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Flexible couplings B4

COUPLING PERFORMANCE

Speed in reds

Figure 4.1 The power and speed limits of flexible couplings

In this figure the performance limits at higher speeds are determined largely by centrifugal stresses in the components.
The maximum power limits of gear couplings and elastomeric element couplings arise from contact and compressive
stresses.
The lower speed performance limits of disc and membrane couplings arise from the maximum torque that can be
transmitted within the stress limits of the material of the flexible members.

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