A gear train shown in the figure consists of gears P, Q, R and S. Gear Q and gear R are mounted on the same shaft. All the gears are mounted on parallel shafts and the number of teeth of P, Q, R and S are 24, 45, 30 and 80, respectively. Gear P is rotating at 400 rpm. The speed (in rpm) of the gear S is _________

GATE 2018 Mechanical Engineering Q32 — Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering · Theory of Machines - Gear Trains

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