REGULATION : 2003

B.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2006

Mechanical Engineering
03M603 Design of Transmission Systems
Use of Approved Data book is permitted
Time : Three hours

Max: 5 x 20 = 100 marks

Answer ALL questions
UNIT I

1.a.

Write short notes on timing belts

1.b.

Design a V belt drive for the following dimensions.

Driving pulley diameter
:
500 mm
Driven pulley diameter
:
150 mm
Speed of driving pulley
:
300 rpm
Center distance
:
925 mm
Power to be transmitted
:
7.5 kW.

- 2 marks

- 18 marks
OR
2.a.
2.b.

3.a.
3.b.

4.a.
4.b.

Write short notes on rope lay

- 4 marks
Design a chain drive to run a compressor from a 11 kW electric motor running at 970
rpm. The speed of compressor is 330 rpm. The compressor operates 16 hours / day.
The center distance is about 500 mm. The tension in the chain may be adjusted by
shifting the motor on rails
- 16 marks
UNIT II
What is the use of Load correction factor in the design of spur gears?
- 2 marks
Design a straight spur gear drive for transmitting a power of 8 kW with a pinion speed
of 764 rpm. Speed ratio is 2. The gears are to be made of C45 steel. Life is to be 10,000
hours.
- 18 marks
OR
Why the minimum number of teeth should be maintained as 17 for spur gears?
- 2 marks
A pair of straight teeth spur gears is to transmit 20 kW when the pinion rotates at 300
rpm. The velocity ratio is 1:3. The allowable static stresses for the pinion and gear
materials are 120 MPa and 100MPa respectively. The pinion has 15 teeth and its face
width is 14 times the module. Determine 1. module, 2. face width and 3. pitch circle
diameters of both pinion and gear from the standpoint of view of strength only, with
out taking into consideration of the effect of the dynamic loading. The tooth form
factor y = 0.154
expressed in m/sec.

5.a.

0.912
3
; and the velocity factor C v =
, v is the velocity
Z
3+v

18 marks

UNIT III
List out the advantages and disadvantages of helical gear
- 2 marks

5.b.

6.a.
6.b.
6.c.

7.

8.

9.a.

Design a bevel gear drive to transmit 3.5 kW. Speed ratio = 4. Driving shaft speed is
200 rpm. The drive is non reversible. The pinion is made of Steel whereas wheel is of
CI. Assume a life of 25,000 hrs.
- 18 marks
OR
What do you mean by Zero bevel gear?
- 2 marks
In which condition of shafting, worm gears are used, and What is major failure for
worm gear drive?
- 2 marks
Design a worm gear drive to transmit 22.5 kW at a worm speed of 1440 rpm. Velocity
ratio is 24:1. An efficiency of atleast 85% is desired. The temperature rise should be
restricted to 400C.
- 16 marks
UNIT IV
The spindle of a pillar drill is to run at 12 different speeds in the range of 100 rpm and
355 rpm. Design a three stage gear box with a standard step ratio. Sketch the layout of
the gear box, indicating the number of teeth on each gear. The gear box receives 5 kW
from an electric motor running at 360 rpm. Sketch also the speed diagram.
OR
Draw the kinematic diagram and speed diagram of the gear box in a head stock of a
lathe having 9 spindle speeds ranging from 31.5 rpm to 1050 rpm. Calculate the
number of teeth on all gears if the minimum number of teeth is 25. Also calculate the
% of deviation in speeds.
UNIT V
List out the factors to be considered while designing a friction clutch.

- 6 marks
A leather faced conical clutch has cone angle of 300. The pressure between the contact
surface is limited to 0.35 N/mm2 and the breadth of the conical surface is not to exceed
1/3 of the mean radius. Determine the dimensions of the contact surface to transmit 22
kW at 2000 rpm. Also calculate the force required to engage the clutch. Take the
coefficient of friction as 0.15.
- 14 marks
OR
10.a. List the desirable characteristics of brake lining material
- 6 marks
10.b. A differential band brake is to be used for a winch lifting a load of 45 kN through a
rope wound around a barrel of 500 mm in diameter. The brake drum to be keyed to the
same shaft is to be 600 mm in diameter and the angle of lap of the brake band over the
drum is 2500 approximately. Determine the width and thickness of the band. Operating
arms of the brake are 40 mm and 200 mm and the operating lever is 1.5 m long.
- 14 marks
9.b.