MOTHER TERESA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Subject: Dynamics of Machine Branch: Mechanical Engineering Year/ Sem: 3/1

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1. A turbine rotor of a ship has a mass of 2.2 tonnes and rotates at 1800 RPM clock
wise when viewed from the aft. The radius of gyration of the rotor is 320 mm. Apply CO-1
Determine the gyroscopic couple and its effect when the
a. Ship turns right at a radius of 250 m with the speed of 25 km/hr.
b. Ship pitches with the bow rising at an angular velocity of 0.8 rad/sec.
c. Ship rolls at an angular velocity of 0.1 rad/sec
2. Explain Gyroscopic effect on Aeroplanes and Naval Ship. Understand CO-1
3. An Aeroplane makes a complete half circle of 50 meter radius, toward left, when Apply CO-1
flying at 200 km per hour. The rotary engine and the propeller of the plane have a
mass of 400 kg and the radius of gyration of 0.3 meter. The engine rotates at 2400
rpm clockwise when viewed from the rear. Find the gyroscopic couple on the
aircraft and state its effect on it
4. A vertical shaft 150 mm diameter rotating at 100 rpm rest on a flat footstep Apply CO-3
bearing. The shaft carries a vertical load of 20 KN. Assuming uniform pressure
distribution and coefficient of friction equal; to 0.05, estimate power lost in friction
5. A single plate clutch with both sides effective has outer and inner diameter 300 mm Apply CO-3
and 200 mm respectively. The maximum intensity of pressure at any point in the
contact surface is not to exceed 0.1 N/mm square. If the coefficient of friction is
0.3, determine the power transmitted by a clutch at a speed 2500 rpm
6. The turning moment diagram for a multi cylinder engine has been drawn to a scale Apply CO-2
1 mm =600 N-m vertically and 1 mm =3 degree horizontally. The intercepted areas
between the output torque curve and the mean resistance line, taken in order from
one end are as follows:
+52, -124, +92, -140, +85, -72, and +107 mm square, when the engine is running at
a speed of 600 rpm. If the total fluctuation of speed is not to exceed +/- 1.5% of the
mean, find the necessary mass of the flywheel of radius 0.5 m
7. The turning moment diagram for a multi cylinder engine has been drawn to a scale CO-2
of 1 mm to 500 N-m torque and 1mm to 6 degree of crank displacement. The Apply
intercepted area between output torque curve and mean resistance line taken in
order from one end in sq. mm are -30, +410, -280, +320, -330, +250, -360, +280, -
260 sq. mm when the engine is running at 800 rpm.
The engine stroke of 300 mm and the fluctuation of speed are not to exceed +/- 2%
of the mean speed. Determine a suitable diameter and cross section of the flywheel
rim for a limiting value of the safe centrifugal stress of 7 MPA. The material density
may be assumed as 7200 kg/m cube. The width of the rim is to be 5 times the
thickness.
8. What is Fly wheel , explain its function with various stress acting in flywheel arms Evaluate CO-2
 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gyroscopes work on the principle of __________.

a. Conservation of linear momentum
b. Conservation of linear momentum.
c. Conservation of angular momentum.
d. None of the above.

2. The rotor of the gyroscope has _______ degrees of rotational freedom.

a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. One

3. The engine of an aeroplane rotates in clockwise direction when seen from the
tail end and the aeroplane takes a turn to the left. The effect of gyroscopic
couple on the aeroplane will be.
a) to dip the nose and tail
b) to raise the nose and tail
c) to raise the nose and dip of the tail
d) to dip the nose and raise the tail

4. The steering of a ship means

a) movement of a complete ship up and down in vertical plane about transverse axis
b) turning of a complete ship in a curve towards right or left, while it moves forward
c) rolling of a complete ship side-ways
d) none of the mentioned

5.  The rotor of a ship rotates in clockwise direction when viewed from stern and
the ship takes a left turn. The effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be
a) to raise the bow and stern
b) to lower the bow and stern
c) to raise the bow and lower the stern
d) to raise the stern and lower the bow

6. When the pitching of a ship is upward, the effect of gyroscopic couple acting
on it will be
a) to move the ship towards star-board
b) to move the ship towards port side
c) to raise the bow and lower the stern
d) to raise the stern and lower the bow

7. In the turning moment diagram of a multicylinder engine, the work done during
exhaust stroke is by ______
a) The gases
b) On the gases
c) Piston wall
d) Valve

8.  For a 4 cylinder engine, when the pressure inside the cylinders exceeds the
atmospheric pressure then.
a) Work is done by the gases
b) Work is done on the gases
c) Work is done on the piston wall
d) Work is done by the piston wall
 9.  In a four stroke I.C. engine, the turning moment during the compression stroke
is
a) positive throughout
b) negative throughout
c) positive during major portion of the stroke
d) negative during major portion of the stroke

10. The maximum fluctuation of energy is the

a) difference between the maximum and minimum energies
b) sum of the maximum and minimum energies
c) variations of energy above and below the mean resisting torque to the
d) ratio of the mean resisting torque to the work done per cycle

11. The ratio of maximum fluctuation of energy to the workdone per cycle is called
a) fluctuation of energy
b) maximum fluctuation of energy
c) coefficient of fluctuation of speed
d) none of the mentioned

12. Which of the following statement is wrong?

a) The difference between the maximum and minimum energies is called maximum
fluctuation of energy.
b) The co-efficient of fluctuation of speed is the ratio of maximum fluctuation of speed
to the mean speed.
c) The variations of energy above and below the mean resisting torque line is known
as fluctuation of energy.
d) None of the mentioned

13. The following is not a Friction clutch

a) Fluid clutch
b) Centrifugal clutch
c) Cone clutch
d) Disc clutch

14. The following is known as positive clutch

a) Single plate clutch b)
Cone clutch
c) Dog clutch
d) Centrifugal clutch

15. Gyroscopic effect is not observed in which of the following actions performed by the ships ?
a. Rolling
b. Pitching
c. Steering
d. All of the above