The power transmitted by means of a belt depends upon a) velocity of the belt b) tension under which the belt is

placed on the pulleys c)arc of contact between the belt and the smaller pulley d) all of the above
When the speed of belt increases d) the power transmitted will increase
The width of a flat pulley should be c) greater than the width of belt
The centrifugal tension in the belt c) has no effect on the power transmitted
When a belt drive is transmitting maximum power, d) driving tension in tight side is twice the centrifugal tension
The v-belts make contact at b) sides of groove of pulley
The velocity of the belt running over a 450-mm diameter pulley is 16.5 m/s. If belt slip is estimated as 2%, calculate
the rotational speed of the pulley, d) 11.67 rps
A belt drive transmits 20 hp at a velocity of 13.5 m/s, find its net belt pull c) 1,105kN
The ratio of the driving tension for a V-belt drive is 3.3. If the coefficient of friction is 0.16 and the angle of wrap is
135o, compute for the suitable groove angle for the sheave, c) 36.8o
The wire ropes make contact at a) bottom of groove of the pulley
The relationship between the pitch of the chain (p) and pitch circle diameter of the sprocket (D) is given by b)
p=Dsin(360o/2T)
In order to have smooth operation, the minimum number of teeth on the smaller sprocket, for high speeds, should
be b) 21
Consider a chain drive consisting of two sprockets of equal number of teeth which is 17. The driving sprocket rotates
at a constant speed of 600 rpm and the chain is RC 40. Determine the pitch diameter of the sprockets in inches d)
2.72
Consider a chain drive consisting of two sprockets of equal number of teeth which is 17. The driving sprocket rotates
at a constant speed of 600 rpm and the chain is RC 40. Estimate the minimum linear velocity of the chain a) 420 fpm
A hoisting wire rope is to accelerate at 0.6 m/s 2. If it carries a total weight of 25600 N including its own weight, find
the additional load on the rope due to acceleration. b) 1565.7 N
IWRC stands for d) independent wire rope core
In this popular wire rope, the direction of twist of wires in the strands is the same as that of the strands on the rope.
c) lang lay rope
Which one of the following is a positive drive? d) Chain drive
A flywheel is a rotating member that acts as a reservoir of energy in order to d) keep speed fluctuation within
suitable limits
The coefficient of fluctuation of speed is the c) reciprocal of the ratio of mean speed and the maximum fluctuation of
speed.
The work done per cycle for a 4-stroke internal combustion engine is the product of mean torque and theta, where
theta is a) 4 pi
In order to find the maximum bending moment on the arms, it is assumed as c) cantilever beam fixed at the hub and
carrying a concentrated load at the free end of the rim
These are friction devices used to bring two members having relative motion to a state of no relative motion. c)
brakes and clutches
Brakes are friction devices used to a) regulate the speed of a body b) slow down motion of a body c) put to stop a
moving body d) all of the above
Which of the following is a positive clutch? d) jaw clutch
For clutches, considering uniform axial wear, the following relation holds true. a) pr=constant
The temperature rise of the brake depends upon a) braking time b) mass of the brake drum c) heat dissipation
capacity of the brakes d) all of the above
Excessive temperature increase of the brake results in c) reduction in the life of the friction lining
A sliding bearing which supports load without any relative motion between the journal and the bearing by forcing
pressurized lubricant between the members, is called d) hydrostatic lubricated bearing
It is the ability of the bearing material to accommodate shaft deflections and bearing inaccuracies by plastic
deformation without excessive wear and heating. b) conformability
Nylon is rapidly replacing Teflon as wear surface material because d) none of the above
For a bearing subjected to large fluctuations of load and heavy impacts having bearing characteristic number of 25,
estimate the bearing modulus. b) 1.67
For an oil film temperature of 60C and an ambient temperature of 28C, estimate the bearing surface temperature
c)111F
It has been found that the life which 50 percent of a group of bearings will complete or exceed is approximately b) 5
times the life which 90 percent of the bearings will complete or exceed.
It may be defined as the constant stationary radial load or axial load which, if applied to a bearing with rotating inner
ring and stationary outer ring would give the same life as that which the bearing will attain under the actual
conditions of load and rotation a) Dynamic Equivalent Load
It may be defined as the number of revolutions (or hours at some given constant speed) which the bearing runs
before the first evidence of fatigue develops in the material of one of the rings or any of the rolling elements d) life
of a bearing
A bearing is designated by the number 308. It means that a bearing is of c) medium series with bore of 40 mm
A bearing is designated by the number 311. It means that the bearing is of d) medium series with bore of 55mm
Which of the following is antifriction bearing? d) needle bearing
In spur gears, which is not a radial distance? b) backlash
If b denotes the face width and L denotes the cone distance, then the bevel factor is written as a) 1 – b / L
The thrust load for mating single helical gears depends on a) circular pitch b) helix angle c) overlap d) all of the above
For spur gears, the radial distance from the c) addendum circle to the clearance circle is called working depth.
The face angle of a bevel gear is equal to b) pitch angle + addendum angle
If T is the actual number of teeth on a helical gear and w is the helix angle for the teeth, the virtual number of teeth
may be written as c) T csc 3 w/ cot3 w
The usual proportion for the addendum of a bevel gear is d) Pc / pi
For a bevel gear having a pitch angle theta, the ratio of formative number of teeth (T E) to actual number c) (sin2 theta
+ cos2 theta) / cos theta
Roller chain no. 25 is a b) rollerless bushing chain of ¼ in. pitch
In centrifugal clutch, the inward force on each shoe exerted by the spring may be taken to be equal to c) (9/16) mv2/r
This type of brake is often used in electric cranes c) double block brake
In band brake, the angle of embrace of the band on drum is ¾ of the drum circumference, and the ratio of the slack
side to tight side tension of the band is 0.251, estimate the coefficient of friction of the band material. c) 0.293
A sliding bearing which supports load without any relative motion between the journal and the bearing by forcing
pressurized lubricant between the members, is called d) hydrostatic lubricated bearing
As shown by experiments, the relationship between the temperature of the bearing (t b), the temperature of the oil fil
(to) and the temperature of the outside air (t a) may be written as, b) tb= 0.5(to+ta)
The common tangent at the point of contact between a pair of teeth must always pass through the pitch point. This
statement summarizes the d) none of the above
It is the simplest type of positive clutch that permits one shaft to drive another shaft through a direct contact of
interlocking jaws a) claw clutch
Sometimes, a gear meshes externally with a gear in a straight line. The circular toothed wheel is called pinion and its
mating gear is called d) rack
The effective turning force at the circumference of a driven pulley is the d) net belt tension
Which of the following is not a radial friction device? d) cone clutch
Which of the following friction devices are applicable for both brakes and clutches? b) cone and disk
The axial load on the worm corresponds to _____ load on the worm gear. b) tangential
For a roller chain drive, the slack side tension is approximately d) none of the above
In plate clutches, normal wear is proportional to the product of the normal pressure p and the sliding velocity v.
Which of the following relationship is not true? (k=proportionality constant; r=radius; d=diameter) d) none of above
Gears may be classified based on their peripheral speeds. If a gear has a pitch line velocity of 35 m/s, it is considered
as c) high velocity gear
It may be defined as that point where the axes of two mating gears intersect each other b) pitch point