TABLE OF CONTENTS | a | acceleration of retained parts, m/s 2 (ft/s 2 or in/s 2) | |
| Ch | actual chamfer, m (in) | |
| Ch max | listed maximum allowable chamfer, m (in) | |
| C F | conversion factor (refer to Table 26-1) | |
| d | depth of groove, m (in) | |
| D | shaft or housing diameter, m (in) | |
| f | frequency of vibration, cps | |
| F tg | allowable static thrust load on the groove wall, kN (lbf) | |
| F ig | allowable impact load on groove, kN (lbf) | |
| F rt | allowable static thrust load of the ring, kN (lbf) | |
| F ir | allowable impact load on a retaining ring, kN (lbf) | |
| F' r | listed allowable assembly load with maximum corner radius or chamfer, kN (lbf) | |
| F ? r | allowable assembly load when cornor radius or chamfer is less than the listed, kN (lbf) | |
| F trr | allowable thrust load exerted by the adjacent part, kN (lbf) | |
| F sg | allowable sudden load an groove, kN (lbf) | |
| F sr | allowable sudden load on ring, kN (lbf) | |
| l | distance of the outer groove wall from the end of the shaft or bore as shown in Fig. 26-2, m (in) | |
| n | factor of safety (about 2 to 4 may be assumed) | |
| n max | maximum safe speed, rpm | |
| q | reduction factor from Fig. 26-1. | |
| r | actual corner radius or chamfer, m (in) | |
| r max | listed maximum allowable corner radius, m (in) | |
| t | ring thickness, m (in) |
