Elasto-plastic contact characteristics of the planetary roller screw mechanism

R. T. Tong, H. Guo, G. Liu, Q. Yao

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Abstract

A finite element method is used to model elasto-plastic contact problems in the planetary roller screw mechanism and the effects of the profile radius of the roller thread on contact characteristics are investigated. Three different loads and twelve profile radii are chosen and the results show that the contact stresses and contact deformations decrease with an increase in the profile radius. It is interesting to note that the contact deformation of the roller thread is about twice the deformation of the screw thread. Furthermore, the relative errors of the maximum stresses are analyzed and the load distributions among threads display a more non-uniform trend with an increase in the applied load. Under a high applied load, the maximum contact stresses of the screw threads occur on the second threads, which indicates the failure of first threads. The simulation processes in this work can be used to predict the rated load of the planetary roller screw mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Power Transmissions, ICPT 2016
EditorsDatong Qin, Yimin Shao
PublisherCRC Press/Balkema
Pages181-186
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781138032675
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
EventInternational Conference on Power Transmissions, ICPT 2016 - Chongqing, China
Duration: 27 Oct 201630 Oct 2016

Publication series

NamePower Transmissions - Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Transmissions, ICPT 2016
Volume0

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Power Transmissions, ICPT 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChongqing
Period27/10/1630/10/16

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