Design a muff coupling to connect two steel shafts transmitting 25 kW

power at 360 rpm. The shafts and key are made of plain carbon steel 30C8 (S yt
= Syc = 400 N/mm2). The sleeve is made of grey cast iron (Sut = 200 N/mm2).
The factor of safety for the shafts and key is 4. For the sleeve, the factor of
safety is 6 based on ultimate strength. Refer Table 1 and Table 2.
(table 1 and 2 will be provided in the exam )

A helical compression spring is wound using 2.5-mm-diameter music wire.

The spring has an outside diameter of 31 mm with plain ground ends, and 14
total coils. (i) Estimate the spring rate. (ii) What force is needed to compress
this spring to closure? (iii) What should the free length be to ensure that when
the spring is compressed solid, the torsional stress does not exceed the yield
strength? (iv) Is there a possibility that the spring might buckle in service?

A cast-iron flywheel has a rim whose OD is 1.5 m and whose ID is 1.4 m.

The flywheel weight is to be such that an energy fluctuation of 6.75 J will
cause the angular speed to vary no more than 240 to 260 rev/min. Estimate the
coefficient of speed fluctuation. If the weight of the spokes is neglected, what
should be the width of the rim?

A 25-mm-diameter shaft is statically torqued to 230 N · m. It is made of cast

aluminum, with a yield strength in tension of 160 MPa and a yield strength in
compression of 170 MPa. It is machined to final diameter. Estimate the factor
of safety of the shaft using i) Maximum shear stress theorem ii) Internal
friction theorem.