PLATE NO.

3 CHAINS AND SPROCKETS

1. A chain and sprocket has 18 teeth with chain pitch of ½ in. Find the pitch diameter of
sprocket.

2. A chain and sprocket has 24 teeth with chain pitch of ½ in. If the sprocket turns at 600 rpm,
find the speed of chain.

3. A chain and sprocket has pitch diameter of 9.56 in and a pitch of ¾. How many teeth are
there in sprocket?

4. A chain and sprocket has pitch diameter of 28.654 in and there are 90 teeth available. Find the
pitch of the chain.

5. A fan require at least 4.5 HP to deliver 18000 CFM of air running at 320 rpm. For a service
factor of 1.15, find the designed horsepower of the sprocket.

6. A 20-tooth driving sprocket that rotates at 600 rpm and pitch chain of ½ in drives a driven
sprocket with a speed of 200 rpm. Find the diameter of the driven sprocket.

7. A chain with speed 800 fpm has driving sprocket turns at 900 rpm. If the pitch of chain is ¾
in, find the number of teeth of driving sprocket.

8. Find the standard distance between sprocket having 4 in and 16 in diameters.

9. An 18 teeth sprocket driving with 98 teeth sprocket at a center distance of 34 pitches. Find
the chain length in pitches.

10. A sprocket with 8 in diameter and pitch of ¾ in drives another sprocket at standard center
distance of 48 pitches. Find the diameter of larger sprocket.
11. . A driving sprocket with 12 teeth drives another sprocket with 48 teeth by means of a chain
having a pitch of ½ in. If the chain length is 72 in, find the center distance between sprockets.

12. A certain farm equipment which requires 2200 N-m torque at 500 rpm has diesel engine to
operate at 1500 rpm as its prime mover. A No. 60 roller chain with total length of 60 pitches
and a small sprocket of 23 teeth are to be used with operating temperature to remain constant
at 45°C. Determine the number of teeth of larger sprocket.

13. A pump that operates a head of 30 m is used to deliver 80 liters per second of water at an
efficiency of 85%. The pump is driven by a diesel engine by means of chain and sprocket with
a service factor of 1.3. If horsepower per strand is 25, find the approximate number of strands
needed.

14. A 3-strand chain and sprocket turn at 600 rpm has a service factor of 1.4. If 14hp/strand chain
is to be used, find the torque can the chain and sprocket be deliver?

15. A certain farm equipment which requires 2200 N-m torque at 500 rpm has diesel engine to
operate at 1500 rpm as its prime mover. A No. 60 roller chain with total length of 60 pitches
and a small sprocket of 23 teeth are to be used with operating temperature to remain constant
at 45°C. Determine the number of teeth of the larger sprocket.

16. A 4 inches diameter shaft is driven at 3600 rpm by a 400 HP motor. The shaft drives a 48
inches diameter chain sprocket and having an output efficiency of 85%. The output force of
the driving sprocket and the output of the driven sprocket are:

17. In chain of ordinary proportions the term RC 40 means a pitch of _____.

18. The chain speed of an RC 80 chain on a 21-tooth sprocket turning at 600 rpm is ____.
19. What maximum chain number can be used if the small sprocket is to run at 1200 rpm?

20. A motor transmits 40 Hp to an air-conditioning apparatus by means of a roller chain. The

motor runs at 720 rpm. The pitch diameter of the sprocket on the motor should not exceed 6
¾ in. If the drive calls for a service factor of 1.2 and a chain pitch of 1 in, determine the
number of teeth of the small sprocket.