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Elia Ovazza, Professor of TMM in Palermo Around the End of the 19th Century
2015
In this paper, the figure of Elia Ovazza, professor of TMM in Palermo around the end of the 19th century, is presented, along with his valuable legacy in regard to his activities in teaching, research, design and technology transfer. Short biographical notes outline his foremost life events and an illustrated survey explains his contributions.
V-Belt Winding along Archimedean Spirals During the Variator Speed Ratio Shift
2010
Starting from a previous model for the shift mechanics of rubber belt variators, this lecture elaborates practical design formulas for the torque and the axial thrust making use of the very close resemblance of the belt path to a linear spiral of Archimedes along a large part of the arc of contact. In addition, as an alternative to the modern calculus tools, it is shown how the drive variables can be equally calculated applying some propositions of Archimedes’ classical treatise πeρί ‘eλίκων (On Spirals).
On the gear mechanics before the cycloid and involute profiling
2011
After the extraordinary development of the machinery in the Hellenistic antiquity, the gear technique was transmitted to the Middle Ages through the Byzantine and Islamic culture and then to the Modern Era. The tooth profile was very crude, often trapezoidal or even rectangular and the gear behavior differed substantially from the modern involute profile. The kinematics of trapezoid profiles is here analyzed in detail, focusing on the temporal variation of the speed ratio due to the back and forth shifting of the relative instant center. Considering an isolated tooth pair, an approach phase is firstly observable, where the tip of the driven profile is pushed by the driver flank and then, af…
Essays on the History of Mechanical Engineering
2016
History of Mechanism and Machine Science 31 Francesco Sorge · Giuseppe Genchi Editors Essays on the History of Mechanical Engineering This book treats several subjects from the History of Mechanism and Machine Science, and also contains an illustrative presentation of the Museum of Engines and Mechanisms of the University of Palermo, Italy, which houses a collection of various pieces of machinery from the last 150 years. The various sections deal with some eminent scientists of the past, with the history of industrial installations, machinery and transport, with the human inventiveness for mechanical and scientific devices, and with robots and human-driven automata. All chapters have been w…