POWER SCREW

1. Find the horsepower lost when a collar is loaded with 1,000 lb rotates at 25 rpm and has a coefficient of
friction of 0.15. The outside diameter of the collar is 4 inches and the inside diameter is 2 inches.
a. 0.045 b. 0.89 c. 0.093 d. 0.56

2. What is the frictional hp acting on a collar loaded with 100 kg weight? The collar has an outside diameter
of 100 mm and an internal diameter of 40 mm. The collar rotates at 1,000 rpm and the coefficient of
friction between the collar and the pivot surface is 0.15.
a. 0.8 b. 0.3 c. 0.5 d. 1.2

3. An ACME single-threaded power screw is lifting a load of 70 kN and has a pitch of 6mm. The combined
efficiency of the screw and collar is 15%. Find the power input in kW if the screw turns at 60 rpm.
a. 2.8 b. 4.6 c. 6.7 d. 8.5

4. A power screw with collar has an efficiency of 15% lifts a load of 70 kN. The lead is 18 mm. Find the
operating force when it is applied at a radius of 915 mm.
a. 8.08 kN b. 6.54 kN c. 2.82 kN d. 1.46 kN

5. A square thread power screw has an efficiency of 12.5 %. The coefficient of thread friction is 0.13. When
lifting a load, determine the lead angle required.
a. 5.1⁰ b. 3.1⁰ c. 1.1⁰ d. 7.1⁰

6. A single-threaded square power screw has a mean diameter of 33 mm and of the collar is 90 mm. The
lead is 6 mm. The coefficient of friction on threads is 0.13 and for the collar is 0.1. Determine the
combined efficiency of screw and collar.
a. 12.5% b. 14.5% c. 10.5% d. 16.5%

7. The power input required to raise a load of 70 kN is 3.36 kW. The linear speed of the screw is 0.006 m/s.
Find overall efficiency of the screw.
a. 12.5% b. 14.5% c. 10.5% d. 16.5%

8. A ¾’’ diameter square thread power screw has six threads per inch. It is to be used to raise a load of 4,000
lbf. For a coefficient of friction of 0.15, calculate the torque required to rotate the screw in ft- lbf.
a. 25.8 b. 26.8 c. 28.8 d. 27.8

Situational Problem (9-10)

A single-threaded square power screw is to raise a load of 70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and
a pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10, respectively. If the collar
mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60 rpm.

9. Find the combined efficiency of screw and collar.

a. 12.526% b. 10.042% c. 14.348% d. 16.648%

10. Find the power input to the screw in kW.

a. 5.604 b. 3.353 c. 7.258 d. 9.404