Abstract:With the increasing rotational speed of aerospace spiral bevel gears, the load-independent wind resistance power loss caused by hydrodynamic behavior has an increasingly greater impact on the transmission efficiency. In order to theoretically analyze and predict the wind resistance, and thus better achieve the goal of reducing resistance, based on the basic principles of fluid dynamics, corresponding assumptions are made regarding the flow boundary conditions and geometric structure, and a simplified prediction model for the wind resistance power loss of spiral bevel gears is established. In the process, a prediction model for the wind resistance loss of a disk is first established. The power losses caused by laminar flow, turbulent flow, and the fluid flow on the circumferential surface of the disk are respectively considered. Then, based on this, a prediction model for the wind resistance loss of a rotating cone is established. Under certain assumptions, the flow characteristics of the fluid around the gear teeth during the rotation of the gear are discussed. Finally, a prediction model for the wind resistance power loss of spiral bevel gears is established, The verification through practical examples shows that the prediction model has a good effect.