Symbol
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Condition
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Default
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Units
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Description
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ID
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-
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-
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Defines whether the component is:
true - ideal or
false - non-ideal
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ideal
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data source
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GUI
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-
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Defines the source for the loss data:
•
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by an attachment [attachment]
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•
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by an external file [file]
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datasourcemode
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true
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-
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Defines whether one efficiency data table is used for all meshing loss calculations [ ] or the efficiency of each meshing gear pair is given by a separate data table [ ].
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SameMeshingEfficiency
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-
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Ring/Small Sun Gear ratio
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ratio1
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Ring/Large Sun Gear ratio
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ratio2
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Number of planet gear pairs
A planet pair consists of a set of inner planet and outer planet gears
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numberofPlanets
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same loss data = true
data source = GUI
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Defines all velocity dependant meshing efficiencies.
The columns:
[ ( ( ) ( )]
Five options are available:
Entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward and backward cases
( ) = ( ) =
First entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward case and the second for backward cases
( ) = ( ) =
First column is ignored and the second and third values are taken as constant efficiencies for forward and backward cases, respectively
Second column is forward and backward efficiency
( ) = ( ) = ( )
Second column is forward efficiency
( )
Third column is backward efficiency
( )
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meshinglossTable5
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same loss data = true
data source = attachment
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-
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Defines velocity dependant meshing efficiency table
First column is angular velocity ( )
(See  below)
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data5
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same loss data = true
data source = file
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-
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fileName5
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same loss data = true
data source = attachment or file
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-
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Defines the corresponding data columns used for forward efficiency ( ) and backward efficiency ( )
Two options are available:
Data column corresponding to the column number is used for both forward and backward efficiency
Data column corresponding to the first column number is used for forward efficiency ( and data column corresponding to the second column number is used for backward efficiency (
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columns5
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](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3724/file09641/math1398.png)
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same loss data = false
data source = GUI
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Defines inner Planet/small Sun velocity dependant meshing efficiency as a function of .
The columns are:
[ ( )]
First column is angular velocity of the small sun gear w.r.t. the carrier ( )
Five options are available:
Entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward and backward cases
( ) =![eta[2]](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3724/file09641/math1506.png) =
First entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward case and the second for backward cases
( ) = ( ) =
First column is ignored and the second and third values are taken as constant efficiencies for forward and backward cases, respectively
Second column is forward and backward efficiencies.
( ) = ( ) = ( )
Second column is forward efficiency
( )
Third column is backward efficiency
( )
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meshinglossTable1
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same loss data = false
data source = file
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-
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Defines the velocity dependent meshing efficiency
First column is angular velocity ( )
(See  below)
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data1
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same loss data = false
data source = file
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-
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fileName1
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same loss data = false
data source = attachment or file
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-
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Defines the corresponding data columns used for forward efficiency ( ) and backward efficiency ( )
Two options are available:
Data column corresponding to the column number is used for both forward and backward efficiency (
Data column corresponding to the first column number is used for forward efficiency ( ) and data column corresponding to the second column number is used for backward efficiency ( )
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columns1
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](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3724/file09641/math1862.png)
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same loss data = false
data source = GUI
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Defines outer Planet/inner Planet velocity dependant meshing efficiency as a function of .
The columns are:
[ ( ( ) ( )]
First column is angular velocity of the inner planet gear w.r.t. the carrier ( )
Five options are available:
Entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward and backward cases
( ) =![eta[2]](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3724/file09641/math1975.png) =
First entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward case and the second for backward cases
( ) = ( ) =
First column is ignored and the second and third values are taken as constant efficiencies for forward and backward cases, respectively
Second column is forward and backward efficiency
( ) = ( ) = ( )
Second column is forward efficiency
( )
Third column is backward efficiency
( )
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meshinglossTable2
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same loss data = false
data source = attachment
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-
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Defines the velocity dependent meshing efficiency
First column is angular velocity ( )
(See  below)
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data2
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same loss data = false
data source = file
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-
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fileName2
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same loss data = false
data source = attachment or file
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-
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Defines the corresponding data columns used for forward ( ) and backward ( ) efficiency
Two options are available:
Data column corresponding to the column number is used for both forward and backward efficiency (
Data column corresponding to the first column number is used for forward efficiency ( ) and data column corresponding to the second column number is used for backward efficiency ( )
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columns2
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](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3724/file09641/math2326.png)
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same loss data = false
data source = GUI
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Defines Ring/outer Planet velocity dependant meshing efficiency as a function of .
The columns are:
[ ( ( ) ( )]
First column is angular velocity of the ring gear w.r.t. the carrier ( )
Five options are available:
Entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward and backward cases
( ) =![eta[2]](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3724/file09641/math2440.png) =
First entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward case and the second for backward cases
( ) = ( ) =
First column is ignored and the second and third values are taken as constant efficiencies for forward and backward cases, respectively
Second column is forward and backward efficiency
( ) = ( ) = ( )
Second column is forward efficiency
( )
Third column is forward efficiency
( )
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meshinglossTable3
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same loss data = false
data source = attachment
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-
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Defines the velocity dependent meshing efficiency
First column is angular velocity ( )
(See  below)
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data3
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same loss data = false
data source = file
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-
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fileName3
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same loss data = false
data source = attachment or file
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-
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Defines the corresponding data columns used for forward ( ) and backward ( ) efficiency
Two options are available:
Data column corresponding to the column number is used for both forward and backward efficiency (
Data column corresponding to the first column number is used for forward efficiency ( ) and data column corresponding to the second column number is used for backward efficiency ( )
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columns3
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](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3724/file09641/math2799.png)
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same loss data = false
data source = GUI
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Defines outer Planet/large Sun velocity dependant meshing efficiency as a function of .
The columns are:
[ ( ) ( )]
First column is the angular velocity of the large sun gear w.r.t. the carrier ( )
Five options are available:
Entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward and backward cases
( ) =![eta[2]](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3724/file09641/math2913.png) =
First entered value is taken as the constant efficiency for forward case and the second for backward cases
( ) = ( ) =
First column is ignored and the second and third values are taken as constant efficiency for forward and backward cases, respectively
Second column is forward and backward efficiency
( ) = ( ) = ( )
Second column is forward efficiency
( )
Third column is backward efficiency
( )
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meshinglossTable4
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same loss data = false
data source = attachment
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-
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Defines the velocity dependent meshing efficiency
First column is angular velocity ( )
(See  below)
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data4
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same loss data = false
data source = file
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-
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fileName4
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same loss data = false
data source = attachment or file
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-
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Defines the corresponding data columns used for forward ( ) and backward ( ) efficiency
Two options are available:
Data column corresponding to the column number is used for both forward and backward efficiency
Data column corresponding to the first column number is used for forward efficiency ( ) and data column corresponding to the second column number is used for backward efficiency ( )
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columns4
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l
same loss data = false
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0
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Linear damping in planet1/carrier bearings
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d1
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same loss data = false
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0
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Linear damping in planet2/carrier bearings
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d2
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d
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same loss data = true
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0
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Linear damping in planet/carrier bearing
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d3
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smoothness
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Table points are linearly interpolated
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-
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Defines the smoothness of table interpolation
There are two options:
•
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Table points are linearly interpolated
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•
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Table points are interpolated such that the first derivative is continuous
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smoothness
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