Taking the Heat: Thermal Limits of a Gearbox
Posted under Machinery Maintenance on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
As a gearbox functions, it can generate different amounts of heat due to different factors such as ambient external temperature, load, duration of operation, internal friction, gear drive type and other factors. It’s important to monitor the thermal limits of your gearbox – too much heat can lead to failure of the power transmission, which […]