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torque

GATE Mechanical Engineering · Theory of Machines - Gears · 1989-2024

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2024 Q56

A solid massless cylindrical member of 50 mm diameter is rigidly attached at one end, and is subjected to an axial force P = 100 kN and a torque T = 600 N. m at the other end as sh...

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2021 Q53

A short shoe drum (radius 260 mm) brake is shown in the figure. A force of 1 kN is applied to the lever. The coefficient of friction is 0.4. The magnitude of the torque applied by...

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2021 Q54

The torque provided by an engine is given by T(θ) = 12000 + 2500 sin(2θ) N.m, where θ is the angle turned by the crank from inner dead center. The mean speed of the engine is 200 r...

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2019 Q42

A short shoe external drum brake is shown in the figure. The diameter of the brake drum is 500 mm. The dimensions a = 1000 mm, b = 500 mm and c = 200 mm. The coefficient of frictio...

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2019 Q44

A single block brake with a short shoe and torque capacity of 250 N·m is shown. The cylindrical brake drum rotates anticlockwise at 100 rpm and the coefficient of friction is 0.25....

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2018 Q6

A frictionless gear train is shown in the figure. The leftmost 12-teeth gear is given a torque of 100 N-m. The output torque from the 60-teeth gear on the right in N-m is

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2018 Q36

A single-plate clutch has a friction disc with inner and outer radii of 20 mm and 40 mm, respectively. The friction lining in the disc is made in such a way that the coefficient of...

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2015 PYQ

A rope brake dynamometer attached to the crank shaft of an $$I.C.$$ engine measures a brake power of $$10$$ kW when the speed of rotation of the shaft is $$400$$ rad/s. The shaft t...

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2014 PYQ

Two solid circular shafts of $${{R_1}}$$ and $${{R_2}}$$ are subjected to same torque. The maximum shear stresses developed in the two shafts are $${\tau _1}$$ and $${\tau _2}.$$ I...

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2010 PYQ

Two steel bars each of diameter $$10mm$$ are coaxially friction welded end to end at an axial pressure of $$200MPa$$ and rotational speed of $$400rpm$$. The coefficient of friction...

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2008 PYQ

A journal bearing has a shaft diameter of $$40$$ $$mm$$ and a length of $$40mm.$$ The shaft is rotating at $$20$$ $$rad/s$$ and the viscosity of the lubricant is $$20$$ $$mPa$$-$$s...

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1996 PYQ

A wheel of mass m and radius r is in accelerated rolling motion without slip under a steady axial torque $$T$$. If the coefficient of kinetic friction is $$\mu $$, the friction for...

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1993 PYQ

The yield strength of a steel shaft is twice its endurance limit. Which of the following torque fluctuations represent the most critical situation according to Soderberg criterion?

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1989 PYQ

In order to test the efficiency of reducer gear train $$1kW$$ input was given at the input end at a speed of $$1440$$ $$rpm$$ and at the output end the measured torque was $$56.36$...

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