MECH 3: Lecture 31 Sample Problems

PROBLEM 3.70

The hollow steel shaft shown (G = 77.2 GPa, τ all = 50 MPa)

rotates at 240 rpm. Determine (a) the maximum power that can
be transmitted, (b) the corresponding angle of twist of the shaft.

SOLUTION 3.70

1
c2 = d 2 = 30 mm
2
1
c1 = d1 = 12.5 mm
2
π π
J =
2
(c 4
2 )
− c14 =
2
[(30)4 − (12.5)4 ]

= 1.234 × 10 mm = 1.234 × 10−6 m 4

6 4

τ m = 50 × 106 Pa
Tc τ J (50 × 106 )(1.234 × 10−6 )
τm = T = m = = 2056.7 N ⋅ m
J c 30 × 10−3

Angular speed. f = 240 rpm = 4 rev/sec = 4 Hz

(a) Power being transmitted. P = 2π f T = 2π (4)(2056.7) = 51.7 × 103 W

P = 51.7 kW t
TL (2056.7)(5)
(b) Angle of twist. ϕ= = = 0.1078 rad
GJ (77.2 × 109 )(1.234 × 10−6 )
ϕ = 6.17° t

Beer/Johnston, Vector Mechanics for Engineers, 10e

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