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    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES

    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

    _________________________________________________________

    B57EB

    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE 2

    _________________________________________________________

    Monday, 13 May 2013


    Duration: 2 hours
    09:30 – 11:30
    SH1

    Answer ALL Questions in Section A & B


    Total of 4 Questions
    2 B57EB-1ED-LU
    3 B57EB-1ED-LU

    SECTION A

    Q1. You are in charge of designing the panels for a new car. With the ever
    increasing demand for more fuel efficient designs weight saving is one of the
    most important factors to consider. Around 70% of the weight of the car is in the
    body shell and panels.

    You are required to select a material for the lightest panel design. However,
    you must also consider the stiffness of the panel when making this selection as
    the panels must not excessively deform (elastically) whilst in service.

    F
    l
    b t

    Figure Q1a

    A car panel can be assumed to be a simply supported plate of length, l, width,


    b, and thickness, t, as shown in Figure Q1a. The elastic deflection of the panel,
    , under the action of a force, F, is given by:

    Where C is a fixed value and is a constant relating to the support. The length, l,
    and width, b, of the panel are also fixed by design.

    A table of candidate materials is given below:

    Material E(GNm-2)  (Mgm-3)


    (price per unit mass)
    High Strength Steel 200 7.8 100
    Aluminium alloy 69 2.7 400
    GFRP (moulding 20 2.0 310
    grade)
    Titanium Alloy 100 4.4 10000

    Table Q1a

    Q1. (a) Section A Contd…/


    4 B57EB-1ED-LU

    Q1. (a) Find the combination of material properties (material parameter) which
    can be used to determine the mass of the panel for a given stiffness.
    (9 marks)

    (b) Using the material parameter found above select the most suitable
    material for your car panel (i.e. the material that will produce the lightest
    panel for a given stiffness) from Table Q1a. (8 marks)

    (c) It is also necessary for you to consider the cost of the panel.

    Which material (from Table Q1a) would provide the cheapest panel for a
    given stiffness? (8 marks)

    Q2. Two circular rods AB and BC have diameters 22 mm and 30 mm respectively


    and form a simple frame as shown in Figure Q2a, The frame is loaded with a
    force F at point B. The rod AB is fixed to the wall bracket via a pin at A (free to
    rotate) which is in double shear and the rod BC is fixed to the wall bracket via a
    pin at C (free to rotate) which is in single shear.

    The tensile yield stress of the material used for the circular rods AB and BC is
    210 MPa and the yield stress in shear of the material used for the pins at A and
    C is 320 MPa. A safety factor of 2 should be used for both the rods and the pins

    (a) Determine the largest vertical force, F, which can be supported at B.


    (14 marks)

    (b) Calculate the minimum diameters of the pins at A and C (to the nearest
    mm) necessary to support this load. (11 marks)
    C

    B
    40o
    A

    Pin at A – Double shear Pin at C – Single shear

    Figure Q2a

    Q3. Section B Contd.../


    5 B57EB-1ED-LU

    SECTION B

    Q3. A child’s toy is shown in Figure Q3. It consists of a spring powered car on a
    track. The spring is released and the car moves along the track.

    (i) Calculate the speed of the car as it leaves the track given it has a mass of
    0.5 kg and the spring has an initial distortion of 10cm with a spring
    stiffness of 500N/m. The change in height of the centre of mass of the car
    is 0.2m and the centre of mass of the car is 0.1m above the ground. You
    can assume that friction between the car and the track is negligible.
    (13 marks)

    (ii) Calculate the horizontal distance the car travels after it has left the track
    before it hits the ground. (12 marks)

    0.2m
    0.1m 40o

    Figure Q3

    Q4. Section B Contd…/


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    Q4. (a) Determine the tension in the cable connecting blocks A and B if the
    coefficient of friction between the two blocks and between block B and the
    ground is 0.4, see Figure Q4a. You can neglect friction in the pulley in
    your calculations. (18 marks)

    Block A- 3 kg

    Block B- 3 kg 60 N

    =0.4
    Figure Q4a

    (b) A centrifugal clutch consists of two shoes (A) inside a housing (B), see
    Figure Q4b. The inner shaft rotates and depending on the angular
    velocity transmits a torque to the outer housing due to friction. Each shoe
    has a mass of 0.8 kg.

    (i) Calculate the maximum force in one of the springs for the shoes to
    just touch the outer housing for an angular velocity of 100 rev/min.
    Note the centrifugal clutch is vertically orientated so the shoes
    weight is unimportant. (3 marks)

    (ii) Calculate the maximum torque imposed on the outer housing for one
    shoe at an angular velocity of 500 rev/min if the coefficient of friction
    between a shoe and the outer housing is 0.8. (4 marks)

    Plan View
    Shoe A

    Housing B
    r=0.4m
    

    Figure Q4b

    END OF PAPER

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