How to select a shaft/hub connection

This is one of the SEED curriculum engineering design guides. SEED (Sharing Experience in Engineering Design) is an organisation of teachers of design in tertiary education.

Connections can either be obtained as standard components from a manufacturer’s catalogue or alternatively specially designed and manufactured. Smaller sized connections tend to be more readily available from catalogues and larger, less used types tend to be produced as specials. This guide is only concerned with the selection and subsequent use of standard components. It enables the user to specify the attributes of a connection to meet specific needs and then to select a connection from those offered by manufacturers. The types of connections most commonly used are illustrated and discussed. The guide takes a practical approach that ensures the technical suitability of connections for specific applications. Technical considerations usually indicate a number of viable possibilities so cost may well be the decisive factor influencing the final selection.

The guide looks at whether your connection is really necessary, common connections, how to determine the operating conditions, how to specify the factors that influence the choice of connection, the performance required, and the type of connection. There is also a worked example, a list of major manufacturers, a bibliography and suggested further reading, and notes on the design of Shaft-Hub Connections.

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Link: http://www.bath.ac.uk/idmrc/themes/projects/delores/co-design-website/dpg/shc/shchome.htm
Author: Ken S. Hurst; David Mole
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