Code: 15A03602 R15

B.Tech III Year II Semester (R15) Regular & Supplementary Examinations October/November 2020
DESIGN OF MACHINE MEMBERS – II
(Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
PART – A
(Compulsory Question)
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1 Answer the following: (10 X 02 = 20 Marks)
(a) What are the stresses involved in curved beams?
(b) List out the various materials available for belt manufacturing.
(c) What are the different types of materials used for springs?
(d) What are the applications of differential screw?
(e) What is bearing modulus and its significance?
(f) List any two advantages of rolling contact bearings over sliding contact bearings.
(g) What are the different causes of gear tooth failure?
(h) Briefly write a note on helix angle.
(i) What are the design requirements of piston?
(j) List the materials used for connecting rods and piston rings.

PART – B
(Answer all five units, 5 X 10 = 50 Marks)
UNIT – I
2 (a) Explain the significance of neutral axis in curved beams.
(b) The curved beam in the figure given below has a circular cross section 50 mm in diameter. The
inside diameter of the curved beam is 40 mm. Determine the stress at B for P = 20 kN.
P

B C

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3 (a) Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of a belt drive.
(b) Find the width of a flat belt required to transmit 12 kW at 1600 rpm of motor. The diameter of smaller
pulley is 120 mm and that of driven pulley is 300 mm. The angle of contact on smaller pulley is
2.9 radians and larger pulley is 3.38 radians. The coefficient of friction on smaller pulley is 0.4 and
for larger pulley is 0.3. The belt used is 8 mm thick and weighs 10 kN/m2. Allowable tension in belt
is 1.75 MPa.
UNIT – II
4 (a) What are the different terms used in describes a helical spring?
(b) Find the maximum shear stress and deflection induced in a helical spring of the following
specifications, if it has to absorb 1000 N-m of energy. Mean diameter of spring = 100 mm; Diameter
of steel wire, used for making the spring = 20 mm; Number of coils = 30; Modulus of rigidity of
steel = 85 kN/mm2.
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5 (a) State advantages and disadvantages of using different types of threads in “power screws" with
suitable examples.
(b) A double threaded power screw, used for lifting the load, has a nominal diameter of 25 mm and a
pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of friction of screw threads is 0.1. Neglecting collar friction, calculate:
(i) Efficiency of the screw with the square threads. (ii) Efficiency with Acme threads.
UNIT – III
6 (a) Explain with reference to the neat sketch the importance of the bearing characteristic curve.
(b) Following data is given for a 3600 hydrodynamic bearing. Journal diameter = 100 mm, bearing
length = 100 mm, radial load = 50 kN, journal speed = 1440 rpm, radial clearance = 0.12 mm,
viscosity of lubricant = 16 Cp. Calculate: (i) Minimum oil film thickness. (ii) Coefficient of friction.
(iii) Power lost in friction.
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7 (a) What are the various terms used the journal bearings analysis and design? Give their definitions in
brief.
(b) Design a journal bearing for a centrifugal pump from the following data: Load on the
journal = 20000N, Speed of the journal = 900 rpm, Type of oil is SAE 10, for which the absolute
viscosity at 55°C = 0.017 kg/m-s, Ambient temperature of oil = 15.50C, Maximum bearing pressure
for the pump = 1.5 N/mm2. Calculate also mass of the lubricating oil required for artificial cooling, if
the rise of temperature of oil be limited to 10°C heat dissipation coefficient = 1232 W/m2°C.
UNIT – IV
8 (a) How the gears are classified and what are the various terms used in spur gear technology?
(b) A spur gear made of bronze drives a mild steel pinion with angular velocity ratio of 3.5. The pressure
angle is 14.5 degrees. It transmits 5 kW at 1800 rpm of pinion. Considering only strength, design the
smallest diameter gears and find also necessary face width. The number of teeth should not be less
than 15 teeth on either gear. The elastic strength of bronze may be taken 84 MPa and of steel
as105 MPa. Lewis form factor for 14.5 degrees pressure angle may be taken as Y= 0.684 − 0.124/T,
Where T = No. of teeth.
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9 (a) Discuss the design procedure of spur gears.
(b) A pair of helical gears with 300 helix angle is used to transmit 15 kW at 10000 rpm of the pinion.
The velocity ratio is 4:1. Both gears are to be made of hardened steel of static strength 100 MPa.
The gears are 200 stubs and the pinion is to have 24 teeth. The face width may be taken as14 times
the module. Find the module and face width from the stand point of strength and check the gears for
wear.
UNIT – V
10 (a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of aluminum piston?
(b) Design a cast iron piston for a single acting four stroke engine for the following data: Cylinder bore
= 100 mm, Stroke = 125 mm, Maximum gas pressure= 5 N/mm2, Indicated mean effective pressure
= 0.75 N/mm2, Mechanical efficiency = 80%, fuel consumption = 0.15 kg/break power/hour, higher
calorific value of fuel = 42 x 103 kJ/kg, speed = 2000 rpm, any other data required for the design
may be assumed.
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11 (a) Explain the various types of cylinder liners.
(b) A connecting rod is to be designed for a high speed, four stroke IC engine. The following data are
available. Piston diameter = 88 mm; Mass of reciprocating parts = 1.6 kg; Length of the connecting
rod (centre to centre) = 300 mm; Stroke = 125 mm; RPM = 2200 (when developing 50 kW);
Possible over speed = 3000 rpm; compression ration = 6.8:1; Probable explosion pressure =
3.5 MPa. Design and draw fully dimensioned drawing of the connecting rod.
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