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FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS Proceedings of the International Conference on Flexible Couplings for High Powers and Speeds. 29th June - 1st July 1972 Publisher:  Michael Neale and Associates Ltd The reason why Michael Neale and Associates (now Neale Consulting Engineers) were so closely involved with this Conference is that they were requested by the Central Electricity Generating Board to carry out an extensive survey of published information on flexible couplings, and also of experience of problems occurring with them in a wide range of industries. These studies were aimed at producing a practical summary of the current technology of flexible couplings for use in the selection, design, performance estimation, and specification of flexible couplings for use in Power Stations. The production of a suitable guidance document in fact required a number of additional studies to be conducted in order to fill gaps in existing knowledge, and to relate practical experience to existing theories. Subject matter covered in this publication: GEAR COUPLINGS Design principles and lubrication of gear couplings Materials for gear couplings Forces generated by gear couplings Principal engineering features required by high performance gear couplings Marine gear type couplings in service MULTIPLE MEMBRANE COUPLINGS Design principles of flexible element couplings Laminated membrane couplings for high power and speed The design and application of flexible metallic membrane couplings Multiple membrane couplings in the Royal Navy DISC COUPLINGS Contoured flexible diaphragm couplings Verifications of metal diaphragm coupling performance FACTORS IN COUPLING SELECTION The effects of couplings upon the vibration of rotating machinery The comparative performance of coupling types OPERATING EXPERIENCE Flexible coupling experience in the process industry Experiences with flexible couplings on high speed boiler feed pump drives order from:  Neale Consulting Engineers Ltd. Cost: US$80 or £45