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4. A punching press pierces 35 holes per minute in a plate using 10 kN-m of energy per
hole during each revolution. Each piercing takes 40 percent of the time needed to make
one revolution. A cast iron flywheel used with the punching machine is driven by a
constant torque electric motor. The flywheel rotates at a mean speed of 210 rpm. And
the fluctuation of speed is not to exceed ± 1% of the mean speed. Find:
a) Power of the electric motor,
b) Mass of the flywheel, and
c) Cross-sectional dimensions of the rim when the width is twice its thickness.
Take hoop stress for cast iron = 4 MPa and density of cast iron = 7200 kg/m3. [15]
5. Explain the working principle of cone clutch with the help of neat sketch. [15]
6. Differential band brake acting on the 3/4 th of the circumference of a drum of 450 mm
diameter, is to provide a braking torque of 225 N-m. One end of the band is attached to
a pin 100 mm from the fulcrum of the lever and the other end to another pin 25 mm
from the fulcrum on the other side of it where the operating force is also acting. If the
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operating force is applied at 500 mm from the fulcrum and the coefficient of friction is
0.25, find the two values of the operating force corresponding to two directions of
rotation of the drum. [15]
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7. A Proell governor has all four arms of length 305 mm. The upper arms are pivoted on
the axis of rotation and the lower arms are attached to a sleeve at a distance of 38 mm
from the axis. The mass of each ball is 4.8 kg and are attached to the extension of the
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lower arms which are 102 mm long. The mass on the sleeve is 45 kg. The minimum and
maximum radii of governor are 165 mm and 216 mm. Assuming that the extensions of
the lower arms are parallel to the governor axis at the minimum radius, find the
corresponding equilibrium speeds. [15]
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8.a) Derive the expression for frequency of torsional vibration of a general system.
b) Calculate the whirling speed of a shaft 20 mm diameter and 0.6 m long carrying a mass
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of 1 kg at its mid-point. The density of the shaft material is 40 Mg/m3 and Young’s
modulus is 200 GN/m2. Assume the shaft to be freely supported. [7+8]
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