Research Article

EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES

Volume: 25 Number: 1 April 30, 2020
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EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES

Abstract

Nowadays, wind turbines are one of the main subjects of the designers due to the ever-increasing 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.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Mechanical Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2020

Submission Date

December 23, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 29, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 25 Number: 1

APA
Doğan, O., Kalay, O., & Karpat, F. (2020). EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, 25(1), 217-230. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.663845
AMA
1.Doğan O, Kalay O, Karpat F. EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES. UUJFE. 2020;25(1):217-230. doi:10.17482/uumfd.663845
Chicago
Doğan, Oğuz, Onur Kalay, and Fatih Karpat. 2020. “EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 25 (1): 217-30. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.663845.
EndNote
Doğan O, Kalay O, Karpat F (April 1, 2020) EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 25 1 217–230.
IEEE
[1]O. Doğan, O. Kalay, and F. Karpat, “EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES”, UUJFE, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 217–230, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.17482/uumfd.663845.
ISNAD
Doğan, Oğuz - Kalay, Onur - Karpat, Fatih. “EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 25/1 (April 1, 2020): 217-230. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.663845.
JAMA
1.Doğan O, Kalay O, Karpat F. EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES. UUJFE. 2020;25:217–230.
MLA
Doğan, Oğuz, et al. “EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 25, no. 1, Apr. 2020, pp. 217-30, doi:10.17482/uumfd.663845.
Vancouver
1.Oğuz Doğan, Onur Kalay, Fatih Karpat. EFFECTS OF CRACK INITIALIZATION ANGLE ON CRACK PROPAGATION PATH OF THIN RIM GEARS FOR WIND TURBINES. UUJFE. 2020 Apr. 1;25(1):217-30. doi:10.17482/uumfd.663845

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