Research Article
Study of the Influences of Transient Crack Propagation in a Pinion on Time-Varying Mesh Stiffness
Table 4
Mesh stiffness reduction caused by TPOC (with the model of step function but different lengths) in different deterioration levels.
| | Deterioration levels of crack before TP | TP model | Stiffness value ( N/m) | Stiffness reduction caused by TPOC ( N/m) |
| | Case | | 0 | | (θ) | | ↓0.04 | | (θ) | | ↓0.087 | | (θ) | | ↓0.135 | | (θ) | | ↓0.182 |
| | Case | | 0 | | (θ) | | ↓0.036 | | (θ) | | ↓0.083 | | (θ) | | ↓0.13 | | (θ) | | ↓0.178 |
| | Case | | 0 | | (θ) | | ↓0.031 | | (θ) | | ↓0.078 | | (θ) | | ↓0.124 | | (θ) | | ↓0.168 |
| | Case | | 0 | | (θ) | | ↓0.026 | | (θ) | | ↓0.073 | | (θ) | | ↓0.119 | | (θ) | | ↓0.164 |
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