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1 A SD CO1 Define Static force analysis.
1 A SA CO1 Differentiate between static force analysis and dynamic force analysis
1 A LD CO1 Explain in detail the concept of static force equilibrium by taking the example of a four bar mechanism.
1 A LA CO1 A slider crank mechanism is acted upon by a force of 2KN and this force acts on the slider in the negative x direction. The
length of the crank is OA=100mm and the connecting rod is AB=450mm. Find the resisting torque required to keeo the
mechanism in static equilibrium.
1 B SD CO1 State D’Alembert’s principle and state what is equivalent offset inertia force
1 B SA CO1 Differentiate between crank effort and piston effort.
1 B LD CO1 In a slider crank mechanism, the length of the crank and connecting rod are 150 mm and 600 mm respectively. The crank
position is 60° from inner dead centre. The crank shaft speed is 450 r.p.m. clockwise. Using Ritterhaus’s construction,
determine 1. Velocity and acceleration of the slider, 2. Velocity and acceleration of point D on the connecting rod which is 150
mm from crank pin C, and 3. angular velocity and angular acceleration of the connecting rod.
1 B LA CO1 The crank and connecting rod of a reciprocating engine are 200 mm and 700 mm respectively. The crank is rotating in
clockwise direction at 120 rad/s. Find with the help of Klein’s construction: 1. Velocity and acceleration of the piston, 2.
Velocity and acceleration of the mid point of the connecting rod, and 3. Angular velocity and angular acceleration of the
connecting rod, at the instant when the crank is at 30° to I.D.C. (inner dead centre).
1 C SD CO2 What is turning moment and turning moment diagram.
1 C SA CO2 Draw the turning moment diagram for a four-stroke engine.
1 C LD CO2 A horizontal cross compound steam engine develops 300 kW at 90 r.p.m. The coefficient of fluctuation of energy as found
from the turning moment diagram is to be 0.1 and the fluctuation of speed is to be kept within ± 0.5% of the mean speed. Find
the weight of the flywheel required, if the radius of gyration is 2 metres.
1 C LA CO2 The mass of flywheel of an engine is 6.5 tonnes and the radius of gyration is 1.8 metres. It is found from the turning moment
diagram that the fluctuation of energy is 56 kN-m. If the mean speed of the engine is 120 r.p.m., find the maximum and
minimum speeds.
2 A SD CO3 Why the balancing of dynamic forces is necessary.
2 A SA CO3 Dynamic balancing implies static balancing. Justify
2 A LD CO3 Four masses m1, m2, m3 and m4 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 its radius of rotation is 0.2 m.
2 A LA CO3 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.
2 B SD CO3 Explain in brief the method to balance primary forces in a reciprocating engine.
2 B SA CO3 Why complete balancing is not possible in reciprocating masses?
2 B LD CO3 A single cylinder reciprocating engine has speed 240 r.p.m., stroke 300 mm, mass of reciprocating parts 50 kg, mass of
revolving parts at 150 mm radius 37 kg. If two-third of the reciprocating parts and all the revolving parts are to be balanced,
find : 1. The balance mass required at a radius of 400 mm, and 2. The residual unbalanced force when the crank has rotated
60° from top dead centre.
2 B LA CO3 A, B, C and D are four masses carried by a rotating shaft at radii 100, 125, 200 and 150 mm respectively. The planes in which
the masses revolve are spaced 600 mm apart and the mass of B, C and D are 10 kg, 5 kg, and 4 kg respectively. Find the
required mass A and the relative angular settings of the four masses so that the shaft shall be in complete balance.
2 C SD CO3 What is the effect of hammer blow and what is the cause of it.
2 C SA CO3 What are the effects of unbalanced primary force along the line of stroke of two cylinder locomotive. Explain what is a
swaying couple.
2 C LD CO3 Derive the max and min value of swaying couple for a inline two cylinder engine.
2 C LA CO3 An inside cylinder locomotive has its cylinder centre lines 0.7 m apart and has a stroke of 0.6 m. The rotating masses per
cylinder are equivalent to 150 kg at the crank pin, and the reciprocating masses per cylinder to 180 kg. The wheel centre lines
are 1.5 m apart. The cranks are at right angles.
The whole of the rotating and 2/3 of the reciprocating masses are to be balanced by masses placed at a radius of 0.6 m. Find
the magnitude and direction of the balancing masses. Find the fluctuation in rail pressure under one wheel, variation of
tractive effort and the magnitude of swaying couple at a crank speed of 300 r.p.m.
3 A SD CO4 What is the use of a governor is an engine. Write any one example of the usage of governors.
3 A SA CO4 Differentiate between the functions of flywheel and governor.
3 A LD CO4 Differentiate between a Porter and Proell governor with diagrams.
3 A LA CO4 Explain the working of a watt governor with a diagram.
3 B SD CO4 Define sensitivity, hunting and isochronism with respect to a governor.
3 B SA CO4 Define the stability of a governor and also define the coefficient of sensitivity.
3 B LD CO4 State and explain the working of a Hartnell governor with diagram.
3 B LA CO4 Explain the working of a spring controlled governor with diagram and mention the difference between a centrifugal governor
and spring controlled one.
3 C SD CO4 What do you understand by governor effect and power of a governor.
3 C SA CO4 Explain the controlling force diagram for a porter governor.
3 C LD CO4 Define controlling force, a controlling force diagram and the uses of a controlling force diagram.
3 C LA CO4 Derive the expression of variation of tractive force for a two cylinder in line engine. Also mention the max and min values of
the force.
4 A SD CO5 Explain gyroscopic couple.
4 A SA CO5 Why there is no effect of the gyroscopic couple acting on the body of a ship during rolling.
4 A LD CO5 Define steering, pitching and rolling. Also give atleast 5 applications of gyroscopic couple.
4 A LA CO5

A uniform disc of 150 mm diameter has a mass of 5 kg. It is mounted centrally in bearings which
maintain its axle in a horizontal plane. The disc spins about it axle with a constant speed of 1000 r.p.m. while the axle
precesses uniformly about the vertical at 60 r.p.m. The directions of rotation are shown in the figure. If the distance between
the bearings is 100 mm, find the resultant reaction at each bearing due to the mass and gyroscopic effects.
4 B SD CO5 The propeller of an airplane rotates in the clockwise direction when seen from the rear or tail end and the
aeroplane takes a turn to the left.What will be the effect of the gyroscopic couple of the plane.
4 B SA CO5 An aeroplane makes a complete half circle of 50 metres radius, towards left, when flying at 200 km per hr. The rotary engine
and the propeller of the plane has a mass of 400 kg and a radius of gyration of 0.3 m. The engine rotates at 2400 r.p.m.
clockwise when viewed from the rear. Find the gyroscopic couple on the aircraft and state its effect on it.
4 B LD CO5 Analyse the case of a helicopter with a focus on gyroscopic couple.
4 B LA CO5 An aeroplane runs at 600 km / h. The rotor of the engine weighs 4000 N with radius of gyration of 1 metre.
The speed of rotor is 3000 r.p.m. in anticlockwise direction when seen from rear side of the aeroplane. If the
plane takes a loop upwards in a curve of 100 metres radius, find : 1. gyroscopic couple devel- oped; and 2.
effect of reaction gyroscopic couple developed on the body of aeroplane
4 C SD CO5 What is the effect of the gyroscopic couple on the reactions on the wheels of a four wheeler when it takes a left or a right
turn.
4 C SA CO5 Find the angle of inclination with respect to the vertical of a two wheeler negotiating a turn. Given : combined mass of the
vehicle with its rider 250 kg ; moment of inertia of the engine flywheel 0.3 kg-m2 ; moment of inertia of each road wheel 1 kg-
m2 ; speed of engine flywheel 5 times that of road wheels and in the same direction ; height of centre of gravity of rider with
vehicle 0.6 m ; two wheeler speed 90 km/h ; wheel radius 300 mm ; radius of turn 50 m.
4 C LD CO5 Does gyroscopic couple affect a two wheeler? If yes, the with the help of a diagram explain.
4 C LA CO5 A four wheel trolley car of total mass 2000 kg running on rails of 1 m gauge, rounds a curve of 25 m radius at 40 km / h. The
track is banked at 10°. The wheels have an external diameter of 0.6 m and each pair of an axle has a mass of 200 kg. The radius
of gyration for each pair is 250 mm. The height of C.G. of the car above the wheel base is 0.95 m. Allowing for centrifugal
force and gyroscopic couple action, determine the pressure on each rail.
5 A SD CO6 What do you mean by degrees of freedom in reference with vibration, hence define a single degree of freedom system.
5 A SA CO6 A cantilever shaft 50 mm diameter and 300 mm long has a disc of mass 100 kg at its free end. The Young's modulus for the
shaft material is 200 GN/m2. Determine the frequency of longitudinal vibrations of the shaft.
5 A LD CO6 Differentiate between longitudinal and transverse vibration with diagrams and derive the frequency of vibration in each case.
5 A LA CO6 A shaft 50 mm diameter and 3 metres long is simply supported at the ends and carries three loads of 1000 N, 1500 N and 750
N at 1 m, 2 m and 2.5 m from the left support. The Young's modulus for shaft material is 200 GN/m 2. Find the frequency of
transverse vibration.
5 B SD CO6 What are damped vibrations. Define damping factor and two uses of damping.
5 B SA CO6 A vibrating system consists of a mass of 200 kg, a spring of stiffness 80 N/mm and a damper with damping coefficient of
800 N/m/s. Determine the frequency of vibration of the system.
5 B LD CO6 Derive the frequency of a single degree of freedom damped system and hence discuss the case of overdamping and under
damping.
5 B LA CO6 The measurements on a mechanical vibrating system show that it has a mass of 8 kg and that the springs can be combined to
give an equivalent spring of stiffness 5.4 N/mm. If the vibrating system have a dashpot attached which exerts a force of 40 N
when the mass has a velocity of 1 m/s, find : 1. critical damping coefficient, 2. damping factor, 3. logarithmic decrement, and
4. ratio of two consecutive amplitudes
5 C SD CO6 Define critical speed or whirling of shafts. What are the factors affecting the critical speeds.
5 C SA CO6 A vibrating system consist of a mass of 7 kg and a spring stiffness 50 N/cm and damper of damping coefficient 0.36 Ncm -1 sec.
Find the damping factor.
5 C LD CO6
Define the following:
a) Magnification factor b)Logarithmic decrement c) Amplitude of forced vibrations d) Resonance
5 C LA CO6 Calculate the whirling speed of a shaft 20 mm diameter and 0.6 m long carrying a mass of 1 kg at its mid-point. The density of
the shaft material is 40 Mg/m3, and Young’s modulus is 200 GN/m2. Assume the shaft to be freely supported.