Methods of Application for Open Gear Lubricants and Their Selection

摘要

Open or semi-enclosed gear drives, which are also known a heavy-duty gear drives or girth gears have been one of the most common methods of power transmission since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Open gear drives are often the most economical type of gear drive alternative for use in applications where high load carrying capacity, long service life under severe shock load conditions are required. Though there are different types of open gear lubricants that can be used in the lubrication of an open gear drive system the particular type of application method must always be considered in order to ensure that the right amount of open gear lubricant in the right place at the right time is properly applied in order to prevent wear and catastrophic failure. In this paper the different methods of application, selection criteria and procedures for applying open gear lubricants will be discussed