safety-critical applications such as helicopters, high-speed trains, and wind turbines. Hence, the accurate quantification of the gear stiffness emerges as an important research area to obtain reliable gear designs. With this in mind, the asymmetric tooth concept offers superior bending strength, fatigue propagation life, and the ability to lessen vibration over the standard (symmetric) designs in applications where unidirectional loadings are predominant. This study investigates the influence of tooth root cracks on the single-tooth and meshing stiffness characteristics of the standard and asymmetric involute spur gears. To this end, the numerical crack propagation paths obtained in our previous works were introduced to the created 3D CAD geometries. Subsequently, the single tooth stiffness of both healthy and cracked (2 5%-50%-75%100%) gears was calculated through the ANSYS (R) Workbench, and the time-varying mesh stiffness was obtained. The present study evaluated the effects of backup ratio and the tooth asymmetry on the spur gears' meshing stiffness characteristics simultaneously and further expanded the scope of the research work. The results indicated that the single tooth stiffness and mesh stiffness could be improved by 35% and 22%, respectively, as the drive side pressure angle increased from 20 degrees to 35 degrees. It has been noted that the gear stiffness decreased as the crack level increased, while the increment of the backup ratio further increased the reduction in the stiffness. The findings could provide significant outputs for a better understanding of the influence of tooth asymmetry on the gear dynamics characteristics, life prediction, and early fault diagnosis.Item Influences of gear design parameters on dynamic tooth loads and time-varying mesh stiffness of involute spur gears(Springer, 2020-07-13) Ekwaro-Osire, Stephen; Doğan, Oğuz; Karpat, Fatih; Kopmaz, Osman; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makina Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0003-4203-8237; GXH-1702-2022; A-5259-2018; DAF-9103-2022; AAV-7897-2020; 7006415878; 24366799400; 6603311475Gears are one of the most significant machine elements in power transmission due to the many advantages such as high load capacity, long life, and reliability. Due to the increasing power and speed values, the characteristics expected from the transmission elements are also increasing. Significant changes occur in the dynamic behavior of the gears at high speed due to the resonance. For this reason, determining the resonance frequencies is becoming an important issue for designers. This paper presents a method for determining the resonance regions of the gear system under different design parameters. The main purpose of this study is to examine the effects of different gear design parameters on spur gear dynamics. For this aim, the effects of these parameters on the mesh stiffness and contact ratio are examined, and the interaction of mesh stiffness, contact ratio, and dynamic response is presented. Different mesh stiffness calculation methods used to calculate time-varying mesh stiffness and a parametric gear dynamic model are proposed. To solve the equations of motions, a computer program is developed in MATLAB software. Five different design parameters, which are teeth number, pressure angle, reduction ratio, profile shifting factor, addendum factor, and damping ratio, are taken into consideration. The dynamic factor variation is calculated for 1600 rpm a constant pinion speed for each parameter for a single mesh period. Furthermore, the dynamic factor is calculated for the pinion speed between 400-30000 rpm and the frequency response and the resonance regions of the gear system are defined. As a result of the study, the profile shifting and the addendum factor are the most effective two parameters on the gear dynamics. Also, the contact ratio and mesh stiffness have a great effect on the dynamic response of the system. The methods decreasing dynamic load factors are also discussed at the end of the study.Item A novel design procedure for tractor clutch fingers by using optimization and response surface methods(Korean Social Mechanical Engineers, 2016-02-06) Şen, Hasan; Doğan, Oğuz; Karpat, Fatih; Yüce, Celalettin; Kaya, Necmettin; Yavuz, Nurettin; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0003-4203-8237; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0002-8297-0777; 0000-0003-1387-907X; GXH-1702-2022; AAV-7897-2020; A-5259-2018; R-4929-2018; R-3733-2017; 7006415878; 24366799400; 56237466100; 7005013334; 6701698986This paper presents a methodology for re-designing a failed tractor transmission component subjected to cyclic loading. Unlike other vehicles, tractors cope with tough working conditions. Thus, it is necessary to re-design components by using modern optimization techniques. To extend their service life, we present a design methodology for a failed tractor clutch power take-off finger. The finger was completely re-designed using topology and shape optimization approach. Stress-life based fatigue analyses were performed. Shape optimization and response surface methodology were conducted to obtain optimum dimensions of the finger. Two design parameters were selected for the design of experiment method and 15 cases were analyzed. By using design of the experiment method, three responses were obtained: Maximum stresses, mass, and displacement depending on the selected the design parameters. After solving the optimization problem, we achieved a maximum stress and mass reduction of 14% and 6%, respectively. The stiffness was improved up to 31.6% compared to the initial design.Item A novel method for calculation gear tooth stiffness for dynamic analysis of spur gears with asymmetric teeth(American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015-03-13) Ekwaro-Osire, Stephen; Karpat, Fatih; Doğan, Oğuz; Celalettin, Yüce; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Mühendislik Fakültesi/Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü.; 0000-0001-8474-7328; 0000-0003-1387-907X; 0000-0003-4203-8237; A-5259-2018; A-6896-2015; R-3733-2017; 24366799400; 7006415878; 56237466100Recently, there have been a number of research activities on spur gears with asymmetric teeth. The benefits of asymmetric gears are: higher load capacity, reduced bending and contact stress, lower weight, lower dynamic loads, reduced wear depths on tooth flank, higher reliability, and higher efficiency. Each of the benefits can be obtained through asymmetric teeth designed correctly. Gears operate in several conditions, such as inappropriate lubrication, excessive loads and installation problems. In working conditions, damage can occur in tooth surfaces due to excessive loads and unsuitable operating conditions. One of the important parameters of the tooth is stiffness, which is found to be reduced proportionally to the severity of the defect by asymmetric tooth design as described in this paper. The estimation of gear stiffness is an important parameter for determining loads between the gear teeth when two sets of teeth are in contact. In this paper, a 2-D tooth model is developed for finite elements analysis. A novel formula is derived from finite element results in order to estimate tooth stiffness depending on the tooth number and pressure angle on the drive side. Tooth stiffness for spur gears with asymmetric teeth is calculated and the results were compared with well known equations in literature.