Assignment 1
Assignment 1
Assignment 1
1) A crank and slotted lever mechanism used in a shaper has a centre distance of 300 mm
between the centre of oscillation of the slotted lever and the centre of rotation of the crank. The
radius of the crank is 120 mm. Find the ratio of the time of cutting to the time of return stroke.
3) A Whitworth quick return motion mechanism, as shown below, has the following particulars
: Length of stroke = 150 mm ; Driving crank length = 40 mm; Time of cutting stroke / Time of return
stroke = 2 ;Find the lengths of CD and PD. Also determine the angles α and β
4) In a slider crank mechanism, the length of crank OB and connecting rod AB are 125 mm
and 500 mm respectively. The centre of gravity G of the connecting rod is 275 mm from the slider
A. The crank speed is 600 r.p.m. clockwise. When the crank has turned 45° from the inner dead
centre position, determine: 1. velocity of the slider A, 2. velocity of the point G, and 3. angular
velocity of the connecting rod AB.
6) The crank and connecting rod of a theoretical steam engine are 0.5 m and 2 m long
respectively. The crank makes 180 r.p.m. in the clockwise direction. When it has turned 45° from
the inner dead centre position, determine : 1. velocity of piston, 2. angular velocity of connecting
rod, 3. velocity of point E on the connecting rod 1.5 m from the gudgeon pin, 4. velocities of
rubbing at the pins of the crank shaft, crank and crosshead when the diameters of their pins are 50
mm, 60 mm and 30 mm respectively, 5. position and linear velocity of any point G on the
connecting rod which has the least velocity relative to crank shaft.
8) In a four bar chain ABCD, link AD is fixed and the crank AB rotates at 10 radians per
second clockwise. Lengths of the links are AB = 60 mm; BC = CD = 70 mm ; DA = 120 mm. When
angle DAB = 60° and both B and C lie on the same side of AD, find 1. Angular velocities
(magnitude and direction) of BC and CD; and 2. Angular acceleration of BC and CD.