Spur gears are the most simple type of gears. Spur gears only create tangential and radial loads without any thrust load. Thrust loads (aka axial loads) are not desirable as not all bearings can handle thrust loads.
Tangentail component is usually determined first based on power and rpm of the gear and then based on pressure angle, the radial and overall force can be determined.
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