DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (b) An open belt running over a two pulleys 240mm and 60mm dia connects

t running over a two pulleys 240mm and 60mm dia connects two parallel shafts 3.2m
THIRD SEMESTER apart and transmits 4kW from the smaller pulley that rotates at 300rpm, µ between belt and pulley is
MECHANICS OF MACHINES 0.3 and the safe working tension is 10N per mm width. Determine,
SEM : III TIME : 3 Hours (i) Minimum width of the belt
SESSION : A.N MARKS: 100 (ii) Initial tension
(iii) Length of the belt required
PART- A (10x2=20) 3. (a) Draw the profile of the cam that gives a lift of 40mm to a rod carrying a 20mm dia of roller.
1. What do you understand by degree of freedom? The axis of the roller passes through the center of the cam. The rod is to be lifted with the simple
2. State two kinds of lower pairs, giving a sketch of each kind, and state the types of relative motion of harmonic motion in a quarter revolutions and is to be dropped suddenly at half the revolution,
which the pairs permit? Determine the maximum velocity and acceleration during lifting .the cam rotates at 60rpm.
3. What is means by overhauling and self locking screws? OR
4. What is mean by initial tension and centrifugal tension in the belt? (b) Draw the profile of the cam operating a knife edge follower from the following data:
5. Why roller follower is preferred to that of knife edge follower? Lifts through 3.75cm during its 60º with simple harmonic motion (SHM), remains rest for next 40º of
6. Define pressure angle in cam and explain its importance? rotation of cam, then descends to its original position at next 90º rotation and follower remains rest for
7. Define static and dynamic balancing. State the condition for achieving them. remaining rest of revolution, the least radius of the cam is 5cm,if the cam rotates at 300rpm what is the
8. Why balancing of rotating part is necessary for high speed engines? max and min velocity and acceleration during ascent and descent.
9. What is mean by torsionally equivalent length of a shaft as referred to stepped shaft? 4. (a) A shaft carries four masses in parallel planes A, B, C and D in this order along its length. The
10. What is mean by torsional vibrations and write the equations for natural frequency and time period? masses at B and C are 20kg and 14.5 kg respectively, and each has a eccentricity of 60mm, the
masses at A and D have an eccentricity of 80mm. The angle between the masses at B and C is 100º
PART- B (5x16=80) and that between the masses B and A is 190º both being measured in same direction. The axial
distance between the planes A and B is 110mm and that between the B and C is 210mm. If the
shaft is completely balance determine:
1. (a)What is inversion of mechanism? Explain in details the various inversions of (i) four bar (i) The magnitude of masses at A and D
mechanism (ii) The distance between planes A and D
(ii) Single slider crank chain with figures. (iii) The angular position of the mass at D.
OR OR
(b)Four masses A, B, C and D are completely balanced .Masses C and D makes angle of 90ºand 210º
(b)The length of crank and connecting rod of a horizontal reciprocating engine are 100mm and 50mm respectively with B in the same sense. The planes containing B and C are 300mm apart. Masses A, B,
respectively. The crank is rotating at 400rpm. When the crank has turned 30 degree from the inner C and D can be assumed to be concentrated at radii of 360,480,240 and 300mm respectively. The
dead center, find analytically acceleration of the piston masses B, C and D are 15kg, 25 kg and 20 kg respectively. Determine the mass A and its angular
(i) Velocity of the piston position and also the positions of planes A and D.
(ii) Angular velocity of the connecting rod 5. (a)Two equivalent masses of weight 400kg and radius of gyration 40cm are keyed to the opposite
(iii) Angular acceleration of the connecting rod. ends of a shaft 60cm long. The shaft is 7.5cm dia for the next 10cm and 8.5cm dia for the
remaining of its length. Find the frequency of torsional vibrations of a system and position of a
2. (a) Outside dia of square threaded spindle of a screw jack is 40mm. the screw pitch is 10mm. If the node.
µ between screw and nut is 0.15, neglect friction between nut and collar, determine 1.the force OR
applied at the screw to raise the load of 2kN, 2.the efficiency of the screw jack, 3.the force applied (b) the rotor A,B and C having moment of inertia of 2000,600 and 2500 kg.m2 respectively are carried
at the pitch radius to lower the same load of 2kN and4. Efficiency to lower the load? on a uniform shaft of 0.35m dia, the length of the shaft between the rotor A and B is 6cm and between
B and C is 32m.find the natural frequency of the torsional vibrations . The modulus of rigidity of the
OR material is 80 GN/m2.
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