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Simple & Compound Gear Train

Simple Gear Train- The simple gear train is used where there is a large distance to be covered…

Gear Train

A gear train is formed by mounting gears on a frame so that the teeth of the gears engage. Gear…

How Does Gear Ratio Affects Torque

First….What is torque? Torque is a twisting force- (it doesn’t do any ‘work’ itself- it is simple an…

How Does a Gear Ratio Affect Speed?

The gear ratio tells us how fast one gear is rotating when compared to another. If our input…

Gear Ratio

The gear ratio of a gear train is the ratio of the angular velocity of the input gear to the…

Use of Gear Advantage of Teeth on Gear

Use of Gears- ●      To reverse the direction of rotation ●      To increase or decrease the speed of rotation ●      To…

Terminology of Spur Gear

●      Pitch surface: The surface of the imaginary rolling cylinder (cone, etc.) that the toothed gear may be considered to…

Gear Introduction

A gear also known as “gear wheel” is a rotating machine part having cut teeth, or cogs, which…

Overall Power Loss In Engine

Efficiency of the engine

The efficiency of the engine depends to a large extent upon the following criteria:   · Compression   · Combustion…