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The document discusses various types of gear trains, including simple, compound, reverted, and epi-cyclic gear trains, explaining their configurations and functions. It outlines the mechanics of each type, particularly focusing on the epi-cyclic gear train and its motion relative to fixed and moving axes. Additionally, it presents a problem involving an epi-cyclic gear train to illustrate the application of the concepts discussed.

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Module 5 S Notes

The document discusses various types of gear trains, including simple, compound, reverted, and epi-cyclic gear trains, explaining their configurations and functions. It outlines the mechanics of each type, particularly focusing on the epi-cyclic gear train and its motion relative to fixed and moving axes. Additionally, it presents a problem involving an epi-cyclic gear train to illustrate the application of the concepts discussed.

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Gear Train

Conclusion:
When two or more gears are made to mesh with each other to
transmit power from one shaft to another, then the system is known
as Gear Train
Simple Gear Train
Simple Gear Train:
When there is only one gear on each shaft then it is known as simple gear train.

the intermediate gear 2 is in


mesh with the driven gear 3
Compound Gear Train
Compound Gear Train:
When there more than one gear on a shaft then it is known as compound gear train.
Reverted Gear Train
Reverted Gear Train:
When the axes of the first gear (i.e. first driver) and the last gear (i.e. last driven or follower) are co-axial, then the
gear train is known as reverted gear train.

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4

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Epi-cyclic Gear Train
Epi-cyclic Gear Train: (epi. means upon and cyclic means around)
When the axes of the shafts, over which the gears are mounted, may move relative to a fixed axis then the gear
train is known as epi-cyclic gear train.
Gear A and the arm C have a common axis at O1 about
which they can rotate
gear B
The gear B meshes with gear A and has its axis on the
arm at O2 , about which the gear B can rotate

arm is fixed, the gear train is simple gear train and gear
A can drive gear B or vice- versa,

But if gear A is fixed and the arm is rotated about the


gear A axis of gear A (i.e. O1), then the gear B is forced to rotate
upon and around gear A. Such a motion is called epi-
cyclic motion and arrangement is called as epi-cyclic
gear train

(epi. means upon and cyclic means around)


Epi-cyclic Gear Train
Tabular Method
Tabular Method

Let us suppose that


gear B the arm is fixed.
gear A
Therefore
the axes of both the gears are also fixed.
When the gear A makes one revolution anticlockwise,

the gear B will make TA / TB revolutions, clockwise.


Tabular Method

Secondly,
gear B if the gear A makes
gear A
+ x revolutions,
then the gear B will
make – x × TA / TB revolutions.
Tabular Method

gear B Thirdly,
gear A
each element of an epi-cyclic train is given
+ y revolutions
Tabular Method

gear B Finally,
gear A
the motion of
each element of the gear train
is added up
Tabular Method

gear B
gear A
Problem 1
In an epicyclic gear train, an arm carries two gears A and B having 36 and 45
teeth respectively. If the arm rotates at 150 r.p.m. in the anticlockwise direction
about the centre of the gear A which is fixed, determine the speed of gear B. If
the gear A instead of being fixed, makes 300 r.p.m. in the clockwise direction,
what will be the speed of gear B ?

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