Cluster 06 · 5 articles planned · 5 published
Applications & Industries
Coupling requirements by industry
A coupling that performs well on a cooling-tower fan can be badly wrong for a rolling-mill pinion drive. Duty cycle, shock loading, ambient conditions and the consequence of unplanned downtime all vary by industry, and the right coupling follows from the application rather than from the torque and speed numbers alone.
This cluster covers the industries where gear couplings carry the load in practice: steel rolling mills, cement plants, marine propulsion trains, pumps and compressors, and cranes and hoists. Each article states the duty conditions particular to that industry and the sizes and configurations actually supplied into it.
These articles describe real installed experience. An application covered here is one that has genuinely been supplied into.
Articles in this cluster
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Steel rolling mills
Pinion-drive duty conditions in a rolling mill, and the coupling sizes and configurations supplied into them.
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Cement plants
Kiln and mill drive duty, and where a gear coupling is specified in preference to the alternatives.
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Marine propulsion
Propulsion train duty, and the classification society requirements that apply to a marine installation.
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Pumps and compressors
Pump and compressor drive duty, including the cases where API 671 practice governs the selection.
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Cranes and hoists
Crane and hoist duty cycles, and where a brake-drum configuration comes into the selection.