MEC302A - Dynamics of Machinery

Lecture- 7

Static Force Analysis

(Contd.)
Course Leaders:
S. Anil Kumar
Bhargav
[email protected]

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 Session Objectives
At the end of this session, students will be able to:
• Explain the procedure of static force analysis of slider
crank mechanism

• Draw free body diagram of various links

• Perform static force analysis of slider crank mechanism

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 Topics
• Single slider crank mechanism

• Static force analysis of single slider crank mechanism

• Free body diagrams of links

• Force analysis

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 Single Slider Crank Mechanism

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 Static force analysis: Slider crank mechanism

• It is a slider crank mechanism subjected to an

external force “P” acting on link-4

• The external force is supported by the input torque

applied on crank
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 Static force analysis: Slider crank mechanism

• In order to carry out force analysis, the free body

diagrams of the links are developed

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 Static force analysis: Slider crank mechanism

• Link-2 is acted upon by

two forces F32, F12 and
torque T

• Direction of F32 is known

• Direction of F12 is not

known
Under the action of these two forces and a
torque the link has to be in equilibrium
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 Static force analysis: Slider crank mechanism

• Link-3 is acted upon by

two forces F23, F43

• Direction of F23 is
known

• Direction of F43 known

Under the action of these two forces the link has

to be in equilibrium; It is a two force member
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 Static force analysis: Slider crank mechanism
• Link-4 is acted upon by
three forces F34, F14 and
the external force P

• Direction of F34 is known

• Direction of F14 is known

Under the action of these three forces the link has

to be in equilibrium; It is a three force member
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 Static force analysis: Slider crank mechanism

• P: External force for which magnitude, directions

and sense are known

• F34: Direction is known

• F14: direction is known

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 Drawing force polygon

• The force polygon for link-4 is drawn as a triangle

• Draw vector representing force P taking suitable scale

• Draw the direction of F34 through one of the ends of F

• Draw the direction of F14 through the other end of F

• Where these two lines intersect, completes the force

polygon

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 Force analysis

• From the force polygon drawn for link-4 F34 and F14 are
determined completely

• Force F34 and F43 are equal and opposite

• Link -3 is a two force member, hence force F34 and F23 are
equal and opposite to achieve equilibrium

• F23 is determined completely

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 Static force analysis: Slider crank mechanism

• Consider equilibrium of link-2 to determine the

torque T
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 Determination of torque T
• Link-2 is acted upon by two forces F32, F12 and torque T

• The force F32 is completely known as F23 is known

• Considering equilibrium of link-2,

T2  F12 xh  F32 xh

• Measure “h” and use to determine torque “T2”

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 Problem 1
Consider the slider crank mechanism, where the link AB= 100mm
and link BC= 300 mm. The force applied on the piston is 1000N, when
the crank is at 600. Calculate the driving torque T2

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 Problem 2

• Consider the slider crank mechanism, where the link AB= 300mm,
BD=200 mm and link BC= 600 mm. The force applied on the piston
is 2000N, when the crank is at 450.force Q is acting on link 3 at 600
as shown in figure. Calculate the driving torque T2

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 Problem 3
Consider the slider mechanism, where the link AB= 150 mm,
BC=AD=500 mm, CD=400 mm, and EC=100 mm. The force applied
on the piston is 250 N, when the crank is at 750. Calculate the driving
torque T2

T2 200
mm

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 Summary

 Systematic procedure is followed to perform static

force analysis of slider crank mechanism

 Free body diagram of various links are required for
force analysis
 Free body diagrams help to perform static force
analysis

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