API Standard 677 - General-purpose Gear Units for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services

Standard Edition Section Inquiry # Question Reply

677 2nd - July 2.4.3.2 677-I-01/01 In going through the standard in detail for the first time, I believe Your observation is correct. The error will be corrected in the next
1997 there is an error for the customary units to the above. edition of the standard. We appreciate you bringing this to the
attention of the Subcommittee.
Turning force = Torque / Pitch Radius = Transmitted tangential
load. See (ANSI/AGMA 2001 - C 95 pages 9 and 12).

Torque = (HP x 63025)/Pinion RPM

Therefore

Turning force = ((HP x 63025) / Pinion RPM)/Pitch Radius = (HP x

63025) / (Pinion RPM x Pitch Radius)

To use the pitch diameter, multiply top and bottom by

2 ==> (HP x 126050) / (Pinion RPM x Pitch Diameter) ==> in your
terminology it should read:

Wt = (126,000 x Pg) / ( Np x d)
677 2nd - July 2.4.4.3 677-I-01/03 In 2.4.4.3 the Mn and the Pnd have to be calculated in the bevel Yes, Mn and Pnd values have to be calculated at the mean pitch
1997 gear mean section, haven' t they ? diameter. See 2.4.3.4 for the definition of Mean Pitch Diameter of
Bevel Pinion and Mean Pitch Diameter of Bevel Gear.
677 2nd - July 2.8.3.1 677-I-01/04 Question 1: Do the vibration level limits listed in 2.8.3.1 refer to Reply 1: The velocity is measured in (rms) and the acceleration is
1997 peak-to-peak measures or to RMS measures? Many instruments measured in (true peak).
have the possibility to choose between them.

Question 2: For filtered vibration level, do you mean the Reply 2: Yes.
synchronous component?