Papers by Author: J.M. Wen

Abstract: Crossed axes noninvolute beveloid gears meshing with line contact has been studied in this paper. The engagement equation and tooth profile equation have been presented by applying the theory of gearing. Meanwhile the tooth profile errors and axial errors have been calculated by means of numerical analysis and provided a theoretical way to calculate the induced normal curvature along the normal direction of the contact line in this paper.

Abstract: To obtain exact analytical solutions of differential equations of gear system dynamics due to the difficulty of solving complicated differential equations. Only the approximate analytical solutions can be determined. The method of multiple scales is one of the most powerful, popular perturbation methods. The dynamic model which describes the torsional vibration behaviors of gear system has been introduced accurately in this paper. The differential equation of gear system nonlinear dynamics exhibiting combined nonlinearity influence such as time-varying stiffness, tooth backlash and dynamic transmission error (DTE) has been proposed. The theory of multiple scales method has been presented in solving nonlinear differential equations of gear systems and the frequency response equation has been obtained. The fact that the approximate analytical solution by using the method of multiple scales is in good agreement with the exact solutions by numerically integrating differential equations has proved that the method of multiple scales is one of the most frequently used methods in solving differential equations, especially for large and complicated differential equations.

Abstract: An analytical technique, namely the method of multiple scales, is applied to solve the differential equations of free oscillations with even nonlinearities in a mass-spring system. Unlike other perturbation methods, the method of multiple scales is effective in determining the transient response as well as determining the approximation to the frequency of the nonlinear system. In this paper, the periodic solutions of the even nonlinear differential equations have been obtained by using the method of multiple scales. Compared with the numerical examples, the approximate solutions are in good agreement with exact solutions. The numerical and analytical solutions have clearly shown that there exists the so-called drift phenomenon in the free oscillations of systems with even nonlinearities without any external excitation.