Machine Design 1: Problems in Shafts
Machine Design 1: Problems in Shafts
Machine Design 1: Problems in Shafts
Problems in Shafts
a. 1166b. 1050
c. 915 d. 945
ME board exam October (1995)
A short 61 mm diameter shaft
transmits 120 hp. Compute the
limiting liner speed of a pulley 55
cm in diameter, mounted on the
shaft.
a. 5600 b.7100
c. 8150 d. 6300
Find the diameter of a steel shaft,
which will be used to carry a 150-hp
motor rotating at 257 rpm. The
distance between the bearings is 4
ft. Assume the torsional stress is
limited to 13000 psi.
a. 2 ¼ b. 2 ½
c. 2 ¾ d. 3 ½
A hollow shaft develops a torque
of 5kN-m and a torsional stress of
40 Mpa. If its outside diameter is
100mm, determine its inside
diameter.
a. 52.6mm b. 77.6mm
c. 46.6mm d. 86.6mm
Compute for the diameter (in
inches) of a SAE1030 steel shaft to
transmit 12 hp at 120 rpm with a
torsional deflection limited to only
about 0.08 degree/ foot length as
recommended.
a. 2- ⅞ b. 2- ⅜
c.2- ¼ d. 3- ¼
The shaft of a motor has a length of
20 times its diameter and its limiting
angle of twist is 1⁰ under a torque of
2 kN-m. If the modulus of rigidity of
the shaft is 80GPa, find its diameter.
a. 36.6 mm b. 56.3 mm
c. 66.3 mm d. 53.3 mm
An SAE 1030 steel is used as a shaft
in transmitting 200 hp at 600 rpm.
Considering a shear yield strength of
36 ksi and a design factor of 3, what
shaft diameter is required?
a. 2 ⅛ inches b. 2 ½ inches
c. 1 ¾ inches d. 3 inches
A solid steel shaft whose Sy=
300 Mpa and Su= 400 Mpa, is
used to transmit 300 kW at
800 rpm. Determine its
diameter.
a. 70 mm b. 65mm
Find the power, in watts,
transmitted by a main power
transmitting shaft with a
diameter of 65mm and a speed
of 200 rpm.
a. 25,370 b. 18,920
c. 19,826 d. 31,254
What would be the diameter
of a main power transmitting
shaft if it is to transmit 150 kW
at 500 rpm?
a. 81mm b. 75mm
c. 60mm e.102mm