Name: Piolo Julius G.

Cabagnot Date Submitted: July 23, 2021

Course & Year: BSME – III Offering No.: Z180/Z181
MEng 142 – Machine Elements II
Final Exam

Test I. Words
1. In typical motorcycles, power is transmitted from the gearbox to the rear wheel by chain and
sprocket. a) Why is this preferred over a gear drive? (4 pts) b) Or instead of belt and pulley
drive? (4 pts) Give at least one major reason for each.
− A. Because chain drives are more efficient in transmitting power between shafts
having longer distances. And due to the longer distance between the gearbox
and the rear wheel, it might require a lot of gears to make the distance which in
return adds to the weight and resulting in a drop of power transmission.
− B. To avoid slippage due to its interlocking mechanism.
2. For a belt and pulley drive, why should the tight side be positioned below? (3 pts)

− To accumulate larger wrap angles which increases the contact area and friction,
resulting in an increase of power transmission.
3. Timing belts are kept in position by their teeth that engages with teeth on the pulley. For V-
belts, grooves on the pulley keep them in place. How are flat belts maintained in position with
the pulley? Also explain how it works. (5 pts)

− Flat belts are kept positioned at the center with the use of crowned pulley, a
pulley that is slightly tapered at the edge and a slight bump in the middle. This
molded crowned pulley helps to center the belt, prevents rubbing against the
outside flanges, and provides support under the center of the belt, where there
is the most stress.
4. I want to transmit high power between shafts that are 1 ft apart which rotate in the same
direction. If the motion needs to be precise, what is the best mechanism? (5 pts)
− Belt Drives.
5. In a typical printer, the cartridge should move back and forth very quickly, and be able to
stop at certain positions very precisely and timely. What mechanism is best to achieve this?
(5 pts)

− Belt Drive, with the use of a timing belt.

6. In an open belt drive, you want to slightly increase the power transmission capacity. You
know this could be achieved by increasing the contact surface between the belt and the
pulleys, as this increases the grip. How can you achieve this? (5 pts)

− By increasing the wrap angle and placing the tight side on the bottom of the belt.
7. Belt drives can be connected between shafts that are not parallel. Explain the conditions
that should be met for this to work. Include figures. (8 pts)

− Two guide-pulleys can be used to make the connection between shafts that are
not parallel, regardless of the angle between the shafts. If the two main-shaft
pulleys have the same diameter, the belt may be made to run in either direction
by mounting both guide-pulleys - also known as mule pulleys - on the same shaft,
which will be perpendicular to the plane containing the main shafts' axes. The
shaft for the guide-pulleys will be vertical if the main shafts are horizontal. The
guide-pulleys can still be positioned on the same vertical shaft if the primary
pulleys have different diameters, but the belt can only run in one direction. The
guide-pulleys are mounted on separate shafts, which are generally changeable
in position, if the belt is to run in either direction. This allows them to be tipped
at the correct angle to accept and distribute the belt.

8. Between gears, belts, and chains, a) which produces the most axial load? (2 pts) b) Which
produces the most radial load? (2 pts)
− A. Belts
− B. Chains
9. In a chain and sprocket assembly, the velocity of the chain varies due to its position with
the sprocket. In extreme conditions, this causes intermittent motion and vibration of the
system, and sometimes causing the slack side of the chain to wave. What is this called? How
do we minimize this? (5 pts)

− The Chordal Action or the Polygonal Effect. The method which preferred for
minimization of this effect is to choose the diameter for the roller based on the
nominal pitch of a 12 teeth sprocket of the belt series that you prefer.
10. Mating gears rotate in opposite direction. If you want them to rotate in the same direction,
what should you do? (3 pts)

− By using an idler, mating gears now rotate in the same direction.

Test II. Numbers
1. A 5-speed lathe machine is to have speeds of 80, 120, 200, 360, and 600 rpm. The driving
shaft turns 200 rpm, and the smallest step on the driving pulley is 5 in. If the shafts are 30 in.
apart, find the diameter of all the steps for an open belt. (20 pts)
Given:
n1 = 80 rpm
n3 = 120 rpm
n5 = 200 rpm
n7 = 360 rpm
n9 = 600 rpm
N = 200 rpm
D2 = 5 in
C = 30 in

Solution:
Solving for first pair:
d1 n1 = D2 N
D2 N
d1 =
n1
5(200)
d1 =
80
𝐝𝐝𝟏𝟏 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟓𝟓 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢; 𝐃𝐃𝟐𝟐 = 𝟓𝟓 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
Since:
π (D2 − d1 )2 π (DX − dx )2
(D2 + d1 ) + = (DX + dx ) +
2 4C 2 4C
Solving for second pair:
d3 n3 = D4 N π (D2 − d1 )2 π (D4 − d3 )2
(D2 + d1 ) + = (D4 + d3 ) +
D4 (200) 2 4C 2 4C
d3 = D4 (200)
2
120 �D4 − �
π (5 − 12.5)2 π D4 (200) 120
(5 + 12.5) + = �D4 + �+
6.6355(200) 2 4(30) 2 120 4(30)
d3 =
120 𝐃𝐃𝟒𝟒 = 𝟔𝟔. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟓𝟓 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
𝐝𝐝𝟑𝟑 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
Solving for third pair:
d5 n5 = D6 N π (D2 − d1 )2 π (D6 − d5 )2
(D2 + d1 ) + = (D6 + d5 ) +
D6 (200) 2 4C 2 4C
d5 = π (5 − 12.5)2 π (D6 − D6 )2
200 (5 + 12.5) + = (D6 + D6 ) +
d5 = D6 2 4(30) 2 4(30)
𝐃𝐃𝟔𝟔 = 𝟖𝟖. 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟐𝟐 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
𝐝𝐝𝟓𝟓 = 𝟖𝟖. 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
 Solving for fourth pair:
d7 n7 = D8 N π (D2 − d1 )2 π (D8 − d7 )2
(D2 + d1 ) + = (D8 + d7 ) +
D8 (200) 2 4C 2 4C
d7 = D8 (200)
2
360 �D8 − �
π (5 − 12.5)2 π D8 (200) 360
(5 + 12.5) + = �D8 + �+
11.3550(200) 2 4(30) 2 360 4(30)
d7 =
360 𝐃𝐃𝟖𝟖 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
𝐝𝐝𝟕𝟕 = 𝟔𝟔. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
Solving for fifth pair:
d9 n9 = D10 N π (D2 − d1 )2 π (D10 − d9 )2
(D2 + d1 ) + = (D10 + d9 ) +
D10 (200) 2 4C 2 4C
d9 = D10 (200)
2
600 �D10 − �
π (5 − 12.5)2 π D10 (200) 600
(5 + 12.5) + = �D10 + �+
13.0478(200) 2 4(30) 2 600 4(30)
d9 =
600 𝐃𝐃𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟏𝟏𝟑𝟑. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
𝐝𝐝𝟗𝟗 = 𝟒𝟒. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
2. In an equal stepped pulley consisting of 5 steps, the low speeds are 80, 150, and 200 rpm.
The largest step on the driven pulley is 15 inches. Determine the speed of the driver, the speed
of the 2 remaining pulleys, the diameters of all pulleys, and the belt length for a crossed belt if
the center distance is 6 ft. (10 pts)
Given:
n1 = 80 rpm
n3 = 150 rpm
n5 = 200 rpm
d1 = D10 = 15 in
C = 6 ft = 72 in
N =?
n7 = ?
n9 = ?

Solution:
Speed of the driver:
D6 N = d5 n5 ; since D6 = d5
N = n5
𝐍𝐍 = 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫
Speed of remaining pulleys:
For n9 :
n1 n9 = N2
N2 2002
n9 = = = 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫
n1 80
For n7 :
n3 n7 = N 2
N2 2002
n7 = = = 𝟐𝟐𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫
n3 150
Belt Length:
π (D2 + d1 )2
L= (D2 + d1 ) + 2C +
2 4C
π (6 + 15)2
= (6 + 15) + 2(72) +
2 4(72)
𝐋𝐋 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
Diameter of pulleys:
For d1 & D10 :
𝐝𝐝𝟏𝟏 = 𝐃𝐃𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
For d9 & D2 :
D2 N = d1 n1
d1 n1
D2 =
N
15(80)
=
200
𝐃𝐃𝟐𝟐 = 𝐝𝐝𝟗𝟗 = 𝟔𝟔 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
For d5 & D6 :
π (D6 + d5 )2
L= (D6 + d5 ) + 2C + ; d5 = D6
2 4C
π (2D6 )2
178.5180 = (2D6 ) + 2(72) +
2 4(72)
𝐃𝐃𝟔𝟔 = 𝐝𝐝𝟓𝟓 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟓𝟓
For Pair d3 & D8 and Pair d7 & D4 :
d3 n3 = D4 N D4 + d3 = D2 + d1
𝐷𝐷4 𝑁𝑁 D4 (200)
d3 = D4 + = 6 + 15
𝑛𝑛3 150
𝐷𝐷4 (200) 𝐃𝐃𝟒𝟒 = 𝐝𝐝𝟕𝟕 = 𝟗𝟗 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
d3 =
150

9(200)
d3 =
150
𝐝𝐝𝟑𝟑 = 𝐃𝐃𝟖𝟖 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
3. A No. 35 chain is used to transmit power to shafts rotating at +180 rpm, -235 rpm, +400
rpm, and +500 rpm. The linear speed of the chain is 415 fpm. Draw the diagram with the
sprockets labeled with diameter and number of teeth. (15 pts)
Given:
#35 Chain, p = 0.375 in
N1 = +180 rpm
N2 = −235 rpm
N3 = +400 rpm
N4 = +500 rpm
V = 415 fpm
Solution:
Assuming all positive values to be revolving in a clockwise manner
Solving for the diameter and teeth of sprocket 1:
For Diameter:
V = πD1 N1
V
D1 =
πN1
415
=
π(180)
𝐃𝐃𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 𝐟𝐟𝐟𝐟 = 𝟖𝟖. 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
For Teeth:
p
D1 =
180
sin � �
T1
0.375
8.8066 =
180
sin � �
T1
𝐓𝐓𝟏𝟏 = 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕. 𝟖𝟖 → 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭

Solving for the diameter and teeth of sprocket 2:

For Diameter:
V = πD2 N2
V
D2 =
πN2
415
=
π(235)
𝐃𝐃𝟐𝟐 = 𝟎𝟎. 𝟓𝟓𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝐟𝐟𝐟𝐟 = 𝟔𝟔. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
For Teeth:
p
D2 =
180
sin � �
T2
0.375
6.7455 =
180
sin � �
T2
𝐓𝐓𝟐𝟐 = 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓. 𝟓𝟓 → 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
 Solving for the diameter and teeth of sprocket 3:
For Diameter:
V = πD3 N3
V
D3 =
πN3
415
=
π(400)
𝐃𝐃𝟑𝟑 = 𝟎𝟎. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝐟𝐟𝐟𝐟 = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
For Teeth:
p
D3 =
180
sin � �
T3
0.375
3.9630 =
180
sin � �
T3
𝐓𝐓𝟑𝟑 = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟐𝟐 → 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
Solving for the diameter and teeth of sprocket 4:
For Diameter:
V = πD4 N4
V
D4 =
πN1
415
=
π(500)
𝐃𝐃𝟒𝟒 = 𝟎𝟎. 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝐟𝐟𝐟𝐟 = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐢𝐢𝐢𝐢
For Teeth:
p
D4 =
180
sin � �
T4
0.375
3.1704 =
180
sin � �
T4
𝐓𝐓𝟒𝟒 = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐. 𝟓𝟓 → 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭

Diagram:
4. A bicycle has a chainring of one sprocket having 54 teeth, and a cassette of 9 sprockets in
the rear. The speed ratio of the highest gear is 1 and the lowest gear is 4. If the speed ratios
are in geometric progression, calculate the number of teeth of each sprocket in the cassette.
(15 pts)
Given:
TS = 54 teeth
9 sprockets
Highest Gear (Speed Ratio, G1 ) = 1
Lowest Gear (Speed Ratio, G9 ) = 4
Solution:
By geometric progression, solving for speed ratios of sprocket 1-9:
0 1 2
G1 = 48 G2 = 48 G3 = 48
G1 = 1 G2 = 1.1892 G3 = 1.4142

3 4 5
G4 = 48 G5 = 48 G6 = 48
G4 = 1.6818 G5 = 2 G6 = 2.3784

6 7 8
G7 = 48 G8 = 48 G9 = 48
G7 = 2.8284 G8 = 3.3636 G9 = 4

Solving for teeth:

For Sprocket 1:
TS TS
G1 = → T1 =
T1 G1
54
T1 =
1
𝐓𝐓𝟏𝟏 = 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
For Sprocket 2:
TS TS
G2 = → T2 =
T2 G2
54
T2 =
1.1892
𝐓𝐓𝟐𝟐 = 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒. 𝟒𝟒 → 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
For Sprocket 3:
TS TS
G3 = → T3 =
T3 G3
54
T3 =
1.4142
𝐓𝐓𝟑𝟑 = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟐𝟐 → 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
For Sprocket 4:
TS TS
G4 = → T4 =
T4 G4
54
T4 =
1.6818
𝐓𝐓𝟒𝟒 = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟏𝟏 → 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭

For Sprocket 5:
TS TS
G5 = → T5 =
T5 G5
54
T5 =
2
𝐓𝐓𝟓𝟓 = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
For Sprocket 6:
TS TS
G6 = → T6 =
T6 G6
54
T6 =
2.3784
𝐓𝐓𝟔𝟔 = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐. 𝟕𝟕 → 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
For Sprocket 7:
TS TS
G7 = → T7 =
T7 G7
54
T7 =
2.8284
𝐓𝐓𝟕𝟕 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟏𝟏 → 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
For Sprocket 8:
TS TS
G8 = → T8 =
T8 G8
54
T8 =
3.3636
𝐓𝐓𝟖𝟖 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟏𝟏 → 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
For Sprocket 9:
TS TS
G9 = → T9 =
T9 G7
54
T9 =
4
𝐓𝐓𝟗𝟗 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟓𝟓 → 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
5. Design the gears for the gear box of 2012 Yamaha SZ-R with gear ratios 2.714, 1.789,
1.318, 1.045, and 0.916 for the first, second, third, fourth and fifth gear respectively. Draw the
figure, with each gear labeled with the diameter and number of teeth. Use a common module
for all gears. (20 pts)
Given: Let:
1st Gear = 1: 2.714 mm
Module (m) = 4
2nd Gear = 1: 1.789 tooth
Center Distance between shafts (C) = 100 mm
3rd Gear = 1: 1.318
DA = DL
4th Gear = 1: 1.045
5th Gear = 1: 0.916 DB = DK

Solution:
For 1st Gear (A – B – L – K):
DA + DB
= 100 → DA + DB = 200 → DA = 200 − DB (eq. 1)
2
NA NL DB DK D2B
2.714 = × = × = (eq. 2)
NB NK DA DL D2A

Equating eq. 1 & eq. 2:

D2B
= 2.714
(200 − DB )2
DB = DK = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟒𝟒. 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟖𝟖 𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦
DA = DL = 200 − DB = 𝟕𝟕𝟓𝟓. 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦

Solving for TA ,TB ,TK and TL:

DA 75.5452 mm
TA = TL = = mm = 18.8863 → 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
m 4
tooth
DB 124.4548 mm
TB = TK = = mm = 31.1137 → 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
m 4
tooth
For 2nd Gear (A – B – J – I):
DI + DJ
= 100 → DI + DJ = 200 → DI = 200 − DJ (eq. 3)
2
NA NJ DB DI 124.4548 DI
1.556 = × = × = × (eq. 4)
NB NI DA DJ 75.5452 DJ

Equating eq. 3 & eq. 4:

124.4548 200 − DJ
1.789 = ×
75.5452 DJ
DJ = 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗. 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖 𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦
DI = 200 − DJ = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦
Solving for TJ and TI:
DJ 95.8801 mm
TJ = = mm = 23.9700 → 𝟐𝟐𝟒𝟒 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
m 4
tooth
DI 104.1199 mm
TI = = mm = 26.0230 → 𝟐𝟐𝟔𝟔 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
m 4
tooth
For 3rd Gear (A – B – H – G):
DH + DG
= 100 → DH + DG = 200 → DH = 200 − DG (eq. 5)
2
NA NH DB DG 124.4548 DG
1.318 = × = × = × (eq. 6)
NB NG DA DH 75.5452 DH
Equating eq. 5 & eq. 6:
124.4548 DG
1.318 = ×
75.5452 200 − DG
DG = 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖. 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖 𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦
DH = 200 − DG = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦
Solving for TG and TH:
DG 88.8912 mm
TG = = mm = 22.2228 → 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
m 4
tooth
DH 111.1088 mm
TH = = mm = 27.7772 → 𝟐𝟐𝟖𝟖 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
m 4
tooth
For 4th Gear (A – B – F– E):
DF + DE
= 100 → DF + DE = 200 → DF = 200 − DE (eq. 7)
2
NA NF DB DE 124.4548 DE
1.045 = × = × = × (eq. 8)
NB NE DA DF 75.5452 DF
Equating eq. 7 & eq. 8:
124.4548 DE
1.045 = ×
75.5452 200 − DE
DE = 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦
DF = 200 − DG = 𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦
Solving for TE and TF:
DE 77.6253 mm
TE = = mm = 19.4063 → 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
m 4
tooth
DF 122.3747 mm
TF = = mm = 30.5937 → 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
m 4
tooth
 For 5th Gear (A – B – D – C):
DD + DC
= 100 → DD + DC = 200 → DD = 200 − DC (eq. 9)
2
NA ND DB DC 124.4548 DC
0.916 = × = × = × (eq. 10)
NB NC DA DD 75.5452 DD
Equating eq. 9 & eq. 10:
124.4548 DC
0.916 = ×
75.5452 200 − DC
DC = 𝟕𝟕𝟏𝟏. 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦
DD = 200 − DG = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟖𝟖. 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 𝐦𝐦𝐦𝐦
Solving for TC and TD:
DC 71.4670 mm
TC = = mm = 17.8668 → 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
m 4
tooth
DD 128.5330 mm
TD = = mm = 32.1333 → 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭
m 4
tooth
Figure:
6. In the figure shown below, the arm rotates at 18 rpm. If the 36T gear is fixed, determine the
speeds of the annulus and the smallest gear. (25 pts)

Solution:
Tabular Method:
Conditions of
Arm Gear X Gear Y Gear Z
Motion
Arm fixed-gear X
rotates at 1 T𝑋𝑋 TX
revolution 0 +1 − −
T𝑌𝑌 TZ
counterclockwise
Arm fixed-gear X
rotates at x TX TX
revolutions 0 +x −x × −x ×
TY TZ
counterclockwise
Add +y revolutions
to all elements +y +y +y +y
TX TX
Total Motion +y x+y y−x× y−x×
TY TZ
Assuming arm rotation is counterclockwise
Speed of arm:
y = 18 rpm
Solving for x:
Since Gear X is fixed:
x+y= 0
x = −y
x = −18 rpm
Solving for speed of annulus (Gear Z):
TX
=y−x×
TZ
36
= 18 − 18 � �
80
= 𝟗𝟗. 𝟗𝟗 𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫 (𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐧𝐧𝐧𝐧𝐧𝐧𝐧𝐧𝐜𝐜𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥)
Solving for speed of the smallest gear (Gear Y):
DZ = 2DY + DX
Since Pitch diameters and number of teeth are proportional:
TZ = 2TY + TX
80 = 2TY + 36
TY = 22 teeth
Speed of smallest gear (Gear Y):
TX
= y−x×
TY
36
= 18 − 18 � �
22
= −11.4545 rpm
= 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫𝐫 (𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜)