Research Article

Model-Based Analysis of Spur Gears’ Dynamic Behavior in the Presence of Multiple Cracks

Table 3

Simulation details.

Model typeLinear elastic isotropic
Element typeParabolic tetrahedral
Integration points4
Maximum element size0.224 mm
Minimum element size0.003 mm
Total nodes19,971,575
Total elements14,403,857
% of elements with aspect ratio < 399.9