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6. Find the horsepower' required to drive a power screw lifting a load of 4000 lbs.
A 2 and Inches
double square thread with two threads/in is to be used. The friction radius of the collar is 2
inches and the coefficients of friction are 0.1 for the threads and 0.15 the collar. The velocity of
the nut is 10 ft/min.
A. 5.382 HP C. 3.683 HP
B. 4.395 HP D. 6.472 HP
7. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70 kN. The screw has a major
diameter of 36 mm and a pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and collar friction are
0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60rpm,
find the combined efficiency of screw and collar
A. 13.4% C. 14.5%
B. 15.5% D. 12.5%
8. A single threaded trapezoidal metric thread has a pitch of 4 mm, and a mean diameter of 18
mm. It is used as a translation screw in conjunction with a collar having an outside diameter of
37 mm and an inside diameter of 27 mm. Find the required torque in N-m to raise a load of 400
kg if the coefficient of friction is 0.3 for both thread and collar.
A. 34.6 N-m C. 39.1 N-m
B. 32.6 N-m D. 38.5 N-m
9. A load of 10,000 lb is to be raised by a short jack. The screw has an outside diameter of 2½ in
and an ACME single thread of two turns per in, if the coefficient of friction is 0.2 determine the
torque required to raise the load.
A. 3166 in-lb C. 3425 in-lb
B. 3455 in-lb A. 3213 in-lb
10. A double square thread screw is used to raise a load of 20,000 lb at a velocity of 3 fpm.
Outside diameter of thread and pitch are 2 7/8 in. and 1 in. respectively. Collar friction
coefficient is 0.12, thread friction coefficient is 0.10. Mean diameter of collar 5 in. Determine the
power required to drive the screw.
A. 3.45 hp C. 4.29 hp
B. 4.65 hp D. 5.02 hp
11. Two 2.75 in sellers standard square thread screws are used to raise and lower a hydraulic gate
weighing 60 tons. A 570 rpm electric motor operates the screws. The coefficients of collar and
thread friction are 0.03 and 0.14 respectively. The mean diameter of the collar 4in. if the gate
rises at the rate of 2fpm, determine the size of the motor required to lift the gate if the
mechanical efficiency is 85% for the speed reducing equipment.
A. 14 hp C. 34 hp
B. 30 hp D. 24 hp
12. A double square thread screw is used to raise a load of 20,000 lb at a velocity of 3 fpm.
Outside diameter of thread and pitch are 2 7/8 in. and 1 in. respectively. Collar friction
coefficient is 0.12, thread friction coefficient is 0.10. Mean diameter of collar 5 in. Determine the
power required to drive the screw.
A. 3.45 hp C. 4.65 hp
B. 4.29 hp D. 5.02 hp
13. Two 2.75 in sellers standard square thread screws are used to raise and lower a hydraulic gate
weighing 30 tons. A 570 rpm electric motor operates the screws. The coefficients of collar and
thread friction are 0.03 and 0.14 respectively. The mean diameter of the collar 4in. If the gate
rises at the rate of 2fpm, determine the size of the motor required to lift the gate if the
mechanical efficiency is 85% for the speed reducing equipment. Note: p = 1/2
A. 14 hp C. 34 hp
B. 30 hp D. 24 hp
21. A turnbuckle has M10 x1.5 threads. The coefficient of friction for the threads is 0.20 and the
basic pitch diameter is 9.026 mm. Assuming that neither rod turns as the turnbuckle is
tightened, what is the external torque needed to produce a force of 2,500 N on the rods?
(Metric threads are considered as V-type).
A. 5.48 N-m C. 4.48 N-m
B. 6.48 N-m D. 7.48 N-m
24. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70kN. The screw has a major diameter
of 36 mm and a pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and collar friction are 0.13 and
0.10 respectively. If the collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60 rpm, find the
axial linear speed of the screw
A. 5 mm/s C. 6 mm/s
B. 7 mm/s D. 5.5 mm/s
25. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70kN. The screw has a major diameter
of 36 mm and a pitch of 6 mm. Find the linear speed of the screw, if the coefficient of thread
friction and collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively and the collar mean diameter is 90 mm
and the screw turns at 60 rpm
26. A double thread ACME screw driven by a motor at 400 rpm raises the attached load of 900 kg
at a speed of 10 m/min. The screw has a pitch diameter of 36 mm; the Coefficient of friction on
threads is 0.15. The friction torque on the thrust bearing of the motor is taken as 20% of the
total input. Compute the lead angle.
A. 12.46° C. 13.42°
B. 11.65° D. 10.52°
27. A single square thread power screw is to raise a load of 70 kN. The screw has a major
diameter of 36 mm and a pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and collar friction are
0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the screw turns at 60
rpm, find the combined efficiency of the screw and collar.
A. 11.32% C. 12.53%
B. 16.52% D. 13.74%
29. Compute the Hp lost when a collar is loaded with 2000 lb, rotates at 50 rpm, and has a
coefficient of friction of 0.15. Note: the outside diameter of the collar is 4 inches and the inside
diameter is 2 inches.
A. 0.7134 Hp C. 0.3513 Hp
B. 0.3714 Hp D. 0.4231 Hp

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