Investigation of temperature effect on stress of flexspline

doi:10.1007/s10483-014-1829-6

Abstract

Abstract: The effect of temperature loading on the stress of a flexspline is investigated. Based on the geometric and mechanical characteristics of the harmonic gear flexspline, a circular thin shell model is presented in this paper. The theoretical solution for the flexspline under different displacement loads and different temperature fields is derived. Meanwhile, an impact factor formula, which reflects the effect of the temperatures of the inner and outer surfaces of the flexspline on the stress of the flexspline, is presented. Finally, numerical calculations by the finite element method (FEM) are adopted to verify the corresponding conclusions.

Key words: vibration, equations, Frobenius senes, sphencal shell, cylin-drical shell, thermal stress, harmonic flexspline, thin shell, finite element method (FEM)

2010 MSC Number:

O343.6

Qing XIANG;Zheng-nan YIN. Investigation of temperature effect on stress of flexspline. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition), 2014, 35(6): 791-798.

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