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Blocks are pulley devices used in combination with ropes to lift heavier loads than can be manually pulled. A purchase consists of multiple blocks and ropes, with various configurations providing mechanical advantages and velocity ratios. The document also includes a calculation example for determining the required wire rope size and system efficiency when lifting a specific weight using a threefold purchase.

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Blocks

Blocks are pulley devices used in combination with ropes to lift heavier loads than can be manually pulled. A purchase consists of multiple blocks and ropes, with various configurations providing mechanical advantages and velocity ratios. The document also includes a calculation example for determining the required wire rope size and system efficiency when lifting a specific weight using a threefold purchase.

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BLOCK AND PURCHASE

BLOCKS: -Blocks are pulley devices with a wheel (sheave) inside, over which a rope or wire runs.

PURCHASE: -A Purchase or tackle is combination of 2 or more blocks + rope/ wire rove through sheaves, used to
lift/ move load heavier than what you can pull by hand.

PARTS OF PURCHASE: -Standing block, moving block, Hauling part, standing parts, and Running parts.

NOTE: - A Purchase is used to Advantage – When the load moves the same direction of effort, and when the loads
move in the opposite direction of effort it is rigged to Disadvantages.

Blocks and Purchase: - 1) Single whip 2) Gun tackle 3) watch/Luff tackle 4) Double or Two-Fold 5) gyn Tackle 6)
Three-Fold

Mechanical Advantage: - It’s a ratio of load to effort. MA= load

Effort

Velocity ratio: - It’s a ratio of velocity of effort to velocity of load.

VR= Distance moved by effort

Distance moved by load

Solve: - A weight of 15 T is being lifted by a threefold purchase, rigged to advantage. What minimum size of 6X37
wire rope can be used for the purchase if friction per sheave is 8% of weight? find the efficiency of the system?

Wt= 15 t n= 6 VR= 6

Effort= W+(n x f) F= % of wt

VR

F= 0.08 x15= 1.2

Effort= 15+(6x1.2) =22.2 = 3.7

6 6

Reqd. Breaking stress of wire = (3.7 x 6) =22.2

Breaking stress of wire rope (6x37) = 21 D2/ 500

22.2= 21D2/500

D2=22.2x500/21 D2 = 528.57 D = 22.99 Dia= 24mm

Efficiency of system = 15/3.7 = 4.05

=4.05/6x100 = 67.56%

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