Tutorial 5
Tutorial 5
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Question 1: The mechanism shown is drawn to a scale 1mm = 10mm. If VA = 15m/s downward;
a) Draw the velocity polygon using a velocity scale 1mm = 0.5m/s and determine.
i) the velocity of sliders 4 and 6.
ii) the angular velocity of links 3 and 5
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Question 2: The mechanism shown is drawn to a scale 1mm = 5mm. Crank 2 rotates at 25 rad/s in the
CCW direction.
a) Draw the velocity polygon using a velocity scale 1mm = 0.5m/s and determine;
i) the velocity of slider 6.
ii) the angular velocity of link 3, 4 and 5
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Question 3: Crank O2A of a drag-link mechanism rotates at angular velocity of 50 rad/s in the clockwise
sense. The mechanism is drawn to a scale of 1mm = 10mm.
a) Draw the velocity polygon to a scale of 1 cm = 25 m/s
b) Determine,
i. The angular velocity of plate 3 and link 5
ii. The velocity of sliders B and D.
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Question 4: In the mechanism shown, the rotation of the crank O2B imparts a
reciprocating motion to slider C. For the configuration shown the slider moves
at 3 m/s in the rightward direction.
a) Draw the configuration diagram to a scale of 1 cm = 25 mm
b) Draw the velocity Polygon to a scale of 1 cm = 0.5 m/s
c) Determine,
I. the angular velocity of crank 2
II. the angular velocity of link 4
III. the velocity of sliding of collar 3 relative to link 4
IV. the velocity of sliding of link 4 relative to collar 5
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Question 5: P2 and p3 are coincident point on links 2&3 respectively, and Q3 and Q4 are coincident point
on links 3&4 respectively. Vp2= 0.762 m/sec.
(a) Draw the configuration using a scale 1 cm = 10 cm
(b) Draw the velocity polygon to a scale of 1 mm = 0.02 m/sec.
(c) Determine the angular velocities of link 3
(d) Determine the velocity of link 4.
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Question6: In mechanism shown. Link 4 rolls on link 1.
Link 2 rotates at 144 rad/sec. (dimension in cm)
(e) Draw the configuration using a scale 1 cm = 10 cm
(f) Draw the velocity polygon to a scale of 1 cm = 10
m/sec.
(g) Determine the angular velocities of link 3&4
(h) Determine the velocity of point D.
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