NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ANDHRA PRADESH

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Design of Transmission Elements – ME351
Assignment
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1. What is the difference between a shaft and an axle?
2. What are the advantages and limitations of hollow shaft over solid shaft?
3. Compare the weight, strength and stiffness of a hollow shaft of the same external
diameter as that of solid shaft. The inside diameter of the hollow shaft being 0.6 times
the external diameter. Both shafts have same length and same material.
4. An automobile transmission shaft is required to transfer 45KW at 500 r.p.m. The outside
diameter should not exceed 50mm and maximum shear stress should not exceed 84
MPa. Compare the weights of solid shaft and hollow shaft which would just meet their
requirements. Assume external diameter of hollow shaft is same as diameter of solid
shaft.
5. Determine the diameter of a hollow shaft, transmitting a torque of 450N-m and subjected
to a bending moment of 600 N-m. Assume the shock and fatigue factors in torsion and
bending as 1.2 and 1.3 respectively. The outer diameter to inner diameter ratio is 1.5.
Find the diameter, if the shat is solid. Compare the weight of hollow and solid shafts.
Hint: Equivalent twisting moment same for both solid and hollow shafts.
6. In a band and block brake, the band is lined with 14 blocks. Each block subtends an
angle of 14° at the centre of the rotating drum. The diameter of the drum is 750mm and
thickness of the blocks is 65mm. One end of the band is connected to the fulcrum of the
brake lever and other to a pin 200mm from the fulcrum. Determine the least force
required to be applied at the lever at a distance of 800mm from the fulcrum if the power
absorbed by the blocks is 180KW at 200 rpm. Coefficient of friction between the blocks
and drum is 0.35
7. A single plate clutch has an inner diameter d and outer diameter D. The pressure
𝐵
distribution between the contact surfaces given as 𝑃 = 𝐴 + 𝑟 . Where r is the distance
from the center of the disc and A and B are constants. Determine the torque that can be
transmitted by a single-plate clutch and the axial thrust. Suggest how A and B may be
determined
8. The semi-circle angle of a cone clutch is 12.5° and the contact surfaces have a mean
diameter of 80mm. The coefficient of friction is 0.32
i) What is the minimum torque required to produce slipping of the clutch for an
axial force of 200N? If the clutch is used to connect an electric motor with a
stationary flywheel
ii) What is the time needed to attain the full speed
iii) The energy lost during slipping? Motor speed is 900 rpm and the moment of
inertia of the flywheel is 0.4 kg-m2
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