Influence of changes in the working temperature of flexible couplings on their stiffness characteristics

This article compares flexible couplings of the spider-type insert, and the tiretype insert. The influences of the volume and hardness of the elastomeric connector on the characteristics of this type of coupling, as well as the course of the change of the stiffness coefficient as a result of changes in the operating temperature, are presented. In drive systems, flexible couplings undergo very frequent changes within a wide range of operating temperatures, which causes a change in the dynamic parameters of the flexible couplings during operation.