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May/June 2012
Nov/Dec 2012
May/June 2013
Nov/Dec 2011
April/May 2011
1. What are the loads and stresses the frame has to withstand?
2. Why are shackles used along with leaf springs?
3. What are the types of stresses encountered by front axle?
4. Why do the front wheels have toe out on turns?
5. What are the major limiting the clutch capacity?
6. Why is the multi-plate clutch of smaller diameter preferred for high performance cars?
7. How are intermediate gears decided?
8. At what condition the vehicle attains maximum speed?
9. What are the limits of maximum and minimum diameter of the propeller shaft?
10. How is fully floating axle is different from other two constructions?
Answers
May/June 2013
4. What is the difference between hydrostatic and hydrodynamic lubrication? Also mention
the kind of lubrication employed in dead axles.
Hydrodynamic lubrication is said to exist when the moving surfaces are separated by the
pressure of a continuous unbroken film or layer of lubrication. Hydrostatic lubrication is
essentially a form of hydrodynamic lubrication in which the metal surfaces are separated by a
complete film of oil, but instead of being self-generated, the separating pressure is supplied
by an external oil pump.
5. What are the factors to be considered while designing an automotive friction clutch?
a. Selection of proper type of clutch that is suitable for given application.
b. Selection of suitable material at the contacting surfaces.
c. Designing the clutch for sufficient torque capacity.
d. Engagement and disengagement should be without shock or jerk.
e. Provision for carrying away the heat generated at the rubbing surfaces
6. With an example give any two material properties for designing a friction clutch.
b. The materials in contact must resist wear effects, such as scoring, galling, and ablation
c. The materials should possess good thermal properties, high heat capacity, good thermal
conductivity, withstand high temperatures
8. What is meant by dynamic and static tooth loading in gear drives? How it is calculated?
Static gear loads are generated by statically loading the input shaft at the specified input torque, without
any motion being imparted to the gears. Dynamic load occurs when a pair of teeth is just coming into
mesh.
10. A hatch back vehicle engine develops 30kW at 1450 rpm and its bottom gear ratio is 3:1. If a
propeller shaft of 38 mm outside diameter is to be used, determine the inside diameter of
mild steel tube to be used, assuming a safe shear stress of 56 x 103 kPa for the mild steel.
2 𝜋𝜋 𝑁𝑁 𝑇𝑇
Hint: Use formulas: P = , kW
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T fs
and =
J R
May/June 2012
3. A steering gearbox has a gear ratio of 16:1 and an efficiency of 85%. Assume the driver to
exert a force of 60 N at the rim of the steering wheel 0.4m diameter, determine the torque
at the drop arm shaft.
Refer notes on front axle and steering
7. What are the possible arrangements to achieve 12 speeds from a gear box?
Quick change gear box
8. What are the difference between a constant mesh gear box and sliding mesh gear box?
In sliding mesh gear box, the individual gear ratio is chosen by sliding the selected gearwheel
axially along the splined main output shaft, but in constant mesh gear box, the gears on the
lay shaft and the main shaft are always in a constant mesh, the gear ratio is selected by engage
the dog clutch.
9. State the formula used to compute critical speed of a propeller shaft. Why it is so important?
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Critical speed Nc = * �(𝑑𝑑02 + 𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑖2
𝑙𝑙 2
It is important to calculate the critical speed because, whirling may occur at certain critical
speed leading to failure of the material. So, the speed of operation of the propeller shaft should
be always lower than the critical speed.
3. What types of sections are provided at the middle and at the ends of the front axle?
At the center “ I” section is provided to withstand vertical bending and at the ends circular or
oval cross-section is provided to withstand torsional load.
4. What are the causes of steering geometry errors with up and down wheel movement?
Toe-in and toe-out and camber of the wheel
10. What are the types of stresses experienced by semi-floating axle shafts?
Driving torque as well as both vertical and horizontal loads. Vertical load produces shearing
force and bending moment. The horizontal force due to tilting of the vehicle, cornering
centrifugal force or side wind gives rise to both side thrust and a bending moment.
Nov/Dec 2011
3. The wheel base of a vehicle is 2m and the distance between the points of front axles is 1.3
m. while taking a turn, the outside lock makes an angle of 20o. Determine the inside lock
angle for correct steering.
𝑐𝑐
Hint: use the formula cot φ – cot θ =
𝑏𝑏
4. With neat diagram show the various stresses acting on front axle.
5. Axial force on each friction surface is 1400 N, mean radius of friction lining is 90 mm, the co-
efficient of friction is 0.3 and the number of pairs of friction surface is 4. Determine the
torque transmitted through this clutch.
Hint: Use the formula T = n µ W R to find the torque transmitted by the clutch
8. Sketch and name the parts of a propeller shaft in heavy load trucks.