NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

Course: TIE2208 – Engineering Design II

ASSIGNMENTS 1 and 2
1. Individual assignment 50 marks (Due 13 April 2020)
1. A client requires a plate clutch with a single driving plate with contact surfaces on each side.
It is required to transmit 150 kW at 1500 r.p.m. The outer diameter of the contact surfaces
should be 250 mm. Taking the coefficient of friction as 0.5 and a uniform pressure of 0.17
N/mm:

Determine the inner diameter of the friction surface. [5]

What would be the maximum torque that can be transmitted assuming the same dimensions
and same total axial thrust? [3]

What would be the maximum intensity of pressure when uniform wear conditions have been
reached? [2]

b. One of your interns is tasked to give the general design of a cone clutch and determine the
general calculation of the total frictional torque (T) considering 1. Uniform pressure, 2.
Uniform wear. The intern brings these two formulae to you as the supervisor for approval or
correction.

Under uniform pressure

 3 (𝑟2 )2 − (𝑟1 )2
𝑇 = 𝜇. 𝑊 𝐶𝑜𝑠 𝛼[ ]
2 (𝑟2 )3 − (𝑟1 )3

Under uniform wear

𝑟1 + 𝑟2
𝑇 = 2𝜇. 𝑊 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝛼[ ]
2
Where:

T= Frictional Torque, W= Total Axial Load, r1 = outer diameter of friction surface,

r2 = inner diameter of friction surface

α = Semi-angle of the cone (also called face angle of the cone) or angle of the friction surface
with the axis of the clutch,

µ = Coefficient of friction between the contact surfaces

Approve or correct your intern by outlining how you come up with the Frictional Torque
formula under the above conditions. [10]

2. Design a helical spring for a spring loaded safety valve for the following conditions:
Diameter of valve seat = 70 mm ; Operating pressure = 0.75 N/mm2; Maximum pressure when
the valve blows off freely = 0.80 N/mm2; Maximum lift of the valve when the pressure rises
from 0.75 to 0.80 N/mm2 = 4 mm ; Maximum allowable stress = 550 MPa ; Modulus of rigidity
= 84 kN/mm2; Spring index = 6. Draw a neat sketch of the free spring showing the main
dimensions. [10]

b. Derive the frictional torque for a disc clutch under uniform pressure [5]

c. What is the energy absorbed by a brake of a body with mass moment of inertia (I) moving
both in linear and angular motion to brake from linear velocity 𝑣1 to 𝑣2 and angular velocity 𝜔1
to 𝜔2 ?[5]

3. You are required to recommend the type of material to be used for brake lining. Write a
comprehensive account on the major factors you would consider in the materials selection.[10]

Group assignment 100 marks (Due 20 April 2020)

Each group is given a topic to research on. It is required that each group submit a power point
document and a word document for each given topic on or before the above stated due date.
The other part of this assignment is presentation based on the power-point you will submit and
this will be done when the semester resumes.

Use of various sources is highly encouraged

NB: It is mandatory that all groups also read what others have researched on in
preparation for a test that will be administered the second week after the semester
resumes.

COPYING WILL BE SERIOUSLY FROWNED AT AND IT WILL ATTRACT A

PENALTY OF NULLIFYING THE WHOLE COPIED WORK.

Groups 1 and 2—Clutches

 Material for friction surfaces

 Design of a disc or plate clutch
 Design of a cone clutch
 Centrifugal clutch
 Design of a centrifugal clutch.
Groups 3 and 4- Brakes

 Energy absorption and heat dissipation

 types of brakes,
 single block or shoebrake,
 pivoted block or shoe brake
 double block or shoe brake
 simple band brake
 differential band brake
 band and block brake
 internal expanding brake.

Groups 5 and 6- Springs

 Types of springs
 material for helical springs
 terms used in helical springs
 stresses in helical springs
 deflection of helical springs
 energy stored in helical springs
 leaf springs - construction of leaf springs
 stresses in spring leaves
 length of spring leaves.
Groups 7 and 8- Joints

 Bolted joints
 riveted joints
 Engineering analysis of each type
 Advantages and disadvantages of each type
 Practical applications of each type

Groups 9 and 10- Lubrication systems and welded joints