CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY

Gharuan, Mohali
University Institute of Engineering
Automobile Engineering
Subject Name: Design of Automotive Components
Subject Code: AET 302

Course Outcomes:

CO Title Level
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CO1 To acquire the knowledge of various engineering materials, and Remember
understand the various design considerations.
CO2 To be able to understand the various Designs of cylinder, piston Understand
and connecting rod

CO3 To be able to understand the design of spur gear, helical gear Understand
and bevel gear
CO4 To learn the design of flywheel Understand
 ASSIGNMENT-2 (Set-1)
Issue Date: 27-08-2019 Last date: 23-09-2019
Questions:
Sr. No. Question CO Number
1. Derive the Formula for “Beam strength of the gear tooth”. Also state CO3
how to calculate the value for Dynamic tooth load?
(4 Marks)
2. A gear drive is required to transmit a maximum power of 22.5 kW. CO3
The velocity ratio is 1:2 and r.p.m. of the pinion is 200. The
approximate centre distance between the shafts may be taken as 600
mm. The teeth has 20° stub involute profiles. The static stress for the
gear material (which is cast iron) may be taken as 60 MPa and face
width as 10 times the module. Find the module, face width and
number of teeth on each gear. Check the design for dynamic and
wear loads. The deformation or dynamic factor in the Buckingham
equation may be taken as 80 and the material combination factor for
the wear as 1.4. (4 Marks)

3. A 15 kW and 1200 r.p.m. motor drives a compressor at 300 r.p.m. CO3

through a pair of spur gears having 20° stub teeth. The centre to
centre distance between the shafts is 400 mm. The motor pinion is
made of forged steel having an allowable static stress as 210 MPa,
while the gear is made of cast steel having allowable static stress as
140 MPa. Assuming that the drive operates 8 to 10 hours per day
under light shock conditions, find from the standpoint of strength, 1.
Module; 2. Face width and 3. Number of teeth and pitch circle
diameter of each gear. Check the gears thus designed from the
consideration of wear. The surface endurance limit may be taken as
700 MPa. (4 Marks)
 ASSIGNMENT-2 (Set-2)
Issue Date: 27-08-2019 Last date: 23-09-2019
Questions:
Sr. No. Question CO Number
1. A spur steel pinion (s0 =200 MN/m 2) is to drive a spur steel gear CO3
(s0=140MN/ m2) . The diameter of the pinion is to be 100mm and
the center distance 200mm. The pinion is to transmit 5 Kw at 900
RPM. The teeth are to be 20 o full depths. Determine the necessary
module and face width to give the greatest no of teeth. (4 Marks)
2. Two spur gears are to be used for a rock crusher and are to be CO3
minimum size. The gears are to be design for following
requirements: power to be transmitted 18Kw, speed of pinion
1200RPM angular velocity ratio 3.5:1, tooth profile 20o stub, s0
value of pinion 100 MN/m2, s0 value for gear 70 MN/ m 2. Design
the gear.  (4 Marks)
3. A pair of spur gears transmitting power from motor to pump CO3
impeller shaft is to be designed with as small center distance as
possible. The forged steel pinion s0 =160MN/ m2) is to transmit
4Kw at 600 RPM to a cast steel gear (s0=100MN/ m 2) with a
transmission ratio 9/2 to 1, and 20o full depth involute teeth are to be
used. Determine the necessary face width and module.  (4 Marks)
 ASSIGNMENT-2 (Set-3)
Issue Date: 27-08-2019 Last date: 23-09-2019
Questions:
Sr. No. Question CO Number
1. A 80mm diameter steel pinion (s0=140MN/ m 2) drives a gray iron CO3
240 mm diameter gear (s0=100MN/ m2). The pinion operates at
1200 RPM and transmits 5Kw. The teeth are 20 o stub. Determine the
greatest no. of teeth and necessary face width.  (4 Marks)
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2. A Bronze spur gear (s0=83MN/ m ) is to drive a mild steel pinion CO3
(s0=103MN/ m2). The angular velocity ratio is to be 3.5 to 1. The
pressure angle is to be 14.5o. Determine the smallest diameters gears
that can be used and the necessary face width to transmit 5Kw at
1800RPM of the pinion no less than 15 teeth are to be used on either
gear. Design the gear.  (4 Marks)
3. A compressor running at 300RPM is driven by a 15Kw 1200RPM. CO3
Motor through a 20-degree full depth involute gear. The center
distance is 375. Choosing the suitable material for pinion and gear,
Design the drive completely. Assume medium shock condition. (4
Marks)

4. The counter shaft of lathe runs at 250 RPM. The back gear (reverted CO4
train) of the lathe required to reduce the speed to 25RPM
approximately. Keeping the center distance between the axis of the
lathe axis of the gear shaft 150mm, Determine module and no. of
teeth of gear wheels of the train. A set of gears having teeth from 20
to 120 rising by 4 available for the purpose. 
(4 Marks)
 ASSIGNMENT-2 (Set-4)
Issue Date: 27-08-2019 Last date: 23-09-2019
Questions:
Sr. No. Question CO Number
1. A pair of helical gears are to transmit 15 kW. The teeth are 20° stub CO3
in diametralplane and have a helix angle of 45°. The pinion runs at
10 000 r.p.m. and has 80 mm pitch diameter. The gear has 320 mm
pitch diameter. If the gears are made of cast steel having allowable
static strength of 100 MPa; determine a suitable module and face
width from static strength considerations and check the gears for
wear, given σes = 618 MPa.

 (4 Marks)

2. A helical cast steel gear with 30° helix angle has to transmit 35 kW CO3
at 1500r.p.m. If the gear has 24 teeth, determine the necessary
module, pitch diameter and face width for 20° full depth teeth. The
static stress for cast steel may be taken as 56 MPa. The width of face
may be taken as 3 times the normal pitch. What would be the end
thrust on the gear? The tooth factor for 20° full depth involute gear
may be taken as 0.154- (0.916/Te) Where Te represents the
equivalent number of teeth.
(4 Marks)