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RAMAKRISHNAN COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

SAMAYAPURAM, TRICHY – 621 112.
DEPARTMENT OF MECH
DATE: 24 /07/19 YEAR/SEM III/V SECTION A EXAM UNIT TEST II
SUBJECT CODE / NAME: ME8594 / DYNAMICS OF MACHINES
Course Outcome :
CO2: Students will be able to Understand the Balancing of rotating and reciprocating masses
K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6
Level Total
Knowledge Understand Apply Analyse Evaluate Create
Mark
2 12 30 6 50
Allotment

PART-A (10*2=20) Marks Mapping

(Answer ALL Questions)
1. Write the importance of balancing? (2) CO2/K4
2. Dynamic balancing implies static balancing. Justify (2) CO2/K2
3. Differentiate static and dynamic balancing (2) CO2/K2
4. Why complete balancing is not possible in reciprocating masses? (2) CO2/K2
5. Define swaying couple. (2) CO2/K1
6. What is the effect of hammer blow and what is the cause of ot (2) CO2/K2
7. Give the reason for selecting different firing orders (2) CO2/K2
8. Write the phenomenon of transferring forces from one plane to CO2/K2
another (2)
9. Define Dalby’s method of balancing masses (2) CO2/K2
10. Write the condition for complete balancing (2) CO2/K1
PART-B(3*10=30)
(Answer for any THREE questions)

11 A shaft carries four masses in parallel planes A, B, C and D in (10) CO2/K3

this order along its length. The masses at B and C are 18 kg and
12.5 kg respectively, and each has an eccentricity of 60 mm.
The masses at A and D have an eccentricity of 80 mm. The angle
between the masses at B and C is 100° and that between the
masses at B and A is 190°, both being measured in the same
direction. The axial distance between the planes A and B is 100
mm and that between B and C is 200 mm. If the shaft is in
complete dynamic balance, determine :
1. The magnitude of the masses at A and D ;
2. the distance between planes A and D ; and
3. the angular position of the mass at D
 12. A rotating shaft carries four unbalanced masses 18 kg, 14 kg, (10) CO2/K3
16 kg and 12 kg at radii 5 cm, 6 cm, 7 cm and 6 cm
respectively. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th masses revolve in planes
8 cm, 16 cm and 28 cm respectively measured from the
plane of the first mass and are angularly located at 60°, 135°
and 270° respectively measured clockwise from the first
mass looking from this mass end of the shaft. The shaft is
dynamically balanced by two masses, both located at 5 cm
radii and revolving in planes mid-way between those of 1s
and 2nd masses and mid-way between those of 3rd and 4th
masses. Determine graphically or otherwise, the magnitudes
of the masses and their respective angular positions.

13. The following data refer to a two cylinder locomotive: (10) CO2/K3
Rotating mass per cylinder = 300 kg; Reciprocating mass
per cylinder = 330 kg; Distance between wheels = 1500 mm;
Distance between cylinder centres = 600 mm; Distance of
treads of driving wheels =1800 mm; Crank radius = 325
mm; Radius of centre of balance mass = 650 mm; Locomotive
speed = 60 km/hr; Angle between cylinder cranks = 90°;
Dead load on each wheel = 40 kN. Determine: (1) The
balancing mass required in the planes of the driving wheels
if whole of the revolving and two-third of the reciprocating
mass are to be balanced, (2)The swaying couple, (3)The
variation in the tractive force, (4)The maximum and
minimum pressure on the rails, and the maximum speed of
the locomotive without lifting the wheels from the rails

14. Three cranks of three cylinder locomotive are all on the axle (10) CO2/K3
circle and all set at 1200, the pitch of the cylinder 1m and
stroke of each piston 0.6 m. the reciprocating masses are
300kg for inside cylinder and 260 kg for each outside cylinder
& the plane of rotation of the balanced masses are 0.8 m from
inside the crank. If 40% of the reciprocating parts to be
balanced find 1) magnitude and the position of the balanced
masses required at the radius of 0.6 m. 2) Hammer blow per
wheel when the axle makes 6 RPS

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