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Fifth Semester B.E. Degree Examination, July 2006
ME/IP/IM /MA/ AU
Design of Machine Elements - II
Time: 3 hrs.] [Max. Marks:100
Note: 1. Answer any FIVE full questions.
2. Use of Design Data Handbook is permitted.
3. Missing data may be suitably assumed.
1 a. Explain why curved beams have to be analysed for stresses specially when we already
have straight beam equations for determining the stresses? (04 Marks)
b. The beam shown in figure QI (b) is subjected to a load of 50 KN. Determine the
stresses at the inner and outer fibers. Plot the stress distribution. (16 Marks)
Question. 1-b> Fig. 1
Fig QI (b)
2 a. Explain about stress concentration in helical coil springs, how is it being taken care
of? (03 Marks)
What is surging in springs and how it can be overcome? (03 Marks)
c. The spring used in an automobile engine has to exert 500 N when the valve is closed
and 600 N when the valve is open. The displacement of the valve is 5 mm. The engine
crankshaft rotates at 8000 rpm. Design the spring if permissible stress in the material
of the spring is 300 Mpa. The ratio of mean coil diameter to the wire diameter is 6.
The specific weight and the modulus of rigidity of the spring material are 7.35 x 10°
N/mm? and 8 x 10* Mpa, respectively. The ends of the spring are square and ground.
Inspect the suitability of the spring for this engine. At what speed of the engine does
the spring resonate? (14 Marks)
3 a. Show that in flat belt drives the ratio of belt tensions is given by ie e“”, where T;
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and T are belt tensions, sis the coefficient of friction and @ is the angle of wrap.
(05 Marks)
b. Select the type and number of V-belts required to drive a crusher, which works &
hours a day. The power transmitted is 65 kW. The motor shaft runs at 900 rpm and
carries a pulley of 250 mm diameter, the crusher shaft rotates at 300 rpm and the
centre distance is 700 mm. Determine the pitch length of the belt required. (15 Marks)
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The block brake shown in figure Q4 (a) has two shoes each subtending an angle 80° ; the
coefficient of friction of the brake material is 0.3. The brake drum diameter is 800mm
while the rope drum measures 1200 mm in diameter. It is required to stop the load of 20
KN, lowering at a velocity of 5 m/s in a distance of 20 meters. Determine; the effort E
required at the end of the lever, the width of the brake shoes given the permissible
pressure of 0.7 Mpa, and the amount of heat generated. (20 Marks)
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Fig Q4
a. Give reasons for the selection of involute tooth profile for gears more commonly.
While generating less number of teeth on gear wheels the problem of interference
prevails in involute tooth gearing, does such a problem really exist in cycloidal tooth
gearing? (05 Marks)
b. A pair of spur gears is required to transmit 5 kW of power. The pinion rotates at a
speed of 1620 rpm and the gear is required to run at 420 rpm. Determine the least
number of teeth on the gear and pinion such that velocity ratio does not deviate at all.
The tooth form is 20° full depth involute, therefore the number of teeth selected on the
pinion should not be less than the theoretical minimum. The permissible stress in the
material of the gear and the pinion are 55 Mpa and 65 Mpa respectively. Design the
gears for beam strength only and determine all the proportions of the gearing.
(1S Marks)
a. Determine the cone pitch angles, pitch diameters for the following bevel gear pairs :
i) Forshaft angle 77° (Acute angle bevel gearing)
ii) For shaft angle 147° (Obtuse angle bevel gearing)
The module is 5 mm and the number of teeth on the pinion and the gear are 14 and
42, respectively. Draw the sketches of gearing. (05 Marks)
b. A pair of herringbone gears is used to transmit 50 kW power. The pinion rotates at
2800 rpm. The number of teeth on the pinion and gear are 21 and 109, respectively.
The tooth form is 20° full depth involute and the helix angle is 25°. The material for
the gear is cast steel with a hardness of 150 BHN and for the pinion is steel. The wear
and lubrication factor may be taken as 1.15. The normal module employed for the
gears is 4 mm and the face width of the gears is 20 times the normal module.
Determine the required hardness for the pinion for continuous operation of the drive.
Also recommend the class of gears. (15 Marks)
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Determine the proportions of a worm gear drive to transmit 15 kW power from a motor
shaft rotating at 2880 rpm. The wheel shaft rotates at 240 rpm. The gear is made from
phosphor bronze with permissible strength of 82.4 Mpa and hardness 100 BHN, while the
worm is made from hardened steel. Determine i) the efficiency of the drive and ii)
whether the drive requires cooling. (20 Marks)
a. Derive the Petroff's equation for frictional power loss for a lightly loaded journal
rotating at high speed concentric to the bearing. (05 Marks)
b. Determine the power loss in a bearing, the diameter of journal is 60 mm and length
80 mm. The diametral clearance is 0.12 mm. The bearing supports a load of 5000 N
and the journal rotates at a speed of 2500 rpm. The kinematic viscosity and the
specific gravity of the oil used at the operating temperature of the bearing are 50
centi-stokes and 0.9, respectively. (07 Marks)
¢, Select rolling contact bearings for the shaft of 15 mm diameter at A and B as shown
in figure Q8 (c). The shaft rotates at a speed of 2400 rpm and the expected life of the
bearings is 5 years at 8 hours per day and 300 days per year. At locations C and D
pulleys are used for receiving and delivering the power and forces indicated at these
locations are the sum of belt tensions. Take additional load factor, f = 2 due to power
transmission using belts. (08 Marks)
Fig Q8 (c)
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