Me6503 Dme Unit 2 Study Notes 2015
Me6503 Dme Unit 2 Study Notes 2015
Me6503 Dme Unit 2 Study Notes 2015
Prepared by:
R. SENDIL KUMAR, AP/MECH
UNIT 2 : SHAFTS AND COUPLING
PART - A
1. List the various failures occurred in sunk keys? (A/M - 08)
Shear failure and Crushing failure.
2. Why is maximum shear stress theory used for shaft? (A/M - 09) (N/D - 09)
Since the shaft is made of ductile materials, maximum shear stress theory is used.
3. What is coupling? (A/M -09) (N/D - 09)
Couplings are used to connect sections of long transmission shafts and to connect the
shaft of a driving machine to the shaft of a driven machine.
4. Under what circumstances flexible couplings are used? (N/D - 07/08/09)
They are used to join the abutting ends of the shafts when they are not in exact alignment.
They are used to permit an axial misalignment of the shafts without under absorption of
power, which the shafts are transmitting.
5. Differentiate between keys and splines. (N/D - 11)
Keys A shaft which is having single keyway
Keys are used in couplings.
Splines A shaft which is having multiple keyways
Splines are used in automobiles and machine tools
6. At what angle of the crank the twisting moment is maximum in the crankshaft?
(N/D - 11)
The angle of the crank the twisting moment is maximum in the crankshaft is between 25o to
35o from the TDC.
7. Why a hallow shaft has greater strength and stiffness than solid shaft of equal
weight? (N/D - 12)
Stresses are maximum at the outer surface of a shaft. A hollow shaft has almost all the
material concentrated at the outer circumferences and so has a better strength and stiffness
for equal weight.
8. Under what circumstances flexible couplings are used. (N/D - 12)
(i) They are used to join the abrutting ends of shafts when they are not in exact alignment.
(ii) They are used to permit an axial misalignment of the shaft without under absorption of the
power, which the shafts are transmitting.
9. What is meant by woodruff keys? (M/J - 13)
A woodruff key is used to transmit small value of Torque in automotive and machine tool
industries. The keyway in the shaft is milled in a curves shape whereas the key way in the hub
is usually straight.
1.
(i)The allowable shear and crushing stress for shaft and key material is 40
Mpa and 80 Mpa respectively.
(ii) The allowable shear stress for cast iron is 15 Mpa.
(iii) The allowable bearing pressure for rubber bush is 0.8 N/mm2.
(iv) The material of the pin is same as that of shaft and key. Draw neat sketch of the
coupling. (NOV/DEC
2012)
6250N 16250
A C D B
2400
8725 =
d = 92.5 mm
2
]
d = 95.7mm
Taking the larger of the two values, we have d=95.7 mm Say 100 mm.
8. Design a shaft to transmit power from an electric motor to a lathe head stock through a
pulley by means of a belt drive. The pulley weights 200 N and is located at 300 mm from
the center of the bearing. The diameter of the pulley is 200 mm and the maximum power
transmitted is 1 kW at 120 rpm. The angle of lap of the belt is 180o and coefficient of
friction between the belt and the pulley is 0.3. the shock arid fatigue factors for bending
and twisting are 1.5 and 2 respectively. The allowable shear stress in the shaft may be taken
as 35 MPa. (NOV/DEC 2011)
14. Design a muff coupling to connect two shafts transmitting 40 kW at 120 rpm. The
permissible shear and crushing stress for the shaft and key material are 30 MPa and 80MPa
respectively. The material of muff is cast iron with permissible shear stress of 15 MPa. Assume
that the maximum torque transmitted is 25% greater than the mean torque.
(May/June 2012)