V R SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE-KANURU-VIJAYAWADA

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SUBJECT: Machine dynamics (14ME3503 ) QUESTION BANK

YEAR/SEM: III/V
UNIT-III (CO3)

PART-A (1 marks) CO3

1. State the principle of virtual work.
2. Define inertia force and inertia torque.
3. Why flywheels are needed in forging and pressing operations
4. Draw the turning moment diagram of a single cylinder double acting steam engine.
5. What is free body diagram?
6. Differentiate between static force and inertia force.
7. Differentiate between static and dynamic equilibrium.
8. Define applied and constraint forces.
9. Differentiate between static force analysis and dynamic force analysis.
10. What is the function of flywheel?
11. What is the purpose of flywheel? How does it differ from that of a governor?
12. State D’Alembert’s principle.
13. Define piston effort and crank effort.
14. Define crank effort and crank-pin effort.
15. What are the requirements of an equivalent dynamical system?
16. Explain the term maximum fluctuation of energy in fly wheel.
17. Define coefficient of fluctuation of energy.
18. Define coefficient of fluctuation of speed.
19. Explain surge and windup.
20. Define unbalance and spring surge.

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4. The equation of the turning moment curve of a three crank engine is (5000 + 1500 sin 3θ) N-m,
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where θ is the crank angle in radians. The moment of inertia of the flywheel is 1000 kg-m and the
mean speed is 300 r.p.m. Calculate : 1. power of the engine, and 2. the maximum fluctuation of
the speed of the flywheel in percentage when (i) the resisting torque is constant, and (ii) the
resisting torque is (5000 + 600sinθ) N-m.
5. A shaft fitted with a flywheel rotates at 250 r.p.m. and drives a machine. The torque of machine
varies in a cyclic manner over a period of 3 revolutions. The torque rises from 750 N-m to 3000 N-
m uniformly during 1/2 revolution and remains constant for the following revolution. It then falls
uniformly to 750 N-m during the next 1/2 revolution and remains constant for one revolution, the
cycle being repeated thereafter. Determine the power required to drive the machine and percentage
fluctuation in speed, if the driving torque applied to the shaft is constant and the mass of the
flywheel is 500 kg with radius of gyration of 600 mm.
6. A horizontal steam engine running at 120 r.p.m. has a bore of 250 mm and a stroke of 400 mm. The
connecting rod is 0.6 m and mass of the reciprocating parts is 60 kg. When the crank has turned
through an angle of 45° from the inner dead centre, the steam pressure on the cover end side is 550
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kN/m and that on the crank end side is 70 kN/m . Considering the diameter of the piston rod equal
to 50 mm, determine: 1. Turning moment on the crank shaft, 2. Thrust on the bearings, and 3.
Acceleration of the flywheel, if the power of the engine is 20 kW, mass of the flywheel 60 kg and
radius of gyration 0.6 m.
7. A single cylinder, single acting, four stroke gas engine develops 25 kW at 320 rpm. The work done
by the gases during the expansion stroke is three times the work done on the gases during the
compression stroke, the work done during the suction and exhaust strokes being negligible. If the
total fluctuation of speed is not to exceed ± 2% of the mean speed and the turning moment diagram
during compression and expansion is assumed to be triangular in shape, find the weight of the
flywheel if its radius of gyration is 0.5m.
8. The lengths of crank and connecting rod of horizontal steam engine are 300 mm and 1.2 m
respectively. When the crank has moved 30° from the inner dead center, the acceleration of piston
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is 35 m/s . The average frictional resistance to the motion of piston is equivalent to a force of 550
2
N and net effective steam pressure on piston is 500 kN/m . The diameter of piston is 0.3 m and
mass of reciprocating parts is 160 kg. Determine (i) Reaction on the cross-head guides; (ii) Thrust
on the crankshaft bearings; and (iii) Torque on the crank shaft.
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9. The torque delivered by a two stroke engine is represented by T= (1000+300sin2θ-500cos2θ) N-m

where θ is the angle turned by the crank from the IDC. The engine speed is 250rpm.The mass of
the flywheel is 400kg and radius of gyration 400mm. Determine,
(i) The power developed
(ii) The total percentage fluctuation of speed
(iii) The angular acceleration of flywheel when the crank has rotated through an angle of 60°
from the IDC.
(iv) The maximum angular acceleration and retardation of the flywheel.
10. The variation of crankshaft torque of a four cylinder petrol engine may be approximately
represented by taking the torque as zero for crank angles 0° and 180° and as 260 Nm for crank
angles 20° and 45°, the intermediate portions of the torque graph being straight lines. The cycle is
being repeated in every half revolution. The average speed is 600 rpm. Supposing that the engine
drives a machine requiring constant torque, determine the mass of the flywheel of radius of
gyration 250 mm, which must be provided so that the total variation of speed shall be one
percent.
11. A single cylinder vertical engine has a bore of 300 mm and a stroke of 400 mm. The connecting
rod is 1 m long and the mass of the reciprocating parts is 140 kg. On the expansion stroke, with the
crank at 30° from the top dead center, the gas pressure is 0.7 MPa. If the engine runs at 250 rpm,
determine
(i) Net force acting on the piston
(ii) Resultant load on the gudgeon pin
(iii) Thrust on the cylinder walls, and
(iv) The speed above which, other things remaining the same, the gudgeon pin load would be
reversed in direction.
12. In a reciprocating engine mechanism, if the crank and connecting rod are 300 mm and 1 m long
respectively and the crank rotates at a constant speed of 200 rpm. Determine analytically,
(i) The crank angle at which the maximum velocity occurs
(ii) Maximum velocity of the piston
(iii)Derive the relevant equations.
13. A vertical double acting steam engine has a cylinder 300 mm diameter and 450 mm stroke and
runs at 200 rpm. The reciprocating parts have a mass of 225 kg and the piston rod is 50 mm
diameter. The connecting rod is 1.2 m long. When the crank has turned through 125° from the top
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dead center the steam pressure above the piston is 30 kN/m and below the piston is 1.5 kN/m .
Calculate
(i) Crank-pin effort
(ii) The effective turning moment on the crank shaft.
14. (i) Define coefficient of fluctuation of speed and coefficient of fluctuation of energy.(4)
(ii)The radius of gyration of a fly wheel is 1meter and fluctuation of speed is not to
exceed 1% of the mean speed of the flywheel. If the mass of the flywheel is 3340 kg and the steam
develops 150 KW at 135 rpm, then find,
1. Maximum fluctuation of energy
2. Coefficient of fluctuation of energy (12)
15. The length and connecting rod of a horizontal reciprocating engine are 200 mm and 1meter
respectively. The crank is rotating at 400 rpm.When the crank has turned 30° from the inner dead
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center, the difference of pressure between cover end and piston rod is 0.4 N/mm . If the mass of
the reciprocating parts is 100 Kg and a cylinder bore is 0.4 meters, Calculate (i) Inertia force (ii)
Force on piston (iii) Piston effort (iv) Thrust on the side of the cylinder walls (v) Thrust in the
connecting rod (vi) Crank effort.
16. (i) Deduce the expression for the inertia force in the reciprocating force neglecting the weight of
the connecting rod. (8)
(ii) A vertical petrol engine with cylinder of 150 mm diameter and 200 mm strokes has a
connecting rod of 350 mm long. The mass is 1.6 kg and the engine speed is 1800 rpm. On the
expansion stroke with crank angle 30° from TDC, the gas pressure is 750 KPa. Determine the net
thrust on the piston. (8)
17. The turning moment diagram for a petrol engine is drawn to a scale of 1mm to 6 N-m and the
horizontal scale of 1mm to 1°.The turning moment repeat itself after every half revolution of the
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engine. The area above and below the mean torque line are 305, 710, 50, 350, 980and 275mm .
The mass of rotating parts is 40kg at a radius of gyration of 140 mm. calculate the coefficient of
fluctuation of speed if the mean speed is 1500 rpm. (16)
 UNIT-I (BALANCING)

PART-A (1 MARKS)CO1

1. What is meant by balancing of rotating masses?

2. Why rotating masses are to be dynamically balanced?
3. Define static and dynamic balancing.
4. State the conditions for static and dynamic balancing.
5. Differentiate static and dynamic balancing.
6. State the conditions for complete balance of several masses revolving in different planes of a shaft.
7. Why complete balancing is not possible in reciprocating engine?
8. Can a single cylinder engine be fully balanced? Why?Differentiate between the unbalanced force
caused due to rotating and reciprocating masses.
9. Why are the cranks of a locomotive, with two cylinders, placed at 90° to each other?
10. List the effects of partial balancing of locomotives.
11. Define swaying couple.
12. Define hammer blow with respect to locomotives.
13. What are the effects of hammer blow and swaying couple?
14. Define direct and reverse cranks.
15. What for the balancing machines are used?
16. What are different types of balancing machines?
17. Explain the term primary balancing and secondary balancing.
18. What are the conditions required for complete balancing of reciprocating parts?
19. When is a system said to be completely balanced?
20. What is tractive force?
 PART-B (BALANCING) (15 marks)

1. The following data refer to a two cylinder locomotive with cranks at 90

(i) Mass of reciprocating parts/cylinder =300 kg
(ii) Crank radius =300 mm
(iii) Diameter of the driving wheel=1800 mm
(iv) Distance between cylinder axis =600 mm
(v) Distance between the driving wheel =1600 mm. Determine: (1) The fraction of the
reciprocating masses to be balanced if the hammer blow is not to exceed 45 kN at 95 kmph.
(2) Variation in tractive effort. (3) maximum swaying couple
2. A shaft carries four masses A, B, C and D of magnitude 200 kg, 300 kg, 400 kg and 200 kg
respectively and revolving at radii 80 mm, 70 mm, 60 mm and 80 mm in planes measured from A
at 300 mm, 400 mm and 700 mm. The angles between the cranks measured anticlockwise are A to
B 45°, B to C 70° and C to D 120°. The balancing masses are to be placed in planes X and Y. The
distance between the planes A and X is 100 mm, between X and Y is 400 mm and between Y and
D is 200 mm. If the balancing masses revolve at a radius of 100 mm, find their magnitudes and
angular positions.
3. A shaft carries four masses in parallel planes A, B, C and D in this order along its length. The
masses at B and C are 18 kg and 12.5 kg respectively, and each has an eccentricity of 60 mm. The
masses at A and D have an eccentricity of 80 mm. The angle between the masses at B and C is
100° and that between the masses at B and A is 190°, both being measured in the same direction.
The axial distance between the planes A and B is 100 mm and that between B and C is 200 mm. If
the shaft is in complete dynamic balance, determine :
1. The magnitude of the masses at A and D ; 2. the distance between planes A and D ; and 3. the
angular position of the mass at D.
4. A five cylinder in-line engine running at 750 r.p.m. has successive cranks 144° apart, the distance
between the cylinder centre lines being 375 mm. The piston stroke is 225 mm and the ratio of the
connecting rod to the crank is 4. Examine the engine for balance of primary and secondary forces
and couples. Find the maximum values of these and the position of the central crank at which
these maximum values occur. The reciprocating mass for each cylinder is 15 kg.

5. A, B, C and D are four masses carried by a rotating shaft at radii 100 mm, 125 mm, 200

mm and 150 mm respectively. The planes in which the masses revolve are spaced 600 mm

apart and themasses of B, C and D are 10kg, 5kg and 4kg respectively. Find the required mass

‘A’ and relative angular setting of the four masses so that the shaft be in complete balance.
6. A four crank engine has the two outer cranks set at 120° to each other, and their reciprocating
masses are each 400 kg. The distance between the planes of rotation of adjacent cranks are 450
mm, 750 mm and 600 mm. If the engine is to be in complete primary balance, find the
reciprocating mass and the relative angular position for each of the inner cranks.
If the length of each crank is 300 mm, the length of each connecting rod is 1.2 m and the speed of
rotation is 240 r.p.m., what is the maximum secondary unbalanced force?
7. The following data apply to an outside cylinder uncoupled locomotive :
Mass of rotating parts per cylinder = 350 kg
Mass of reciprocating parts per cylinder = 300 kg
Angle between cranks = 90°
Crank radius = 0.3 m
Cylinder centres = 1.8 m
Radius of balance masses = 0.8 m
Wheel centres = 1.5 m.
If whole of the rotating and 2/3rd of reciprocating parts are to be balanced in planes of the driving
wheels, find:
1. Magnitude and angular positions of balance masses, 2. Speed in km/hr at which the wheel will
lift off the rails when the load on each driving wheel is 30 kN and the diameter of tread of driving
wheels is 1.8 m, and3. Swaying couple at speed arrived at in (2) above plane.
8. The axes of the three cylinders air compressor are at 120° to one another, and their connecting rods
are coupled to a single crank. The stroke is 160 mm and the length of each connecting rod is 240
mm. The mass of the reciprocating parts per cylinder is 2.4 kg. Find the maximum primary and
secondary forces acting on the frame of the compressor when running at 2000 rpm.
9. A shaft carries four rotating masses A, B, C and D in this order along its axis. The mass of B, C and
D are 30 kg, 50 kg and 40 kg respectively. The planes containing B and C are 30 cm apart. The
angular spacing of the planes containing C and D are 90° and 210° respectively relative to B
measured in the same sense. If the shaft and masses are to be in complete dynamic balance, find
(i) the mass and the angular position of mass A; and (ii) the position of planes A and D.
10. A Shaft carries four rotating masses A, B, C and D which are completely balanced. The masses
B, C and D are 50kg, 80kg and 70kg respectively. The masses C and D make angles of 90° and
 195° respectively with mass B in the same sense. The masses A,B,C and D are concentrated at
radius 75mm,100mm,50mm and 90mmrespectively.The plane of rotation of masses B and C are
250mm apart.
Determine (i) the magnitude of mass A and its angular position
(ii) the position of planes A and D.
11. (i) Four masses m1, m2, m3 and m4 attached to a rotating shaft on the same plane are 200 kg,
300 kg, 240 kg and 260 kg respectively. The corresponding radii of rotation are 0.2 m, 0.15 m,
0.25 m and 0.3 m respectively and the angles between successive masses are 45°, 75° and 135°.
Find the position and magnitude of the balance mass required, if the radius of rotation is 0.2 m.
(ii) Explain with neat sketches, balancing of single revolving mass, by masses in two different
planes in a rotating system.
12. A shaft carries four rotating masses A, B, C and D which are completely balanced. The masses B,
C and D are 50 kg, 80 kg and 70 kg respectively. The masses C and D make angles of 90° and
195° respectively with mass B in the same sense. The masses A, B, C and D are concentrated at
radius 75 mm, 100 mm, 50 mm and 90 mm respectively. The plane of rotation of masses B and C
are 250 mm apart. Determine (i) the magnitude of mass A and its angular position
(ii) the position of planes A and D.
13. A shaft is rotating at a uniform angular speed. Four masses M1, M2, M3 and M4 of magnitudes
300 kg, 450 kg, 360 kg, 390 kg respectively are attached rigidly to the shaft. The masses are
rotating in the same plane. The corresponding radii of rotation are 200 mm, 150 mm, 250 mm and
300 mm respectively. The angles made by these masses with horizontal are 0°, 45°, 120° and 255°
respectively. Find, (i) the magnitude of balancing mass
(ii) the position of balancing mass if its radius of rotation is 200mm.
14. A four cylinder vertical engine has cranks 225mm long. The plane of rotation of the first, second
and fourth cranks are 600 mm,300 mm and 300mm respectively from that of the third crank and
their reciprocating masses are 100 kg, 120 kg and 100kg respectively. Find the mass of the
reciprocating parts for the third cylinder and relative angular position of the cranks in order that
the engine may be in complete primary balance.
 UNIT-IV (FREE VIBRATION)

PART-A (1 marks)CO4

1. Write the vibration characteristics.

2. What is the difference between viscous damping and coulomb damping? ,
3. What are the causes and effect of vibration?
4. Define frequency, cycle, period and free vibration.
5. What are the different types of vibrations?
6. State different method of finding natural frequency of a system.
7. What is meant by degrees of freedom in a vibrating system?
8. What is the natural frequency of simple spring mass system?
9. Determine the natural frequency of mass of 10 kg suspended at the bottom of two springs of
stiffness: 5N/mm and 8N/mm in series.
10. What is the effect of inertia on the shaft in longitudinal and transverse vibrations?
11. What are the different types of damping?
12. Draw the schematic diagram of a free damped vibration system and write the governing
differential equation of the system.
13. Sketch the Time Vs Displacement for under-damped and over-damped systems.
14. What is the limit beyond which damping is detrimental and why?
15. What is meant by critical damping?
16. What type of motion is exhibited by a vibrating system when it is critically damped?
17. Define critical or whirling speed.
18. What are the factors that affect the critical speed of a shaft?
19. What are the causes of critical speed?

PART-B (FREE VIBRATION)

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1. The disc of a torsional pendulum has a moment of inertia of 0.068 kg-m and is immersed in a
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viscous fluid. The brass shaft (G = 40 GN/ m ) attached to it of 10mm diameter and 380mm
length, When the pendulum is vibrating the amplitudes on the same side of the rest position for
successive cycles are 5 , 3 and 1.8 . Determine (i) the logarithmic decrement, (ii) the damping
 torque at unit velocity (iii) the periodic time of vibration. What would be the frequency of

vibrations if the disc were removed from the viscous fluid?

2. A flywheel having a mass of 35 kg was allowed to swing as pendulum about a knife-edge at the
inner side of the rim, as shown in Fig. If the measured time period of oscillation was 1.25 second,
determine the moment of inertia of the flywheel about its geometric axis.

3. A vertical steel shaft 15 mm diameter is held in long bearings 1 m 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
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is 0.30mm. The modulus of elasticity for the shaft material is 200 GN/m and the permissible
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stress is 70 MN/m . Determine: 1. The critical speed of the shaft and (ii).The range of speed over
which it is unsafe to run the shaft. Neglect the mass of the shaft.
4. A vertical shaft of 5 mm diameter is 200 mm long and is supported in long bearings at its ends. A
disc of mass 50 kg is attached to the centre of the shaft. Neglecting any increase in stiffness due to
the attachment of the disc to the shaft, find the critical speed of rotation and the maximum bending
stress when the shaft is rotating at 75% of the critical speed. The centre of the disc is 0.25 mm
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from the geometric axis of the shaft. E = 200 GN/m .
5. A steel shaft ABCD 1.5m long has flywheel at its ends A and D. The mass of the flywheel A is 600
kg and has a radius of gyration of 0.6 m. the mass of the flywheel D is 800 kg and has a radius of
gyration of 0.9m. the connecting shaft has a diameter of 50 mm for the portion AB which is 0.4 m
long; and has a diameter of 60 mm for the portion BC which is 0.5 m long; and has a diameter of d
mm for the portion BC which is 0.6 m long.
Determine :(i) The diameter ‘d’ of the portion CD so that the node of the torsional vibration of the
system will be at the centre of the length BC; and (ii) the natural frequency of the torsional
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vibrations. The modulus of rigidity of the shaft material is 80GN/m .
6. Determine: (i) the critical damping co-efficient, (ii) the damping factor, (iii) the natural frequency
of damped vibrations, (iv) the logarithmic decrement and (v) the ratio of two consecutive
 amplitudes of a vibrating system which consists of a mass of 25 kg, a spring of stiffness 15

kN/m and a damper. The damping provided is only 15% of the critical value.

7. A shaft of length 1.25 m is 75 mm in diameter for the first 275 mm of length, 125 mm in diameter
for the next 500 mm length, 87.5 mm 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 rotors at two ends. The
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mass moment of inertia of the first rotor is 75kgm whereas of the second rotor is 50 kg-m . Find
the frequency of natural torsional vibrations of the system. The modulus of the rigidity of the shaft
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material may be taken as 80 GN/m .
8. Derive an expression for the natural frequency of the free longitudinal vibration by (i)Equilibrium
method (ii) Energy method (iii)Rayleigh’s method
9. A stepped shaft of 0.05 m in diameter for the first 0.6 m length, 0.08 m diameter for the next 1.8 m
and 0.03 m diameter for the remaining 0.25 m length. While the 0.05m diameter end is fixed, the
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0.03 m diameter end of the shaft carries a rotor of mass moment of inertia 14.7 kg-m . If the
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modulus of elasticity of the shaft material is 0.83 x 10 N/m , find the natural frequency of
torsional oscillations, neglecting the inertia effect of the shaft.
10. Between a solid mass of 10 kg and the floor are kept two slabs of isolators, natural rubber and felt,
in series. The natural rubber slab has a stiffness of 3000 N/m and an equivalent viscous damping
coefficient of 100 N.sec/m. The felt slab has a stiffness of 12000 N/m and equivalent viscous
damping coefficient of 330 N.sec/m. Determine the un-damped and the damped natural
frequencies of the system in vertical direction, neglecting the mass of isolators
11. (i) A cantilever shaft 50 mm diameter and 300 mm long has a disc of mass 100 kg at its free end.
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The young’s modulus for the shaft material is 200 GN/m . Determine the frequency of longitudinal
and transverse vibrations of the shaft.
(ii) Explain with sketches different cases of damped vibrations.
12. A steel shaft 1.5 m long is 95 mm in diameter for the first 0.6 m of its length, 60 mm in diameter
for the next 0.5 m of the length and 50 mm in diameter for the remaining 0.4 m of its length. The
shaft carries two flywheels at two ends, the first having a mass of 900 kg and 0.85 m radius of
gyration located at the 95 mm diameter end and the second having mass of 700 kg and 0.55 m
radius of gyration located at the other end. Determine the location of the node and the natural
frequency of free torsional vibration of the system. The modulus of rigidity of the shaft material
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may be taken as 80 GN/m .
13. A vibrating system consists of a mass of 8 kg, spring of stiffness 5.6 N/mm and dashpot of
damping coefficient of 40 N/m/s. Find, (i) Critical damping coefficient (ii) the damping factor (iii)
the natural frequency of damped vibration (iv) the logarithmic decrement (v) the ratio of two
consecutive amplitude (vi) the number of cycle after which the original amplitude is reduced to 20
percent.
14. The barrel of a large gun recoils against a spring on firing. At the end of the firing, a dashpot is
engaged that allows the barrel to return to its original position in minimum time without
oscillation. Gun barrel mass is 400 kg and initial velocity of recoils 1m. Determine spring
stuffiness and critical damping coefficient of dashpot.
15. In a single degree of damped vibration system a suspended mass of 8 kg makes 30 oscillations
in 18 seconds. The amplitude decreases to 0.25 of the initial value after 5 oscillations.
Determine (i) the spring stiffness (ii) logarithmic decrement (iii) damping factor (iv)
Damping coefficient.
16. A steel shaft 100 mm in diameter is loaded and support in shaft bearing 0.4 m apart. The shaft
carries three loads: first mass 12 kg at the centre, second mass 10 kg at a distance 0.12 m from the
left bearing and third mass of 7 kg at a distance 0.09 m from the right bearing. Find the value of
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the critical speed by using Dunkerley’s method. E=2X10 N/m
 UNIT-II(GOVERNOR AND GYROSCOPE)

PART-A (1 Marks)CO2

1. What is the function of governor?

2. How governors are classified?
3. Differentiate between governors and fly wheel.
4. What is meant by applied torque and reaction torque?
5. What is meant by sensitiveness of a governor?
6. What is the effect of friction on the governor?
7. What is meant by hunting?
8. What is meant by isochronous conditions governor?
9. Differentiate between isochronous governor and sensitiveness of a governor.
10. Define the meaning of stability of a governor.
11. What is gyroscopic torque?
12. What is the effect of gyroscopic couple on rolling of ship? Why?
13. Define gyroscope.
14. What is meant by reactive gyroscopic couple?
15. Define gyroscopic couple.
16. Write expression for gyroscopic couple.
17. What is the effect of gyroscopic couple on an automobile taking a turn?
18. Distinguish between pitching and rolling motion of ships.
19. What will be the effect of gyroscopic couple on a disc fixed at a certain angle to a rotating shaft?
20. List some of the terms related to motion of ships using gyroscopic principle.
 PART-B (GOVERNOR AND GYROSCOPE)
1. A spring loaded governor of the Hartnell type has equal arms. The balls rotate in a circle of 15 cm
dia when the sleeve is in the mid position and the ball arms are vertical. The equilibrium speed for
this position is 500 rpm. The maximum sleeve movement is to be 3 cm and the maximum variation
of speed taking in account the friction to be of the mid position speed. The mass of the sleeve is 5
kg and the friction force may be consideration to arise out of an equivalent to 3 kg at the sleeve.
The power of the governor must be sufficient to overcome the friction by ±1% change of speed
either way at mid-position. Determine 1. The rotating mass: 2. the spring stiffness 3. the initial
compression of spring. Neglect obliquity effect of arms.
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2. The driving axle of a locomotive with two wheels has a mass moment of inertia of 350 kg m . The
wheels are 1.8 min. diameter. The distance between the planes of the wheels is 1.5m. When
travelling at 100 km/hr the locomotive passes over a defective rail which causes the right hand
wheel to fall 10 mm and rise again in a total time of 0.1 sec, the vertical movement of the wheel
being with SHM. Find the maximum gyroscopic torque caused. Determine the direction in which it
acts when the wheel is failing. Let the linear motion of the right hand wheel be α cos qt. where
α=0.005m and q=2π/0.1 rad/sec.
3. In an engine governor of the Porter type, the upper and lower arms are 200mm and 250 mm
respectively and pivoted on the axis of rotation. The mass of the central load is 15 kg, the mass of
each ball is 2 kg and friction of the sleeve together with the resistance of the operating gear is
equal to a load of 25 N at the sleeve. If the limiting inclinations of the upper arms to the vertical
are 30° and 40°, Find, taking friction into account, range of speed of the governor.
4. Explain the effect of the gyroscopic couple on the reaction of the four wheels of a vehicle
neglecting a curve.

5. (a)The radius of rotation of the balls of a Hartnell governor is 80 mm at the minimum speed of
300 r.p.m. Neglecting gravity effect, determine the speed after the sleeve has lifted by 60 mm.
Also determine the initial compression of the spring, the governor effort and the power. The
particulars of the governor are given below: Length of ball arm = 150mm; length of sleeve arm
= 100mm; mass of each ball = 4 kg; and stiffness of the spring = 25 N/mm.

(b) The turbine rotor of a ship has a mass of 3500 kg. It has a radius of gyration of 0.45 m and a
speed of 3000 r.p.m. clockwise when looking from stern. Determine the gyroscopic couple and its
effect upon the ship: 1. when the ship is steering to the left on a curve of 100 m radius at a speed
of 36 km/h. 2. When the ship is pitching in a simple harmonic motion, the bow falling with its
maximum
 velocity. The period of pitching is 40 seconds and the total angular displacement between the
two extreme positions of pitching is 12 degrees.
6. A porter governor has equal arms each 250mm long and pivoted on the axis of rotation. Each ball
has a mass of 5kg and mass of the central load on the sleeve is 25kg.The radius of rotation of the
ball is 150mm when governor begins to lift and 200mm when the governor is at maximum speed.
Find the maximum and minimum speed and range of speed of the governor. (16)
7. Calculate the rage of speed of a porter governor which has equal arms of each 200mm long
and pivoted on the axis of rotation .The mass of each ball is 4kg and the central load of the
sleeve is 20kg.The radius of rotation of the ball is 100mm when the governor being to lift and
130mm when the governor is at maximum speed.
8. A porter governor has equal arms each 250mm long. The upper arms are attached on the axis
of rotation and the lower are attached to sleeve at a distance of 30mm from the axis.. Each ball
has a mass of 5kg and mass of the central load on the sleeve is 50kg.The radius of rotation of
the ball is 150mm when governor begins to lift and 200mm when the governor is at maximum
speed. Find the maximum and minimum speed and range of speed of the governor.
9. A porter governor has equal arms each 250mm long. The upper arms are attached to sleeve
at a distance of 40mm and the lower are attached to sleeve at a distance of 50mm from the axis..
Eac h ball has a mass of 2.5kg and mass of the central load on the sleeve is 25kg. The force of
friction o n the sleeve is 20N. The radius of rotation of the ball i s 125mm when governor
begins to lift an d 150m m whe n th e governo r i s a t maximu m speed . Fin d th e maximu m
an d minimu m spee d an d range of speed of the governor.
10. A hartnell governor having a central sleeve spring and two right angled bell crank lever operates
between 290rpm and 310rpm for a sleeve lift of 15mm.The sleeve and ball arms are 80mm
and 120mm respectively. The levers are pivoted at 120mm from the governor axis and mass of
the ball is 2.5kg.The ball arms are parallel at lowest equilibrium speed. Determine (i) load on the
spring at maximum and minimum speeds and (ii) Stiffness of the spring.
11. The controlling force in a spring controlled governor is 1500N when radius of rotation is 200mm
and 887.5N when radius of rotation is 130mm.The mass of each ball is 8kg.If the controlling force
curve is a straight line, then find (i) Controlling force at 150mm radius of rotation (ii) Speed of the
governor at 150mm radius.(iii)Increase in initial tension so that governor is isochronous. (iv)
Isochronous speed.
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12. In a spring controlled governor, the controlling force curve is a straight line. When the balls are
400mm apart, the controlling force is 1200N and when 200mm apart, the controlling force is
450N.Determine the speed at which the governor runs when the balls are 250mm apart. When
initial tension on the spring would be required for isochronisms and what would be the speed. Take
mass of each ball to be 10kg.
13. Calculate the range of speed of a proell governor, which has equal arms each of 300mm and are
provided on the axis of rotation. The mass of each ball is 10kg and the central mass on the sleeve is
100kg.The extension arms of the lower links are each 80mm long and parallel to the axis when the
radius of rotation of the balls are 150mm and 200mm.

14. The rotor of a turbine yatch rotates at 1200rpm clockwise when viewed from stern. The rotor has a
mass of 750 kg and radius of gyration of 250mm.Find the maximum gyroscopic couple transmitted
to the hull when yacht pitches with a maximum angular velocity of 1 rad/s. What is the effect of
this couple?

15. (i) Explain the effect of Gyroscopic couple on a Naval ship during pitching.
(ii) Explain the effect of gyroscopic couple on a Aero plane.

16. Each paddle wheel of a steamer have a mass of 1600kg and a radius of gyration of 1.2meters.The
steamer turns to port in a circle of 160meters radius at 24Km/hr.The speed of the paddle is
90rpm.Find the magnitude and effect of the gyroscopic couple acting on the steamer.

17. The turbine rotor of a ship has a mass of 20 tones and a radius of gyration 0.75.Its speed is
2000rpm.The ship pitches 6° above and below the horizontal position .One complete oscillation
takes 18 seconds and the motion is simple harmonic. Determine (i) the maximum couple tending to
shear the holding down bolt of the turbine
(ii) The maximum angular acceleration of the ship during pitching
(iii) The direction in which the bow will tend to turn while, if the rotation of the rotor is
clockwise when locking from rear.