avelas31
Mechanical
- May 6, 2015
- 2
Hello
I'm building a machine, that has a reduction gearbox. the engine that move the gearbox runs at 8000 rpm, and the output is going to be something about 3500 rpm (so around 2,3:1 ratio), the orientation of this gear box is vertical, so the small gear (The one that spin with the engine) is at the bottom of the gearbox, and the output gear, which is 2.3 times larger is at the top. so i'm concern about the lubrication of the system. I'm thinking in use a pint (1/8 US gallon), the diameter of the gears are 2.5" and 5.75"
Can the small gear wet the big gear?
Do you guys think that this system can run without a oil pump?
Thank you for your time
Andres Velasquez
Mechanical Engineer
I'm building a machine, that has a reduction gearbox. the engine that move the gearbox runs at 8000 rpm, and the output is going to be something about 3500 rpm (so around 2,3:1 ratio), the orientation of this gear box is vertical, so the small gear (The one that spin with the engine) is at the bottom of the gearbox, and the output gear, which is 2.3 times larger is at the top. so i'm concern about the lubrication of the system. I'm thinking in use a pint (1/8 US gallon), the diameter of the gears are 2.5" and 5.75"
Can the small gear wet the big gear?
Do you guys think that this system can run without a oil pump?
Thank you for your time
Andres Velasquez
Mechanical Engineer