Code No: RT31031 R13 SET - 1

III B. Tech I Semester Regular/Supplementary Examinations, October/November- 2017

DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY
(Common to Mechanical Engineering and Auto Mobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answering the question in Part-A is compulsory
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART –A
1 a) Write about pitching and rolling term used in connection with the movement of [3M]
a natural ship.
b) Define friction force? [4M]
c) How does fly wheel differ from that of a governor? [4M]
d) Write about hunting. [4M]
e) Write about hammer blow? [3M]
f) Write about transmissibility. [4M]
PART -B
2 A trolley car of total weight 3000N runs on rails of 1.5m gauge and travels a [16M]
curve 30m radius at 8.7 m/s. The rails being at the same level. The car has
four wheels of 72cm diameter and each of the two axles is driven by a motor
running in a opposite direction to the wheels at a speed of 5 times the speed of
rotation of vehicle. Each axle with gear and wheels has a Moment of inertia
147kg m2. Each motor with the shaft and gear pinion has a Moment of inertia
10.5kg m2. Has centre of gravity 90 cm above the rail level. Allowing the
centrifugal and gyroscopic action, determine the vertical force exerted by
each wheel on the rails.

3 a) A cone clutch is to be designed to transmit a torque of 1000rpm. The outside [12M]

and inside radii are 75mm and 45mm respectively. The semi cone angle is 15
degrees. The coefficient of friction of friction lining is 0.35. Using the
uniform wear theory, find the required clamping force. If the friction lining
wears out by 0.4mm, what reduction in the torque capacity of the clutch.
b) Explain the working operation of rope brake dynamometer in brief? [4M]

4 The equation of the turning moment diagram for a three-crank engine is given [16M]
by T (N-m) = 25000 - 7500 sin 3θ, where θ radians is the crank angle from
the inner dead centre. The moment of inertia of the flywheel is 400 kg-m2,
and the mean engine speed is 300 rpm. Calculate the power of the engine and
the total percentage fluctuation of speed of the flywheel, if the resisting
torque is constant.

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5 A Porter governor carries a central load of 30 kgf and each ball weighs 4.5 [16M]
kgf. The upper links are 20cm long and the lower links are 30 cms long. The
points of suspension of upper and lower links are 5cms from axis of spindle.
Calculate: i) The speed of the governor in rpm if the radius of revolution of
the governor ball is 12.5 cm and ii) The effort of the governor for increase of
speed of 1%.

6 A shaft carries four masses A, B, C and D of 12, 20, 30 and 16 kg [16M]

respectively spaced 18 cms apart. Measuring angle anti clockwise from A, B
is 2400, C is 1350 and D is 2700. The radii are 15 cm, 12 cm, 6 cm and 18 cm
and the speed of the shaft is 120 rpm. Find the magnitude and direction
relative to A of the resultant moment at a plane midway between A and B.

7 a) Describe about vibrations of beams with concentrated and distributed loads? [7M]
b) A machine part having a mass of 2.5 kg vibrates in a viscous medium. A [9M]
harmonic exciting force of 30 N acts on the part and causes a resonant
amplitude of 14 mm with a period of 0.22 second. Find the damping
coefficient. If the frequency of the exciting force is changed to 4 Hz,
determine the increase in the amplitude of the forced vibrations upon the
removal of the damper.

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III B. Tech I Semester Regular/Supplementary Examinations, October/November- 2017

DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY
(Common to Mechanical Engineering and Auto Mobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answering the question in Part-A is compulsory
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART –A
1 a) Write about steering term used in connection with the movement of a natural [3M]
ship.
b) Define coefficient of friction? [4M]
c) What is the function of a flywheel? [3M]
d) Write about isochronism. [4M]
e) Write about swaying couple. [4M]
f) Write about vibration isolation. [4M]
PART -B
2 a) What is the effect of precision by a body fixed rigidly at certain angle to [4M]
rotating shaft.
b) The propeller of an aero turbine has a weight of 550 N and radius of gyration [12M]
0.7m. The propeller shaft rotates at 1000 rpm clockwise viewing from the tail
and makes a complete half circle of 250 m radius towards left at a speed of 300
km/hr. Find the gyroscopic couple on the aircraft and state its effect on it.
What will be the effect if the aircraft turns to right instead of left?

3 a) Derive the expression for the torque transmitting capacity of a cone clutch by [6M]
considering uniform wear.
b) A friction clutch is required to transmit 34.5kW at 2000rpm. It is to be [10M]
single plate disk type with both sides of the plate effective, the pressure is
being applied axially by means of springs and limited to 70kPa on the plate. If
the outer diameter of the friction limit is 1.5 times the internal diameter, find
the required dimensions d1 and d2 of the clutch ring and the total force exerted
by the springs. Assume uniform wear condition (coefficient of friction=0.3).

4 a) Explain the effect of inertia force on the reciprocating engine mechanism by [8M]
drawing the free body diagram of each link.
b) Find the maximum and minimum speeds of a flywheel of mass 3250 kg and [8M]
radius of gyration 1.8 m, when the fluctuation of energy is 112kN-m. The
mean speed of the engine is 240rpm.

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5 In a Spring loaded governor of the Hartnell type, the mass of each ball is 1 kg, [16M]
length of vertical arm of the ball crank lever is 100 mm and that of the
horizontal arm is 50 mm. The distance of fulcrum of each bell crank lever is 80
mm from the axis of rotation of the governor. The extreme radii of rotation of
the balls are 75 mm and 112.5 mm. The maximum equilibrium speed is 5
percent greater than the minimum equilibrium speed which is 360 rpm. Find,
neglecting obliquity of arms, initial compression of the spring and equilibrium
speed corresponding to the radius of rotation of 100 mm?

6 The following data apply to an outside cylinder unbalanced locomotive: Mass [16M]
of rotating parts per cylinder per cylinder = 360 kg.
Mass of reciprocating parts per cylinder = 300 kg.
Angle between cranks = 900
Crank radius = 300 mm
Cylinder centers = 1.75 m
Radius of balance masses = 750 mm
Wheel centers = 1.45 m
If the whole of rotating and 2/3 of the reciprocating parts are to be balanced in
planes of driving wheels. Find:
(i) Magnitude and angular position of balance masses.
(ii) Speed in kilometers per hour at which the wheel will lift off the rails when
the load on each driving wheel is 50 KN and the diameter of tread of driving
wheel is 1.8 m.
(iii) Swaying couple at the speed arrived in the (ii) above.

7 a) Derive an expression for the natural frequency of free transverse vibration of [8M]
simply supported beam carrying several of point loads by energy method.
b) A Shaft 40 mm diameter and 2.5m long has a mass of 15kg per meter length. It [8M]
is simply supported at the ends and carries three masses 90 kg, 140 kg and 60
kg at 0.8 m, 1.5m and 2m respectively from the left support. Taking E= 200
Gpa, find the frequency of the transverse vibration.

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III B. Tech I Semester Regular/Supplementary Examinations, October/November- 2017

DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY
(Common to Mechanical Engineering and Auto Mobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answering the question in Part-A is compulsory
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART –A
1 a) Write about starboard and port terms used in connection with the movement [3M]
of a natural ship.
b) Define limiting friction? [4M]
c) Define fluctuation of energy? [4M]
d) Write about sensitiveness. [4M]
e) Write about variation of tractive effort. [4M]
f) Define forced damped vibrations? [3M]
PART -B
2 A racing car weighs 20 kN. It has a wheel base of 2m, track width 1m and [16M]
height of C.G.300 mm above the ground level and lies midway between the
front and rear axle. The engine flywheel rotates at 3000 rpm clockwise when
viewed from the front. The moment of inertia of the flywheel is 4kg-m2 and
moment of inertia of each wheel is 3kgm2. Find the reactions between the
wheels and the ground when the car takes a curve of 15 m radius towards right
at 30 km/hr, taking into consideration the gyroscopic and the centrifugal effects.
Each wheel radius is 400mm.

3 a) Derive the expression for the torque transmitting capacity of a single plate [6M]
clutch by considering uniform pressure.
b) An effective diameter of the cone clutch is 75 mm. The semi-angle of the cone [10M]
is 180. Find the torque required to produce slipping of the clutch if an axial
force applied is 200 N. This clutch is employed to connect an electric motor
running uniformly at 100 r.p.m with a flywheel which is initially stationary.
The flywheel has a mass of 13.5 kg and its radius of gyration is 150 mm.
Calculate the time required for the flywheel to attain full speed, and also the
energy lost in the slipping of the clutch. Take coefficient of friction as 0.3.

4 a) Draw the turning moment diagrams for the following different types of engines, [8M]
neglecting the effect of inertia of the connecting rod: 1. Single cylinder double
acting steam engine 2. Four stroke cycle. I.C. engine

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b) A Punching press is driven by a constant torque electric motor. He press is [8M]

provided with a flywheel that rotates at maximum speed of 225 rpm. The radius
of gyration of the flywheel is 0.5m.The press punches 720 holes per hour, each
punching operation takes 2 seconds and requires 15 kN-m of energy. Find the
power of the motor and minimum mass of the flywheel if speed of the same is
not to fall below 200 rpm?

5 The arms of a Proell governor are 30 cm long. The upper arms are pivoted on [16M]
the axis of rotation, while the lower arms are pivoted at a radius of 4 cms. Each
ball weighs 5 kgf and is attached to an extension 10 cm long of the lower arm,
the central weight is 60 kgf. At the minimum radius of 16 cm the extension to
which balls are attached are parallel to the governor axis. Find the equilibrium
speed corresponding to a radius of 16 cms.

6 Two weights of 8 kg and 16 kg rotate in the same plane at radii of 1.5 and 2.25 [16M]
m respectively. The radii of these weights are 600 apart. Find the position of the
third weight of the magnitude of 12 kg in the same plane which can produce
static balance of the system.

7 a) Prove, from first principles, that with viscous damping, the amplitudes of [8M]
successive oscillations are in geometric progression in the case of free damped
vibration.
b) A shaft of 100 mm diameter and 1 m long is fixed at one end, and the other end [8M]
carries a flywheel of mass 1 tonne. The radius of gyration of the flywheel is 0.5
m. Find the frequency of torsional vibrations, if the modulus of rigidity of the
shaft material is 80 GN/m2?

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III B. Tech I Semester Regular/Supplementary Examinations, October/November- 2017

DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY
(Common to Mechanical Engineering and Auto Mobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answering the question in Part-A is compulsory
3. Answer any THREE Questions from Part-B
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PART –A
1 a) Write about Bow and Stern terms used in connection with the movement of a [3M]
natural ship.
b) Define angle of friction? [4M]
c) Define angular velocity and angular acceleration? [4M]
d) Write about auxiliary springs. [3M]
e) What will be the harm if the rotating parts of high speed engine are not [4M]
properly balanced?
f) Write about whirling of shafts? [4M]
PART -B
2 The rotor of a turbine installed in a boat with its axis along the longitudinal [16M]
axis of the boat makes 1500 rpm clockwise when viewed from the stern. The
rotor has a mass of 750 kg and a radius of gyration of 300mm. If at an instant,
the boat pitches in the longitudinal vertical plane so that bow rises from the
horizontal plane with an angular velocity of 1 rad/s, determine the torque
acting in the boat and the direction in which it tends to turn the boat at the
instant.

3 a) Name different types of dynamometers. Explain function of prony brake. [8M]

b) A clutch has disk plates with outer radius 120 mm. Axial force of 5kN is [8M]
acting on them. The disc plates are new and have coefficient of friction 0.65.
Assume uniform pressure and uniform wear, find the torque transmitted.
When the disc plates are solid.

4 A machine has to carry out punching operation at the rate of 10 holes per [16M]
minute. It does 6 kN-m of work per mm2 of the sheared area on cutting 25 mm
diameter holes in 20mm thick plates. A flywheel is fitted to the machine shaft
which is driven by a constant torque. The fluctuation of speed is between 180
and 200 rpm. The actual punching takes 1.5 seconds. The frictional losses are
equivalent to 1/6 of the work done during punching. Find: i) power required to
drive the punching machine, and ii) Mass of the flywheel, if the radius of
gyration of the wheel is 0.5m.

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5 In a Porter governor, the arms and links are each 25 cms long and intersect on [16M]
main axis. Each ball weighs 3kgf and the central load 27.25 kgf. The sleeve is
in the lowest position when the arms are inclined at 270 with the axis. The lift
of the sleeve is 5 cm. What is the force of the friction at the sleeve if the speed
at the beginning of ascent at the lowest position is equal to the speed at the
beginning of descent from the highest position?

6 A four coupled-wheel locomotive with two inside cylinders has reciprocating [16M]
and revolving parts per cylinder as 300 kgf and 250 kgf respectively. The
distance between planes of driving wheels is 150 cms. The pitch of cylinders
is 60cms. The diameter of tread and driving wheels is 190 cms and the
distance between planes of coupling rod cranks in 190 cms. The revolving
parts for each coupling rod crank are 125 kgf. The angle between engine
cranks is 900 and the length of coupling rod crank 22 cms. The angle made by
coupling rod crank with adjustment crank is 180. The distance of center of
gravity of balance weights in planes of driving wheels from a scale center is
75 cms. Crank radius is 32 cms. Determine: (i) The magnitude and position of
balance weights required in leading and trailing wheels to balance 2/3 of
reciprocating and whole of revolving parts if half of the required reciprocating
parts are to be balanced in each pair of coupled wheels.
(ii) The maximum variation of tractive force and hammer blow when
locomotive speed is 100kmph.

7 a) Explain about free vibration of spring mass system? [6M]

b) A shaft 50mm diameter and 3m long. It is simply supported at the ends and [10M]
carries three masses 100Kg, 120Kg and 80Kg at 1.0mm, 1.75m and 2.5m
respectively from the left support. Taking E=20GN/m2. Find the frequency of
transverse vibrations using Rayleigh’s method.

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