SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Q2 A pair of cast iron bevel gears connects two shafts at right angles. The pitch diameters of the pinion and
gear are 80 mm and 100 mm respectively. The tooth profiles of the gears are of 14 º composite form. The
allowable static stress for both the gears is 55 MPa. If the pinion transmits 2.75 kW at 1100 rpm, find the
module and number of teeth on each gear from the standpoint of strength and check the design from the
standpoint of wear. Take surface endurance limit as 630 MPa and modulus of elasticity for cast iron as 84
kN/mm2. Assume the missing data wherever required.
Q3 (a) List and discuss briefly the factors that control the power transmission capacity of a belt. Also derive the
condition for the transmission of maximum power.
(b) Two pulleys, one 450 mm diameter and the other 200 mm diameter, on parallel shafts 1.95 m apart are
connected by a crossed belt. Find the length of the belt required and the angle of contact between the belt and
each pulley. What power can be transmitted by the belt when the larger pulley rotates at 200 rev/min, if the
maximum permissible tension in the belt is 1 kN, and the coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley is
0.25?
Q4 A plate clutch having a single driving plate with contact surfaces on each side is required to transmit 110
kW at 1250 r.p.m. The outer diameter of the contact surfaces is to be 300 mm. The coefficient of friction is 0.4.
(a) Assuming a uniform pressure of 0.17 N/mm2; determine the inner diameter of the friction surfaces.
(b) Assuming the same dimensions and the same total axial thrust, determine the maximum torque that can be
transmitted and the maximum intensity of pressure when uniform wear conditions have been reached.
Q5 A simple band brake (as shown in fig. below) operates on a drum of 600 mm in diameter that is running at
200 r.p.m. The coefficient of friction is 0.25. The brake band has a contact of 270°; one end is fastened to a
fixed pin and the other end to the brake arm 125 mm from the fixed pin. The straight brake arm is 750 mm long
and placed perpendicular to the diameter that bisects the angle of contact.
(a) What is the pull necessary on the end of the brake arm to stop the wheel if 35 kW is being absorbed? What
is the direction for this minimum pull?
(b) What width of steel band of 2.5 mm thick is required for this brake if the maximum tensile stress is not to
exceed 50 MPa ?
Q6 Explain wedge film and squeeze film journal bearings. What are the key factors that influence the
development and maintenance of a thick oil film in hydrodynamic bearings? Also, discuss the importance of the
bearing characteristic curve
Q7 A shaft rotating at constant speed is subjected to variable load. The bearings supporting the shaft are
subjected to stationary equivalent radial load of 3 kN for 10 per cent of time, 2 kN for 20 per cent of time, 1 kN
for 30 per cent of time and no load for remaining time of cycle. If the total life expected for the bearing is 20 ×
106 revolutions at 95 per cent reliability, calculate dynamic load rating of the ball bearing
Q8. Design a cast iron piston for a single acting four stroke engine for the following data: Cylinder bore = 100
mm; Stroke = 125 mm; Maximum gas pressure = 5 N/mm2; Indicated mean effective pressure = 0.75 N/mm2;
Mechanical efficiency = 80%; Fuel consumption = 0.15 kg per brake power per hour; Higher calorific value of
fuel = 42 × 103 kJ/kg ; Speed = 2000 r.p.m. Any other data required for the design may be assumed.
Q9 Explain the situations in which fiber ropes and wire ropes are preferred. Discuss the advantages of wire
ropes over fiber ropes in terms of strength, durability, and performance. Describe the construction and common
uses of wire ropes, and provide a classification of wire ropes along with their standard designations.
Q1
a) What is meant by the formative (or virtual) number of teeth in a helical gear? Derive the expression
for calculating its value.
b) What are the various forces acting on worm and worm gears ?
c) What are the advantages and disadvantages of V-belt drive over flat belt drive?
d) What are the thermal considerations in brake design?
e) How do you express the life of a bearing? What is an average or median life?
f) Under what circumstances a fibre rope and a wire rope is used ? What are the advantages of a wire
rope over fibre rope ?
g) Explain the various stresses induced in the connecting rod.