Aim: What machine is

produced when an inclined plane

is wrapped around a cylinder?
Objective: To explain how a spiraled inclined plane makes
work easier.

Screw
A twisted incIined pIane
a) Center cyIinder
b) With a thread wrapped
around the cylinder.
Aim: What machine is produced when an inclined plane is wrapped
around a cylinder?
Cylinder
Thread

Aim: What machine is produced when an inclined plane is wrapped

around a cylinder?
- Screw turns rotation into lengthwise
movement
- Takes many twists to go a short distance

Nut
Bolt

Corkscrew Worm
C clamp
Drill Bits
Adjustable Stool

Worm

Archimedes' Screw
Aim: What machine is produced when an inclined plane is wrapped
around a cylinder?
Divide circumference of cylinder by the distance
between the threads
Circumference of cylinder
______________________
Distance between threads
MA of a wedge =
Length of slope
________________
Maximum thickness
MA of a screw =
Aim: What machine is produced when an inclined plane is wrapped
around a cylinder?
work = force x distance
t's a trade-off:
ncrease the distance to reduce the force.
Summary questions:
1 a) Give examples of 4 types of screws.
b) Describe the function of each of these.
2. Which screw has the greater MA?
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