Design of

Coupling
Types of keys

Round Kennedy Square Flat

Tapered pin

Woodruff Cross Section Gib-head key

of Roll Pin
STRESS ANALYSIS
There are two modes of failure for keys transmitting
power:
(1) shear across the shaft/hub interface and
(2) compression failure due to the bearing action
between the sides of the key and the shaft or hub
material.
 The key in direct shear over its cross section WL.

The magnitude of the shearing force is F = T/

(D/2)

The shear stress is

 The failure in bearing is related to the
compressive stress on the side of the key, the
side of the shaft keyseat, or the side of the hub
keyseat.
The area in compression is A = L* (H/2).
The compressive stress is

The required length of the key:

Types of misalignments in shafts
Design of Muff Coupling
1. Calculate Dia. Of Shaft

2.Calculate the sleeve

dimensions

3.Design of Key

Length of the key ( l ) =


Design a muff coupling to connect two shaft
transmitting 50 kw power at 500 rpm. The shafts
and key are made of plain carbon steel 30C8.
The sleeve is made of grey cast iron FG200. FOS
for shafts and key is 4, for sleeve FOS is 6
30C8 Syt=300N/
FG200 Sut=200N/
Design of Flange
Coupling
1. Calculate Dia. Of Shaft

2. Hub Diameter d1 = 1.75 d+6.5

3. Hub length L = 1.5 d

4.Key Dimensions

For square key b=

h from design data book
L=
d2=3d

5. Bolt Dimension
n=
Shear
failure
n *=T

Thickness of the flange

Protecting flange

Spigot depth= 2 to 3 mm
Checking
in failure
Shear failure of hub

Shear failure of bolt n *=T

Crushing failure of bolt n= T

Shear failure of key

Crushing failure of key

Torsional shear stress in huh

Empirical equations
Hub dia
Hub length =1.5d
Bolt circle dia D=3d
Flange thickness t=0.5d
Rim thickness
Dia of spigot
Outside dia of flange
Design a typical rigid flange coupling for
connecting a motor and a centrifugal pump
shafts. The coupling needs to transmit 15 KW
at 1000 rpm. The allowable shear stresses of
the shaft, key and bolt materials are 60
MPa,50 MPa and 25 MPa respectively. The
shear modulus of the shaft material may be
taken as 84GPa twist of the shaft should be
limited to 1 degree in 20 times the shaft
diameter.