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5-inch, single-thread,
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ACME screw of standard proportions. The pitch is 1/3
inch and the pitch diameter is 2-1/3 inches. The outside
Select the best answer from each of the following questions. diameter of the collar is equal to 4 inches and the inside
On the answer sheet provided, shade the box that corresponds diameter is equal to 1.25 inches. For fs = fc = 0.15, find
to your choice. Strictly no erasures allowed. the total torque required if the weight is to be raised at the
speed of 10 fpm.
1. A helical gear of 10 inches pitch diameter has a helix a) 4 323.51 in-lb b) 4 233.15 in-lb
angle of 30o, and there are 30 teeth. Find the value of the c) 4 332.51 in-lb d) 4 523.13 in-lb
normal circular pitch. a) 4 323.51 in-lb
a) 0.9069 inch/tooth
b) 0.6909 inch/tooth 8. The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 inch.
c) 0.6096 inch/tooth The screw has a pitch of 0.2 inch. Find the outside
d) 0.9906 inch/tooth diameter.
B a) 0.75 inch
2. A parallel helical gear set was a 17-tooth pinion driving a b) 1.00 inch
34-tooth gear. The pinion has a right-hand helix angle of c) 0.50 inch
30o, a normal pressure angle of 20o, and a normal d) 0.25 inch
diametral pitch of 5 teeth/in. Find the axial circular a) 0.75 inch
pitches.
a) 1.2566 inches/tooth 9. Which of the following is the criterion for the limiting
b) 1.6625 inches/tooth torsional deflection for machinery shaft?
c) 1.6526 inches/tooth a) 0.08o to 1o per foot length
d) 1.6256 inches/tooth b) 0.08o to 3o per foot length
A c) 0.08o to 2o per foot length
3. A parallel helical gear-set of 19-tooth pinion is driving a d) 0.08o to 4o per foot length
57-tooth gear. The pinion has a left-hand helix of 20 o, a a) 0.08 to 1o per foot length
o
35. A 1200 mm cast iron pulley is fastened to 112.5 mm shaft 44. If the angular deformation of a solid shaft should not to
by means of a 28.13 mm square key 175 mm long. The exceed 1o in a length of 1.8 m and the allowable shearing
key and shaft have a shearing stress of 14 000 psi. stress is 83 Mpa, what is the diameter of the shaft?
Determine the force acting at the pulley that will shear the Assume that the shaft material has G = 77 x 106 kPa.
key. a) 222.34 mm b) 234.22 mm
a) 10 015 lb b) 11 005 lb c) 23.42 cm d) 24.22 cm
c) 11 050 lb d) 10 501 lb A
A
45. If a solid shaft has a diameter of 4 inches. Determine the
36. A 75-mm diameter shaft is transmitting 300 kW at 600 polar section modulus.
rpm. A flange coupling is used and has 6 bolts, each 18 a) 25.13 in3 b) 12.57 in4
3
mm in diameter. Find the required diameter of the bolts c) 12.57 in d) 25.13 in4
circle based on an average shearing stress of 27.5 MPa. B
a) 227.4 mm b) 477.2 mm 46. The transmitted torque of a hollow shaft is 3400 N-m at a
c) 274.7 mm d) 247.7 mm shearing stress of 55 MPa. If the outside diameter is 1.25
A times that of the inside diameter, what is the inside
37. A heavy-duty shaft coupling is to be secured with 25-mm diameter, in mm?
bolts at a distance of 150 mm from the shaft center. The a) 64.87 b) 46.87
shaft transmits 4 330 kW of power at a speed of 1 200 c) 84.67 d) 74.64
rpm. If the allowable shearing stress for the bolts is 100 A
MPa, how many bolts are required? 47. Two extension coil springs are hooked in series that
a) 3 bolts b) 6 bolts support a single weight of 100 kg. The first spring is rated
c) 5 bolts d) 4 bolts at 4 kN/m and the other spring is rated at 6 kN/m.
C Determine the total deflection of the springs.
a) 408.6 mm b) 486.0 mm
38. A main transmitting shaft transmits 350 kW to drive a c) 480.6 mm d) 460.8 mm
generator at 2500 rpm, what is the required diameter of A
the shaft? 48. If the ultimate shear strength of a steel plates is 42 000
a) 26.7 mm b) 62.7 mm psi, what force is necessary to punch a 0.75 inch diameter
c) 67.2 mm d) 76.2 mm hole in a 0.625 inch thick plate?
C a) 61 850 lb b) 65 810 lb
c) 61 580 lb d) 60 185 lb
A
49. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70 threads is 0.2. How much external torque must be applied
kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a pitch to produce a force of 200 lb against the jaws of the vise?
of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and collar a) 45.9 in-lb b) 49.5 in-lb
friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar mean c) 54.9 in-lb d) 59.4 in-lb
diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60 rpm, find the a) 45.9 in-lb
axial linear speed of the screw. 169. A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and
a) 5 mm/s b) 6 mm/s a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 32-tooth gear.
c) 7 mm/s d) 5.5 mm/s The two shafts are at right angles and in the same plane.
B The pinion is to transmit 1800 rpm and transmitting 50 hp.
50. A double thread ACME screw driven by a motor at 400 Determine the pitch diameters of the gears.
rpm raises the attached load of 900 kg at a speed of 10 a) 2.33 inches and 5.36 inches
m/min. The screw has a pitch diameter of 36 mm; the b) 3.23 inches and 3.56 inches
coefficient of friction on threads is 0.15. The friction c) 5.36 inches and 6.36 inches
torque on the thrust bearing of the motor is taken as 20 % d) 2.33 inches and 2.33 inches
of the total input. Determine the lead angle. A
a) 12.465o b) 14.265o 170. A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and
o
c) 15.462 d) 16.452o a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 32-tooth gear.
A The two shafts are at right angles and in the same plane.
51. A round steel shaft transmits 0.75 Hp at 1750 rpm. The The pinion is to transmit 1800 rpm and transmitting 50 hp.
shaft is subjected to torsion only and the design stress is Determine the tangential load on the pinion tooth.
7000 psi. Determine the diameter. a) 1502.75 lb b) 1205.75 lb
a) 0.37 inch b) 0.27 inch c) 1702.55 lb d) 1575.02 lb
c) 0.72 inch d) 0.57 inch A
B
171. In a standard bevel gear, the pinion rotates at 150
52. What diameter of a steel shaft is required to transmit 2
rpm, its number of teeth is 14 while the the gear has 42
200 Hp at 2 000 rpm with a maximum fiber stress in the
teeth, determine the pitch angles of the pinion and the
shaft of 15 000 psi? Use the standard commercial size.
gear.
a) 2.75 inches b) 3 inches
a) 21.43o and 71.57o
c) 2.95 inches d) 3.125 inches
b) 18.43o and 71.57o
B
c) 18.43o and 75.71o
53. The shaft has a diameter of 1.58 inches and carrying a
d) 21.43o and 75.71o
pulley with a bending load of 800 lb.The shaft is B
supported by two bearings which are 5 inches and 15
inches from the pulley respectively. Assuming that the 172. A triple threaded worm has a pitch diameter of 3
modulus of elasticity is 30 x 10 6 psi. Determine the lowest inches. The wheel has 25 teeth and a pitch diameter of 5
critical speed of the shaft, neglecting the shaft weight inches. Material for both the wheel and the wheel is
a) 2038 rpm b) 3028 rpm phosphor bronze. Determine the helix angle of the gear.
c) 2308 rpm d) 3208 rpm a) 11.31o b) 13.11o
a) 2038 rpm c) 11.13o d) 10.13o
o
54. Which of the following is the allowable stress that is a) 11.31
generally used in practice for main transmitting shafts?
a) 8 500 psi b) 4 000 psi An ammonia compressor is driven by a 200kw motor. The
c) 6 000 psi d) 6 500 psi compressor and the motor RPM are 380 and 1750,
b) 4 000 psi respectively. The small sheave has a pitch diameter of 152.4
55. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70 mm. If the bolt to be used is standard C-120 (L = 122.9 in).
kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a pitch Determine the center distance between sheaves.
of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and collar Ans. 806 mm
friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar mean A safety valve spring having a 9 and 0.5 coils has the ends
diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60 rpm, find the squared and ground. The outside diameter of the coil is 115
axial linear speed of the screw. mm and the wire is 13 mm. It has a free length of the wire to
a) 5 mm/s b) 6 mm/s which this spring must be initially compressed to hold a boiler
c) 7 mm/s d) 5.5 mm/s pressure of 1.38 Mpa on the seat of 32 mm diameter. Modulus
B of rigidity is taken as G=80 GN/m2.
56. A double thread ACME screw driven by a motor at 400 Ans. 172
rpm raises the attached load of 900 kg at a speed of 10 A single threaded trapezoidal metric thread has s a pitch of 4
m/min. The screw has a pitch diameter of 36 mm; the mm, and a mean diameter of 18 mm.
coefficient of friction on threads is 0.15. The friction Ans. 32.6 N-m
torque on the thrust bearing of the motor is taken as 20 % Determine the diameter of the stud bolt that are required to
of the total input. Determine the lead angle. fasten down the cylinder head of a 203mm x 304mm gas
a) 12.465o b) 14.265o engine.
c) 15.462o d) 16.452o Ans. 38.1
A A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70
57. A vise is equipped with a 1-inch single square thread, KN.
with 4 threads/inch. The frictional radius of the collar is Ans. 12.526%
0.5 inch. The coefficient of friction for both the collar and
Find the horsepower required to drive a power screw lifting a Ans. 239 N-m
load of 4000 lbs. The large diameter and face of the disk of a multiple disk
Ans. 4.395 hp clutch are 255mm and 25mm respectively.
A flywheel has a mean diameter of 4 ft and is required to Ans. 1, 688
handle 2200 ft-lb of kinetic energy. A flange bolt coupling consist of eight steel 20mm diameter
Ans. 334 lb steel bolts spaced evenly around a bolt circle 300mm in
Find the rim thickness for a cast iron flywheel with a width of diameter.
200mm, a mean diameter of 1.2 in a normal operating speed of Ans. 40054 KPa
300 rpm, A flange coupling is to be designed, using 25 mm diameter
Ans. 28.25 bolts at a distance of 152 mm from the center of the shaft.
A cast iron flywheel is rotated at a speed of 1200 rpm and Ans. 5
having a mean rim radius of 1 foot. 58. When a man returns to his wall-sealed house on a summer
Ans. 14, 700 day, he finds that the house is at 32 deg C. He returns on the
A centrifugal pump is directly couple to a motor. The pump air conditioner which cools the entire house to 20 deg C in 15
rating is 3, 600 liters per minute against a total head of 8 minutes. If COP is 2.5, determine the power drawn by the air
meters of water. conditioner. Assume the entire mass within the house is 600
Ans. 10, 010.85
kg of air for which = 0.72 KJ/kg-K, = 1.0 KJ/kg-K.
A 80 mm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hallow shaft of
equal torsional strength. A. 1.072 KW C. 3.072
Ans. 52.90% KW *
A solid transmission shaft is 4 inches in diameter. B. 2.072 KW D. 4.072
Ans. 122.940 KW
A railroad track is laid at a temperature of 10 degree F with
gaps of 0.01 feet between the ends of the rails. 59. A heat source ay 800 deg K losses 2000 of heat to a sink at
Ans. 10409 psi 500 deg K. Determine the entropy generated during this
What load P which causes total deformation of 0.036 inch of a process.
steel rack with has a cross section area of 4 sq. inches and a A. 1.5 KJ/K * C. -2.5 KJ/K
length of 5 ft. B. 2.5 KJ/K D. 4 KJ/K
Ans. 72, 000
What factor of safety is needed for a 2 inches diameter shaft 60. Helium gases is compressed in an adiabatic compressor
with an ultimate strength of 50, 000 psi to transmit 40, 000 in- from an initial state of 14 psia and 50 deg F to a final
lb torque. temperature of 320 deg F in a reversible manner. Determine
Ans. 2.62 the exit temperature of the Helium.
A round steel shaft transmits 373 watts at 1800 rpm. The A. 38.5 psia C. 42.5 psia
torsional deflection is not to exceed 1 deg in a length equal to B. 40.5 psia * D. 44.5 psia
20 diameters.
Ans. 6.53 mm 61. Air pass thru a nozzle with efficiency of 90%. The velocity
A steel shaft operates at 186 rad/s and must handle 2 kw of of air at the exit is 600m/s. Find the actual velocity at the exit.
power. A. 382 m/s C. 458 m/s
Ans. 11 mm B. 540 m/s D. 568 m/s *
A 100 mm diameter solid shaft is to be replaced with a hollow
shaft equally strong (torsion) and made of the same material. 62. A 50 kg block of iron casting at 500 K is thrown into a
Ans. 107.42 mm large lake that is at a temperature of 258 deg K. The iron block
If the weight of 6” diameter by 48” long SAE 1030 shafting is eventually reaches the thermal equilibrium with the lake
174.5 kg then what will be the weight of chromium SAE water. Assuming average specific heat of 0.45 KJ/kg-K for the
51416 of same size? iron, determine the entropy generated during this process.
Ans. 347.96 A. -12.65 KJ/K * C. 4.32 KJ/K
A 50” diameter diamond saw blade is mounted on a pulley B. 16.97 KJ/K D. 6.32 KJ/K
driven steel shaft
Ans. 687.55 63. A windmill with a 12m diameter rotor is to be installed at
A steel shaft transmits 40 hp at 1400 rpm. a location where the wind is blowing at an average velocity of
Ans. 0.246 degrees/ foot 10 m/s. Using standard condition of air (1 atm, 25 deg C),
A multiple disc clutch of 10 steel disc and 9 bronze disc. determine the maximum power that can be generated by the
Ans. 39.566 hp windmill.
An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 A. 68 KW C. 72 KW
mm develops 50 kw at 2000 rpm, the combined efficiency of B. 74 KW D. 70 KW *
the differential and transmission is 75% with an overall speed
reduction of 25 is to 1. Determine the speed reduction of travel 64. Consider a large furnace that can supply heat at a
of the vehicle in km/ hr temperature of 2000 deg R at a steady rate of 3000 Btu/s.
Ans. 10. 74 Determine the energy. Assume an environment temperature of
An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 77 deg F.
mm develops 50 kw at 2000 rpm combined efficiency of the A. 2305.19 KW C. 2325.19 KW
differential and transmission is 75% with an over all speed B. 2315.19 KW * D. 2335.19 KW
reduction to 1. Determine the torque to be delivered by the
clutch N-m
65. A heat engine receives heat from a source at 1200 deg K at 74. Water is boiling at 1 atm pressure in a stainless pan on an
a rate of 500 KJ/s and rejects the waste heat to a medium at electric range. It is observed that 2 kg of liquid water
300 deg K. The power output of the heat engine is 180 KW. evaporates in 30 min. The rate of heat transfer to the water is:
Determine the irreversibility rate for this process. A. 2.97 KW C. 2.51 KW*
A. 190 KW C. 200 KW B. 0.47 KW D. 3.12 KW
B. 195 KW * D. 205 KW
75. Consider a person standing in a breezy room at 20 deg C.
66. A dealer advertises that he has just received a shipment of Determine the total rate transfer from this person of the
electric resistance heaters for residential buildings that have an exposed surface area and the average outer surface
efficiency of 100 percent. Assuming an indoor temperature of temperature of the person are 1.6 m^2 and 29 deg C,
21 deg C and outdoor temperature of 10 deg C, determine the respectively, and the convection heat transfer coefficient is 6
second law efficiency of this heaters. W/m^2 with emissivity of 0.95.
A. 8.74% C. 3.74% * A. 86.40 watts C. 198.1 watts
B. 6.74% D. 4.74% B. 81.70 watts D. 168.1 watts *
B. 5.33 D. 1.33 *