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To calculate the tolerance of the clock such that the clock shows an error of maximum of 1 min in 1 day.

Terminology:

n(teeth)= no. of teeth in escapement wheel

c=torsional constant of the spring

I=moment of inertia if the wheel

gear train is as follows:

Mainspring gear→hours gear→gear1→gear2→gear 3→gear 4→gear 5→seconds gear->escapement

minutes gear

T =2 π
√ I
C
=1 sec

2
I =4 π C

∆ I ∆C
=
I C

ω H =ω 0

RH
ω1 = ω
r1 0

RH
ω1 = ω
r1 0

R1
ω2 = ω
r2 1
R2
ω3 = ω2
r3

ωM =ω3
R3
ω 4= ω
r4 3
R2
∗R1
r3
∗R H
r2
ωM = ∗ω 0
r1

R5 R R R R R R
ω S= ω 5= 1 2 3 4 5 H ω0
rS r1 r 2 r3 r4 r5 rs
R3
ω 4= ω3
r4

R 4
ω5 = ω4
r5

R2 R 1 R H
ωM = ω
r 3 r 2 r 1 msg

ω S=
R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R5 RH
r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 rs
ωmsg =ω ES =
C
I
∗1

2 π ηteeth

ω msg =
r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 rS C
R 1 R 2 R3 R4 R R H I
2 π ηteeth

∆ Ri ∆ r i ∆ ωmsg
∆ω
ω
=∑
Ri
+
ri (
+
ωmsg )
ωM =
R 2 r 4 r 5 r s R ES
C
I
∗1
R M R3 R4 R5 RS 2 π ηteeth

ωH =
r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 r 5 r s R ES
C
I
∗1
R1 R 2 R3 R4 R5 R S R H 2 π ηteeth

We want that in a day i.e. in 24 hours the clock shows an error of maximum of 1 min

1
24 hours →1 min= hours
60

1rotation=12 hours


ω 0=
12∗60∗60

Adding the error


R5 R R R R R R
ω S= ω 5= 1 2 3 4 5 H ω0
rS r1 r 2 r3 r4 r5 rs

ω ES=ωS
ωH=ωmsg (main springgear )
R2 R 1 RH
ωM = ω msg
r3 r 2 r1

Assuming all ωS=


R 1 R 2 R3 R 4 R5 RH
r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 rs
ωmsg=ωES =
√C
I
∗1
2πηteeth

ω msg =
r1 r2 r3 r4 r5 rS
R 1 R 2 R3 R 4 R R H
2 π ηteeth
√ C
I

∆ Ri ∆ r i ∆ ωmsg
∆ω
ω
=∑ +
Ri r i
+
ωmsg ( )
ωM=
R 2 r 4 r 5 r s R ES
C
I
∗1
R M R 3 R 4 R 5 R S 2 π ηteeth

ωH=

r1r 2r3 r4 r5 rs R ES I
C
∗1
R1 R 2 R3 R4 R5 R S R H 2πηteeth

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