JABATAN KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL

PUSAT PENGAJIAN DIPLOMA

UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA
DAM 31703 (Mekanik Mesin) SEM 2 SESI 2016/2017

Assignment 1

Power Transmission Gear Drive

1. Two parallel shafts about 600 mm apart are to be connected by spur gears. One shaft is to run
at 360 rpm and the other at 120 rpm. Design the gear, if circular pitch is to be 25 mm.

2. A gear box has an input speed of 2000 rpm clockwise and an output speed of 500 rpm
anticlockwise. The input power is 50 kW and the efficiency is 60%. Determine the following:

i. The input torque (238.7 Nm)

ii. The output power (30 kW)
iii. The output torque (573 Nm)
iv. The holding torque (334.3 Nm clockwise)

3. A simple gear train has two spur gears. The input gear has 20 teeth and the output gear has
100 teeth. The input rotates at 2000 rpm clockwise.

i. Calculate the gear ratio and the output speed (5; 400 rpm clockwise)
ii. The input torque is 15 Nm and the efficiency is 65%. Calculate the output power
and the holding torque. (2042 W; 33.75 Nm clockwise)

4. Calculate the gear ratio for compound chain shown in figure below. If the input gear rotates
clockwise, in which direction does the output rotates?
GEAR TEETH
A 20
B 100
C 40
D 100
E 10
F 100

5. Explain about equivalent of moment inertia.

Power Transmission Belt Drive

1. A prime pulley running at 300rpm drives a D.C generator at 500rpm by a belt drive.
Given that a diameter of the prime pulley is 60cm. Assuming slip of 3 percent,
determine the diameter of generator of pulley, if the belt thickness is 6mm.

[Answer: 0.346m]

2. A pulley is 15cm in a diameter mounted on induction motor shaft running at 950rpm

drives a main shaft at 300rpm by belt drive. The belt is 15mm thickness and 15mm
wide. Determine the size of the pulley on the main shaft if the total percentage of slip
is 8 percent.

[Answer: 0.447m]

3. The diameter of a pulley on the driving shaft rotating at 120 rpm is 60 cm. Another
shaft is to be driven at 300 rpm by an open belt drive, = 0.3 and the distance
between the centre line of the shaft is 2.4 m. Determine the tension on the tight and
slack side of the belt to transmit 3 kW power.

4. Explain in detail three (3) types of belt that used in real engineering applications.