VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, CHENNAI 600 066

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION PAPER CHECKLIST
CYCLE TEST 2
Course Code & Name: ME8594 / Dynamics of Machines Year / Sem : III/V
Date: 12-09-2019 Marks : 60
Part A (2 x10 = 20 Marks)

Qn *COs CAP PP Keyword Question

No. BL
1 CO 3 1 P1 What What do you meant by damping and damped vibration?
2 CO 3 1 P1 Define Define damping ratio or damping factor.
3 CO 3 1 P1 Define Define critical or whirling or whipping speed of a shaft.
4 CO 3 1 P2 What What are the factors that affect the critical speed of a shaft?
5 CO 3 1 P1 Define Define torsional equivalent shaft.
6 CO 3 1 P1 Define Define node and anti-node in torsional vibration.
7 CO 3 1 P1 Define Define logarithmic decrement.
8 CO 4 1 P1 Define Define transmissibility ratio or Isolation factor
9 CO 4 1 P2 What What is vibration isolation? Specify the importance of vibration isolation.
10 CO 4 1 P1 What What is meant by dynamic magnifier or magnification factor?
Part B (13x2 = 26Marks)
Qn *COs CAP PP Keyword Question
No. BL
11a CO3 3 P2 Determine A vertical steel shaft 15 mm diameter is held in long bearings 1 metre apart and carries
at its middle a disc of mass 15 kg. The eccentricity of the centre of gravity of the disc
from the centre of the rotor is 0.30 mm. The modulus of elasticity for the shaft
material is 200 GN/m2 and the permissible stress is 70 MN/m2. Determine: 1. The
critical speed of the shaft and 2. The range of speed over which it is unsafe to run the
shaft. Neglect the mass of the shaft.
11b CO3 3 P2 Determine A machine mounted on springs and fitted with a dashpot has a mass of 60 kg. There
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 are three springs, each of stiffness 12 N/mm. The amplitude of vibrations reduces
from 45 to 8 mm in two complete oscillations. Assuming that the damping force
varies as the velocity, determine the damping coefficient, the ratio of frequencies of
damped and undamped vibrations and the periodic time of damped vibrations.
12 a CO4 3 P2 Calculate A single-cylinder vertical petrol engine of total mass of 200 kg is mounted upon a
steel chassis frame. The vertical static deflection of the frame is 2.4 mm due to the
weight of the engine. The mass of the reciprocating parts is 18 kg and the stroke of the
piston is 160 mm with SHM. If dashpot of damping coefficient of 1 N/mm/s is used to
dampen the vibrations, calculate at steady state, the amplitude of forced vibrations at
500 rpm engine speed and the speed of driving shaft at which resonance will occur.

12 b CO4 3 P3 Calculate A machine of mass 75 kg is mounted on springs of stiffness 1200 kN/m and with an
assumed damping factor of 0.2. A piston within the machine of mass 2 kg has a
reciprocating motion with a stroke of 80 mm and a speed of 3000 cycles/min.
Assuming the motion to be simple harmonic, find (i) the amplitude of motion of the
machine, (ii) its phase angle with respect to the exciting force, (iii) the force
transmitted to the foundation, and (iv) the phase angle of transmitted force with
respect to the exciting force.

Part C (1 x14= 14 Marks)

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 * Course Outcomes addressed; **CAP Blooms Level ***Planning Pyramid
Qn *COs CAP PP Keyword Question
No. BL COs 1 2 3 4 5
Total no. of Questions A shaft of- length 1.25 1m is 75 mm10in diameter 5for the first 275
- mm of length, 125 mm in
Total marks allotted diameter for
- the next 14500 mm length,
54 87.5 mm 32 in diameter- for the next 375 mm length
and 175 mm in diameter for the remaining 100 mm of its length. The shaft carries two
13a CO3 3 P3 Calculate rotors at two ends. The mass moment of inertia of the first rotor is 75 kg-m 2 whereas of
the second rotor is 50 kg-m2. Find the frequency of natural torsional vibrations of the
system. The modulus of the rigidity of the shaft material may be taken as 80 GN/m 2

Determine The following data refer to a two cylinder locomotive with cranks at 90 o. Mass of
reciprocating parts / cylinder = 300 kg; Cranks radius = 0.3 m; Diameter of driving
wheel =1.8m; distance between cylinder axis = 0.65 m; Distance between the driving
13b CO2 3 P3
wheel = 1.55 m. Determine the fraction of the reciprocating masses to be balanced if
the hammer blow is not to exceed 46 kN at 96.5kmph., the variation in tractive effort
and the maximum swaying couple.

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