MACHINE DESIGN – ROLLER CHAIN & SPROCKET, BELTS & BEARING

PROBLEM SET # 5
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. A chain and sprocket has 18 teeth with chain pitch of 1/2 in. Find the pitch diameter of sprocket.
A. 0.879 in B. 1.879 in C. 2.879 in D. 3.879 in

2. A chain and sprocket has 24 teeth with chain pitch of ½ in. If the sprocket turns at 600 rpm, find the speed of
chain.
A. 601.72 fpm B. 621.72 fpm C. 641.72 fpm D. 661.72 fpm

3. A chain and sprocket has a pitch diameter of 9.56 in and a pitch of ¾ in. How many teeth are there in sprocket?
A. 25 B. 30 C. 35 D. 40

4. A chain and sprocket has a pitch diameter of 28.654 in and there are 90 teeth available. Find the pitch of the
chain.
A. ½ in B. ¾ in C. 1 in D. 1 ¼ in

5. A fan requires at least 4.5 hp to deliver 18,000 CFM of air running at 320 rpm. For a service factor of 1.15, find
the designed horsepower of the sprocket.
A. 4.5 hp B. 4.84 hp C. 6.34 hp D. 5.175 hp

6. A 20-tooth driving sprocket that rotates at 600 rpm and pitch chain of ½ in drives a driven sprocket with a speed
of 200 rpm. Find the diameter of the driven sprocket.
A. 7.55 in B. 8.55 in C. 9.55 in D. 10.55 in

7. A chain with speed 800 fpm has driving sprocket turns at 900 rpm. If the pitch of chain is ¾ in, find the number
of teeth of driving sprocket.
A. 12 teeth B. 14 teeth C. 16 teeth D. 18 teeth

8. Find the standard distance between sprocket having 4 in and 16 in diameters.

9. An 18 teeth sprocket driving with 98 teeth sprocket at a center distance of 34 pitches. Find the chain length in
pitches.
A. 131 B. 136 C. 140 D. 142

10. A sprocket with 8 in diameter and pitch of ¾ in drives another sprocket at standard center distance of 48 pitches.
Find the diameter of larger sprocket.
A. 30 in B. 32 in C. 34 in D. 36 in

11. A driving sprocket with 12 teeth drives another sprocket with 48 teeth by means of a chain having a pitch of ½ in.
If chain length is 72 in, find the center distance between sprockets.
A. 28.36 in B. 26.36 in C. 24.36 in D. 22.36 in

12. A certain farm equipment which requires 2200 N-m torque at 500 rpm has diesel engine to operate at 1500 rpm
as its prime mover. A No. 60 roller chain with total length of 60 pitches and a small sprocket of 23 teeth are to be
used with operating temperature to remain constant at 45oC. Determine the number of teeth of larger sprocket.
A. 49 teeth B. 59 teeth C. 69 teeth D. 79 teeth

13. A pump that operates a head of 30 m is used to deliver 80 liters per second of water at an efficiency of 85%. The
pump is driven by a diesel engine by means of chain and sprocket with a service factor of 1.3. If horsepower per
strand is 25, find the approximate number of strands needed.
A. 1 strand B. 2 strands C. 3 strands D. 4 strands

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14. A 3-strand chain and sprocket turns at 600 rpm has a service factor of 1.4. If 14 hp/strand chain is to be used,
find the torque can the chain and sprocket be delivered?
A. 262.61 ft-lb B. 362.61 ft-lb C. 462.61 ft-lb D. 562.61 ft-lb

15. A certain farm equipment which requires 2200 Newton meter torque at 500 rpm has a diesel engine to operate at
1500 rpm as its prime mover. A No. 60 roller chain with a total length of 60 pitches and a small sprocket with 23
teeth are to be used with an operating temperature to remain constant at 45 degrees C. Determine the no. of
teeth of the larger sprocket.
A. 70 B. 69 C. 68 D. 69

16. A 4 inches diameter shaft is driven at 3600 rpm by a 400 HP motor. The shaft drives a 48 inches diameter chain
sprocket and having an output efficiency of 85%. The output force of the driving sprocket and the output of the
driven sprocket are:
A. 200 lb and 250 HP B. 261.8 lb and 300 HP C. 291.66 lb and 340 HP D. none of the above

17. In chain of ordinary proportions, the term RC 40 means a pitch of _____.

18. The chain speed of an RC 80 chain on a 21-tooth sprocket turning at 600 rpm is ______.
A. 5.335 m/s B. 1500 fpm C. 1005 fpm D. 310 m/min

19. What maximum chain number can be used if the small sprocket is to run at 1200 rpm?
A. RC60 B. RC80 C. RC40 D. RC70

20. A motor transmits 40 hp to an air conditioning apparatus by means of a roller chain. The motor runs at 720 rpm.
The pitch diameter of the sprocket on the motor should not exceed 6 ¾ in. If the drive calls for a service factor of
1.2 and a chain pitch of 1 in, determine the number of teeth of the small sprocket.
A. 21 teeth B. 25 teeth C. 19 teeth D. 18 teeth

21. A 10-hp engine with a speed of 1200 rpm is used to drive a blower with a velocity ratio of 3:1. The pitch diameter
of the driven sprocket is 85 mm and the center distance between the sprockets is 260 mm. Use an RC 40 drive
and a service factor of 1.2. Find the number of strands needed.
A. 2 strands B. 4 strands C. 3 strands D. 1 strand

22. A silent chain SC 4 is used for a design hp of 12. What chain width is needed if the 21-tooth driving sprocket
runs at 1200 rpm?
A. 1.25 in B. 1.75 in C. 1.5 in D. 2 in

23. With a sprocket bore of 2”, the minimum number of sprocket teeth for RC40 is _______.
A. 20 B. 19 C. 21 D. 23

24. A 10-hp engine with a speed of 1200 rpm is used to drive a blower with a velocity ratio of 3:1. The pitch diameter
of the driven sprocket is 85 mm and the center distance between the sprockets is 260 mm. Use an RC 40 drive
and a service factor of 1.2. Find the number of teeth of the driving sprocket:
A. 17 B. 18 C. 21 D. 24

25. Find the angle of contact on the small pulley for a belt drive with center distance of 72 inches if pulley diameters
are 6 in. and 12 in., respectively.
A. 180.60 deg. B. 243.40 deg. C. 203.61 deg. D. 175.22 deg.

26. Determine the belt length of an open belt to connect the 6 cm and 12 cm diameter pulley at a center distance of
72 cm.
A. 172.39 cm B. 160.39 cm C. 184.39 cm D. 190.39 cm

27. A 12 cm pulley turning at 600 rpm is driving a 20 cm pulley by means of belt. If total belt slip is 5%, determine
the speed of driving gear.
A. 360 rpm B. 342 rpm C. 382 rpm D. 364 rpm

28. The torque transmitted in a belt connected 300 mm diameter pulley is 4 KN.m. Find the power driving the pulley
if belt speed is 20 m/sec.
A. 358.88 KW B. 565.88 KW. C. 533.33 KW D. 433.33 KW

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29. A 3/8-inch flat belt is 12 inches wide and is used on 24 inches diameter pulley rotating at 600 rpm. The specific
weight of belt is 0.035 lb/in3. The angle of contact is 150 degrees. If coefficient of friction is 0.3 and stress is 300
psi, how much power can it deliver?
A. 65.4 Hp B. 69.5 Hp C. 60.5 Hp D. 63.5 Hp

30. A belt connected pulleys has 10 cm diameter and 30 cm diameter. If center distance is 50 cm, determine the
angle of contact of smaller pulley.
A. 152 deg. B. 154 deg. C. 157 deg. D. 159 deg.

31. A compressor is driven by an 18 KW motor by means of V-belt. The service factor is 1.4 and the corrected
horsepower capacity of V-belt is 3.5. Determine the number of belts needed.
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10

32. A pulley 600 mm in diameter transmits 50 KW at 600 rpm by means of belt. Determine the effective belt pull.
A. 2.65 KN B. 3.65 KN C. 4.65 KN D. 5.65 KN

33. A pulley has an effective belt pull of 3 KN and an angle of belt contact of 160 degrees. The working stress of belt
is 2 Mpa. Determine the thickness of belt to be used if width is 350 mm and coefficient of friction is 0.32.
A. 6.42 mm B. 7.24 mm C. 8.68 mm D. 9.47 mm

34. A pulley has a belt pull of 2.5 KN. If 20 Hp motor is used to drive the pulley, determine the belt speed.
A. 19.58 ft/sec B. 5.97 ft/sec C. 7.42 m/sec D. 10.86 m/sec

35. A belt connects a 10 cm diameter and 30 cm diameter pulleys at a center distance of 50 cm. Determine the
angle of contact at the smaller pulley.
A. 137.8o B. 146.4o C. 165.2o D. 156.9o

36. An 8 in diameter pulley turning at 600 rpm is belt connected to a 14” diameter pulley. If there is a 4% slip, find
the speed of 14 in pulley.
A. 482 rpm B. 523 rpm C. 238 rpm D. 329 rpm

37. A 3/8” thick flat belt is 12” wide and is used on a 24” diameter pulley rotating at 600 rpm. The specific weight of
the belt is 0.035 lb/in3. The angle of contact is 150o. IF the coefficient of friction is 0.3 and the safe stress is 300
psi, how much power can it deliver?
A. 69.5 hp B. 75.6 hp C. 48.3 hp D. 35.2 hp

38. The standard width of a B85 premium quality V-belt is ________.

39. Determine the width of a 6-ply rubber belt required for a ventilating fan running at 150 rpm driven from a 12-inch
pulley on a 70 hp at 800 rpm. The center distance between pulley is 2 ft and the rated belt tension is 78.0 lb/in
width.
A. 2” B. 8” C. 10” D. 15”

40. A 25.4 cm pulley is belt-driven with a net torque of 339 N-m. The ratio of tension in the tight side of the belt is
4:1. What is the maximum tension in the belt?
A. 3559 N B. 3549 N C. 3539 N D. 3569 N

41. A 500-rpm shaft is fitted with a 30 inches diameter pulley weighing 250 lb. This pulley delivers 35 hp to a load.
The shaft is also fitted with a 24 in pitch diameter gear weighing 200 lb. This gear delivers 25 hp to a load.
Assume that the tension of the tight side of the belt is twice that on the slack side of the belt, determine the
concentrated load produces on the shaft by the pulley and the gear in lb.
A. 2,123 lbs B. 1,332 lbs C. 1,132 lbs D. 1,431 lbs

42. An open belt drive connects a 450 mm driving pulley to another driven pulley 1000 mm in diameter. The belt is
300 mm wide and 10 mm thick. The coefficient of friction of the belt drive is 0.3 and the mass of the belt is 2.8
kg/m of the belt length. Other data are:
A. center distance between shaft = 4 meters
B. maximum allowable tensile stress on the belt = 1,500 Kpa
C. speed of driving pulley = 900 rpm
Determine the maximum power that can be transmitted in KW.
A. 59.49 KW B. 40.72 KW C. 38.78 KW D. 37.80 KW

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43. An electric motor running at 1200 rpm drives a punch press shaft at 200 rpm by means of a 130 mm wide and 8
mm thick belt. When the clutch is engaged the belt slips. To correct this condition, an idler pulley was installed
to increase the angle of contact, but the same belt and pulley were used. The original contact angle on the 200
mm motor pulley is 160 degrees. The original contact ratio is 2.4 and the net tension is 12 N/mm of the belt
width. If an increase in transmission capacity of 20% will prevent slippage, determine the new angle of contact.
A. 320 degrees B. 220 degrees C. 250 degrees D. 219 degrees

44. An ammonia compressor is driven by a 20 KW motor. The compressor and the motor RPM are 360 and 1750,
respectively. The small sheave has a pitch diameter of 152.4 mm. If the belt to be used is standard C-120,
determine the center distance between sheaves.
A. 709 mm B. 865 mm C. 806 mm D. 686 mm

45. An air compressor is driven by a 7.5 HP electric motor with a speed of 1750 rpm with standard A-60 V- belts.
The pitch diameter of the small sheave is 110 mm and the larger sheave is 200 mm. Service factor is 1.2.
Determine the arc of contact.
A. 173.92 degrees B. 183.56 degrees C. 169.87 degrees D. 212.65 degrees

46. A pulley 610 mm in diameter transmits 40 KW at 500 RPM. The arc of contact between the belt pulley is 0.35
and the safe working stress of the belt is 2.1 Mpa. Find the tangential force at the rim of the pulley in Newton.
A. 2,406 N B. 4,321 N C. 2,405 N D. 3.321 N

47. A pulley 610 mm in diameter transmits 40 KW at 500 rpm. The arc of contact between the belt and pulley is 144
degrees, the coefficient of friction between belt and pulley is 0.35 and the safe working stress of the belt is 2.1
and the safe working stress of the belt is 2.1 Mpa. What is the effective belt pull in Newton?
A. 2,505 N B. 3,931 N C. 4,528 N D. 2,823 N

48. A reciprocating ammonia compressor is driven by a squirrel cage induction motor rated 15 HP at 1750 rpm,
across the line starting motor pulley 203.2 mm diameter, compressor pulley 406.4 mm diameter. Find the width
of belt.
A. 129 B. 132 C. 130 D. 127

49. A pulley 610 mm in diameter transmits 37 KW at 600 rpm. The arc of contact between the belt and pulley is 144
degrees, the coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley is 0.35, and the safe working stress of the belt is
2.1 Mpa. Find:
A. The tangential force at the rim of the pulley. Ans. 1.93 KN
B. The effective belt pull. Ans. 1.93 KN
C. The width of the belt used if its thickness is 6 mm. Ans. 261 mm

50. A nylon-core flat belt has an elastomer envelop; is 200 mm wide, and transmits 60 KW at a belt speed of 25 m/s.
The belt has a mass of 2 kg/m of the belt length. The belt is used in a crossed configuration to connect a 300 mm
diameter driving pulley to a 900 mm diameter driven pulley at a shaft spacing of 6 m.
A. Calculate the belt length and the angles of wrap. Ans. 13.95 m, 3.34 rad or 191.4o
B. Compute the belt tensions based on a coefficient of friction of 0.33. Ans. 1.76 KN, 1.96 KN

51. The tension ratio for a belt in a pulley with a 200o angle and a frictional coefficient of 0.3 is:
A. 2.85 B. 1.85 C. 3.0 D. 3.85

52. The main bearing of a one-cylinder steam are 152 mm diameter by 280 mm long and support a load of 4400 kg.
Find the bearing stress.
A. 507.10 kpa B. 517.10 kpa C. 527.10 kpa D. 537.10 kpa

53. A bearing 150 mm diameter and 300 mm long supports a load of 5000 kg. If coefficient of friction is 0.18, find the
torque required to rotate the shaft.
A. 331 N-m B. 662 N-m C. 873 N-m D. 1020 N-m

54. A bearing journal rotates at 460 rpm is used to support a load of 50 KN. It has a diameter of 20 cm and length of
40 cm. Find the friction loss in kw per bearing. Use f = 0.12.
A. 20.45 KW B. 18.45 KW C. 16.45 KW D. 14.45 KW

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55. A bearing has a per unit load of 550 Kpa. The load on bearing is 20 KN and it has a diametral ratio of 0.0012. If
diametral clearance is 0.120 mm, find the length of journal.
A. 163.63 mm B. 263.63 mm C. 363.63 mm D. 463.63 mm

56. A bearing whose shaft rotates at 500 rpm, has a friction loss of 15 KW. The bearing load is 30 KN and friction of
0.14. Find the bearing diameter.
A. 136.42 mm B. 146.42 mm C. 156.42 mm D. 166.42 mm

57. A shaft revolving at 1740 rpm is supported by bearing with a length of 105 mm and diameter of 64 mm. If the
load is light and SAE Oil No. 20 (u = 2.4 x 10-6 reyns) is used and diametral clearance is 0.136 mm, find the
power loss due to friction.
A. 164 watts B. 174 watts C. 184 watts D. 194 watts

58. A shaft is supported by 3 in diameter and 4 in long bearing that uses oil with viscosity of 2.5 x 10-6 reyns. The
bearing has a diametral clearance of 0.008 in. At what speed should the shaft rotate so that the friction power is
limited only to 1 hp.
A. 1,765 rpm B. 2,765 rpm C. 3,383 rpm D. 4,765 rpm

59. A 76 mm bearing using oil with an absolute viscosity of 0.70 poise running at 500 rpm gives satisfactory
operation with a bearing pressure of 14 kg/cm2. The bearing clearance is 0.127 mm. Determine the unit
pressure at which the bearing should operate if the speed is changed to 600 rpm.
A. 16.8 kg/cm2 B. 18.8 kg/cm2 C. 20.8 kg/cm2 D. 22.8 kg/cm2

60. A 76 mm bearing using oil with an absolute viscosity of 0.70 poise running at 1500 rpm gives satisfactory
operation with a bearing pressure of 14 kg/cm2. The bearing clearance is 0.127 mm. If the bearing is given a
total clearance of 0.076 mm and speed to 600 rpm, what change should be made in oil?
A. 0.051 poise B. 0.151 poise C. 0.251 poise D. 0.351 poise

61. A journal bearing 50 mm in diameter and 25 mm long supports a radial load of 1500 kg. If the coefficient of
bearing friction is 0.01 and the journal rotates at 900 rpm, find the horsepower loss in the bearing.
A. 0.465 HP B. 0.665 HP C. 0.865 HP D. 0.965 HP

62. A bearing 2.085 inches in diameter and 1.762 in long supports a journal running at 1200 rpm. It operates
satisfactorily with a diametral clearance of 0.0028 in and a total radial load of 1,400 lbs. At 160oF operating
temperature of the oil film, the bearing modulus ZN/P was found to be 16.48. Determine the bearing stress
A. 281 psi B. 381 psi C. 481 psi D. 581 psi

63. A bearing 2.085 inches in diameter and 1.762 in long supports a journal running at 1200 rpm. It operates
satisfactorily with a diametral clearance of 0.0028 in and a total radial load of 1,400 lbs. At 160oF operating
temperature of the oil film, the bearing modulus ZN/P was found to be 16.48. Determine the viscosity,
centipoises.
A. 4.23 B. 5.23 C. 6.23 D. 7.23

64. The main bearings of an engine are 152 mm diameter and 280 mm long and supports a load of 4400 kg midway
between the bearings. Find the bearing pressure in Kpa.
A. 101 B. 705 C. 507 D. 1014

65. A sleeve bearing has an outside diameter of 38.1 mm and length of 50 mm, the wall thickness is 3/16 inch. The
bearing is subjected to a radial load of 450 lb. Determine the bearing pressure.
A. 100 psi B. 150 psi C. 200 psi D. 250 psi

66. A 2.5” diameter by 2 in long journal bearing is to carry a 5500-lb load at 3600 rpm using SAE 40 lube oil at 200oF
through a single hole at 25 psi. Compute the bearing pressure.
A. 1100 psi B. 900 psi C. 1000 psi D. 950 psi

67. A journal bearing with diameter of 76.2 mm is subjected to a load of 4900 N while running at 200 rpm. If its
coefficient of friction is 0.02 and L/D = 2.5, find its projected area in mm2.
A. 12,090 B. 14,165 C. 13,050 D. 14,516

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ANSWER KEY
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D

6. C 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. B

11. A 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D

16. C 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. A

21. A 22. C 23. C 24. D 25. A

26. B 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. C

31. D 32. A 33. B 34. A 35. D

36. D 37. A 38. D 39. A 40. A

41. B 42. B 43. B 44. C 45. C

46. C 47. A 48. D 49. given 50. given

51. A 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. C

56. A 57. B 58. C 59. A 60. C

61. A 62. B 63. B 64. C 65. C

66. A 67. D

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