MD2 Model Questions
MD2 Model Questions
MD2 Model Questions
1. A pair of spur gears with 20° full depth involute teeth needs to be designed. Input shaft rotates at 800 rpm and receives a 6 kW power. Speed reduction
of output shaft is by 5 times. The gears are made of steel with a. = 450 MPa. Service factor is 1.3 and the face width is ten times of the module. The
gears are machined to accuracy of Grade 8. Assume a pitch line velocity of 3.6 ms -', factor of safety 2 and deformation factor 11.4 GPa. Estimate the
module of the gear teeth. Determine the dynamic load by using Buckirigham's equation.
2. Two parallel shafts with center distance 200 mm are to be connected by 20° full depth spur gear and pinion for a speed ratio of 3:1. The speed of the
pinion is 600 rpm. Module and width of the gear and pinion are 5 mm and 50 mm respectively. The safe static stresses for pinion and gear are 110 and
55 MPa respectively. Find maximum power that can be transmitted safely.
3. A pair of 20° stub teeth spur gears is to transmit 20 kW. The pinion rotates at 500 rpm and the V.R. is 1:4. The allowable static stress for gear and pinion are 100 MPa
and 120 MPa respectively. The pinion has 20 teeth and face width is 10 times the module. Design the gear for static strength.
4. The following data is given for a pair of parallel helical gears made of steel :
Power transmitted = 20 kW, np = 720 rpm, zp = 35, zg = 70, centre distance = 285 mm, normal module = 5 mm, b = 50 mm, normal pressure angle =
20°, S. = 600 N/mm2, surface hardness number = 300 BHN, grade of machining = 6, Service factor = 1.25 Calculate:
(a) The helix angle; (b) Beam strength, (c) Wear strength, (d) Static load, (e)The dynamic load by Buckingham's equation, (f) Effective factor of safety
against bending failure.
5. A pair of herringbone gears is to transmit 15 kW. The teeth are 20° stub in diametral plane and have a helix angle of 45°. The pinion runs at 10 000
r.p.m. and has 80 mm pitch diameter. The gear has 320 mm pitch diameter. If the gears are made of cast steel having allowable static strength of 100
MPa; determine a suitable module and face width from static strength considerations and check the gears for wear, given σes = 618 MPa.
6. A pair of helical gears consists of25 teeth pinion meshing with 100 teeth gear. Normal pressure angle is 20° and helix angle is 25°. The pinion rotates at 740 rpm. Normal module of gear is 5 mm
and face width is 50 mm. Both pinion and gear are made of steel with allowable bending strength of 330 MPa. Gears are heat treated to a surface hardness of 380 BHN. What power can
be transmitted by gears if service factor is 1.3? Assume velocity factor accounts for the dynamic load.
7. Derive the expression of beam strength of a spur gear tooth (Lewis equation) and hence do the force analysis for Helical Gear.
(iv) E f fi c i en c y of g e a ri n g.
11. Design a high efficiency worm gear speed reducer to transmit continuously the rated power output of 15 kW motor running at 1750 rpm. The steel
worm having hardness 250 BHN is integral with the motor shaft. The speed ratio is 10, while the phosphor bronze gear should not have less than 40
mm.
12. Design a worm and worm gear drive for a speed reduction by 25. Worm rotates at 600 rpm and transmits 35 kW. Assume double start thread and gear has 50 full
depth 20° involute teeth.
25. 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 per brake power
per hour ; Higher calorific value of fuel = 42 × 103 kJ/kg ; Speed = 2000 r.p.m. Any other data required for the design may be assumed.
26. A two stroke diesel engine has the following specifications: Brake power = 5 kW; Speed = 600 r.p.m. ; Indicated mean effective pressure = 0.35 N /
mm2; Mechanical efficiency = 80 %. Determine: 1. bore and length of the cylinder; 2. thickness of the cylinder head ; and 3. size of studs for the
cylinder head.
27. Determine the dimensions of cross-sections of the connecting rod (1-section), for a diesel engine with the following data:
Cylinder bore = 100 mm, Length of connecting rod = 320 mm, Maximum gas pressure = 2.45 Mpa, FOS against buckling failure = 5
28. Design a cast iron 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 per brake power per hour; Higher
calorific value if fuel=42 x 103 kJ/kg; Speed=2250 rpm.
Any other data required for the design may be assumed.
29. Design an aluminium alloy piston for a single acting four stroke engine, for the following specification :
Cylinder bore = 0.40 m; Break mean effective pressure = 2.5 MPa; Stroke = 0.480 m ; Fuel consumption = 0.36 kg/ kW/hr ; Maximum gas pressure =
10 MPa ; Speed = 900 r.p.m.
30. Design a connecting rod for 4 stroke petrol engine with the following data:
Piston diameter = 0.20 m; Stroke length = 0.30 m; Length of connecting rod (centre to centre) = 50 m Weight of reciprocating parts = 50 N; Speed is 1440 r.p.m with
possible overspeed of 3000 r.p.m; compression ratio = 3:1; Maximum explosion pressure = 3 MPa