COMPACT REDUCTION GEARS FOR MEDIUM-SPEED DIESELS

Current design practice is reviewed, considering--use of hardened teeth; means of avoiding inadmissible forces due to torsional vibrations; use of highly elastic clutches and couplings; arrangements for single and multi-engine installations; and auxiliary drives.

• Corporate Authors:

  Whitehall Technical Press Limited

  Wrotham Place
  Wrotham, Sevenoaks, Kent ME14 1PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Hiersig, H M
  • Burkhardt, O W
• Publication Date: 1970-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 254-256
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineer and Naval Architect
  • Volume: 93
  • Issue Number: 1131
  • Publisher: Whitehall Technical Press Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clutches; Couplers; Diesel engines; Gears; Hardness; Reduction gears
• Old TRIS Terms: Gear hardness; Geared diesel engines
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00019241
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 8 1971 12:00AM