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Lecturer: 17/12/2021 Approved by: …./12/2021
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Dr. Pham Minh Tuan Head of Division – Assoc. Prof. Bui Trong Hieu
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Semester / A.Y. 1 2021-2022

FINAL EXAM
Date 21/12/2021
Course title Machine Elements
UNI. OF TECHNOLOGY – VNUHCM Course ID ME2007
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Duration 60 minutes Q. sheet code
DIVISION OF MACHINE DESIGN
Notes: Open-book exam

Question 1) (L.O.4.1):
The transmission system of a blender is given in Figure 1. An electrical motor with power of 8 kW and
rotation speed of 1450 rpm is used to run the system. Velocity ratios of the flat-belt drive and the helical-
gear drive are 2 and 2,5 respectively. Assuming there is no power lost in the transmission system.

Motor ×
Flat-belt drive

Helical-gear drive

Shaft I
× ×

× Blender
Shaft II

Coupling
Figure 1
Calculate the torques (Nmm) and rotation speed (rpm) of shafts I and II. (1,5 mark)

Question 2) (L.O.1.3):
Some parameters of the flat-belt drive shown in Figure 1 are given as follows:
- Diameter of the drive pulley D1 = 200 mm
- Wrap angle of the belt on the drive pulley α1 = 140°
- Coefficient of friction between the belt and the pulley f = 0,25
Determine:
a) Required initial tension to prevent belt slip. Note that the tension caused by centrifugal force is
ignored. (2,0 marks)
b) Force applies on shafts. Note that the belt drive has no belt tensioner. (0,5 mark)

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Question 3) (L.O.1.7):
Some parameters of the helical-gear drive shown in Figure 1 are given as follows:
- Gear normal module: mn = 3 mm
- Number of teeth of the drive gear: Z1 = 30
- Helical angle: β = 10°
- Pressure angle: αn = 20°
Draw force vectors apply on the helical-gear drive and calculate their magnitudes. (2,0 marks)

Question 4) (L.O.1.9):
A shaft contains a flat-belt pulley and a helical gear is shown in Figure 2. Note that unit of the given
dimensions is millimeter.
Magnitudes of the external forces are given as: Fb = 2000 N; Ft1 = 2500 N; Fr1 = 1000 N; Fa1 = 500 (N).
Pitch diameter of the helical gear is d1 = 100 mm.

200 250 250

Helical
Fb
gear

C
× ×
A B D
Fa1
Flat-belt pulley Ft1 Fr1
Figure 2
Determine:
a) Reaction forces at B and D positions. (1,5 mark)
b) Diagrams of bending moments (Mx, My) and torque (T) of the shaft. Note that moment/torque values
need to be shown on the diagrams. (1,5 mark)
c) Shaft diameter at critical section. Note that the allowable bending stress of the shaft’s material is
[σ] = 70 MPa. (1,0 mark)

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Lecturer 17/12/2021

Dr. Pham Minh Tuan

FINAL EXAM Semester / A.Y. 1 2021-2022

SOLUTIONS Date 21/12/2021

UNI. OF TECHNOLOGY – VNUHCM Course title Machine Elements
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Course ID ME2007
Division of Machine Design
Duration 60 minutes Q. sheet code
Notes: - The exam solutions include 3 pages.

Question Contents Mark

n motor 1450
Rotation speed of shaft I:=
n1 = = 725 ( rpm )
u belt 2
0,75
n1 725
Rotation speed of shaft II: =
n2 = = 290 ( rpm )
u gear 2,5

1 There is no power lost in the system: Pmotor= P= 2 8 ( kW )

1 P=

P1 8
Torque on shaft I: T1 = 9,55 ⋅ 106 ⋅ = 9,55 ⋅ 106 ⋅ = 105379,31 ( Nmm )
n1 725
0,75
P 8
Torque on shaft II: T2 = 9,55 ⋅ 10 ⋅ 2 = 9,55 ⋅ 106 ⋅
6
= 263448,28 ( Nmm )
n2 290
Torque on the drive pulley (on the motor shaft):
P 8
Tmotor = 9,55 ⋅ 106 ⋅ motor = 9,55 ⋅ 106 ⋅ = 52689,66 ( Nmm )
n motor 1450 1,0
2Tmotor 2 ⋅ 52689,66
=
Tangential force: Ft = = 526,9 ( N )
2a D1 200
Wrap angle: α= ° 2,44 ( rad )
1 140=

=
( ) (
Ft efα1 + 1 526,9 e0,25⋅2,44 + 1
F0 = = 890,39 ( N )
) 1,0
( ) ( )
Initial belt tension:
2 efα1 − 1 2 e0,25⋅2,44 − 1

α1
2b Force applies on shaft: Fb = 3F0 sin = 3 ⋅ 890,39 ⋅ sin 70° = 2510,08 ( N ) 0,5
2
3 Force vectors apply on the helical-gear drive: 1,0
 Fb

Shaft I
× ×
Fa1

Ft1 Fr1
Fr2
Fa2
Ft2
×
Shaft II

m n Z1 3 ⋅ 30
=
Pitch diameter of the drive gear: d1 = = 91,39 ( mm ) 0,25
cos β cos10°
2T1 2 ⋅ 105379,31
Tangential force: F=
t1 F=
t2 = = 2306,15 ( N ) 0,25
d1 91,39
Ft1 tan αn 2306,15 ⋅ tan 20°
Radial force: F=
r1 F=
r2 = = 852,32 ( N ) 0,25
cos β cos10°
Axial force: F= = Ft1 tan=
a1 Fa2 ° 406,64 ( N )
β 2306,15 ⋅ tan10= 0,25
Free body diagram of the shaft:
Fb Fr1
M1 Ft1
B C D O
A Z
RBx RDx X Y 0,5
RBy RDy
d1 100
where: M1 = Fa1 ⋅ = 500 ⋅ = 25000 ( Nmm )
2 2
d 100
Torque on the shaft: T1 = Ft1 ⋅ 1 = 2500 ⋅ = 125000 ( Nmm )
4a 2 2
 R + R Dx = Ft1
Equilibrium equation on XOZ plane:  Bx
250Ft1 − 500R Dx =
0 0,5
⇒ R Bx = R Dx = 1250 ( N )

 R By − R Dy =Fb + Fr1
Equilibrium equation on YOZ plane: 
 −700Fb + 500R By − 250Fr1 − M1 =
0
0,5
 R By = 3350 ( N )
⇒
 R Dy = 350 ( N )
4b Diagrams of bending moments and torque on the shaft: 1,5
 Fb Fr1
M1 Ft1
B C D O
A Z
RBx RDx X Y
RBy RDy

A B C D
62500
MX

87500
400000
312500

MY
A B C D

125000
T
A B C D
Equivalent moment at the critical point B:
MB = M 2Bx + M 2By + 0,75TB2 0,5
= 4000002 + 02 + 0,75 ⋅ 125000
= 2
414389,61( Nmm )
4c
MB 414389,61
Shaft diameter at B: d B ≥ 3 = 3 = 38,97 ( mm )
0,1[ σ] 0,1 ⋅ 70 0,5
Select dB = 40 mm

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