Recent content by MinhD

Thanks for the tips :) I believe the heat generation you've brought up is significant for such a design so thank you for letting me know, I wouldn't want to complicate things by being that oblivious. Now that I think about it, if I were to use a 2-3 stage parallel shaft set up I would be...

Thank you for the reply, I have decided on a worm drive composed of a 3 start worm and a 75 teeth worm gear The motor I have selected is this one: http://www.inverterdrive.com/group/Motors-DC/25kW-DC-Motor-TT-Electric-1500RPM-33HP-shunt-B3/ My task does not consist of a use, it is to...

Hello good people, I'm a junior engineer currently studying in an Adv.Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. I have been tasked with the project of designing a gearbox and I'm having a bit of difficulty getting started as I'm not that experienced with gears. The client requires a 25:1 reduction...