SEATWORK NO.

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ME 529
HELICAL, WORM AND BEVEL GEARS
CLUTCHES, BRAKES & WELDED JOINTS

1. A 20° straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth and a diametral pitch of 6 tooth/inch drives a 42 tooth gear. The
two shafts are at right angles and in the same plane. Find the pitch angle of the pinion.
A. 18.4° B. 20° C. 14.5° D. 20.5°

2. A triple thread worm has a pitch diameter of 3 inches. The wheel has 25 teeth and a pitch diameter of 5 inches.
Material for both the worm and the wheel is of phosphor bronze. Compute the helix angle.
A. 0.20 B. 0.30 C. 0.40 D. 14

3. A helical gear a 14 ½ deg normal pressure angle and transverse diameter pitch of 2.3622per cm. The helix angle is
at 45° and has 6 teeth. Compute the transverse pressure angle in degrees.
A. 22.2° B. 19.3° C. 18.9° D. 20.1°

4. A double threaded right handed worm gear transmits 15 hp at 1150 rpm. The pitch of the worm is 0.75. The
coefficient of friction is 0.12. Find the separating force in pounds.
A. 504 lbs B. 501 lbs C. 407 lbs D. 5091 lbs

5. A four wheel vehicle must develop a draw-bar pull of 17,500 lbs. The engine which develops 500 hp and drives
500 hp and drives through a gear transmission a 34 tooth spiral bevel pinion gear which meshes with a spiral bevel
gear having 51 teeth. This gear is keyed to the drive shaft of the 48 in diameter rear wheels of the vehicle. What
transmission gear ratio should be used if the engine develops maximum torque at 1500 rpm? Note: the efficiency of
the bevel gear differential is 80%.
A. 17493:1 B. 16667:1 C. 18562:2 D. 11492:2

6. A multiple disc clutch of 10 steel disc and 9 bronze disc the effective outside and inside diameter are 20.32 cm and
15.24 cm, respectively if the axial force of 450 Newton is applied and the shaft turns at 1200 rpm, find the horsepower
capacity, assume a coefficient of friction of 0.27.
A. 39.56 hp B. 40.82 hp C. 37.456 hp D. 35.659 hp

7. A simple band brake has a 76 cm and fitted with a steel band 2/5 cm thick lined with a brake lining having a
coefficient of friction of 0.25. the arc of contact is 245 deg. the drum is attached to a 60 cm hoisting drum that sustain
a rope load of 820 kg. the operating force has a moment arm of 1.50 m and the band is attached 12 cm from the pivot
point. Find a torque just required to support the load (clockwise).
A. 2413.26 N-m B. 3492.31 N-m C. 2453.29 N-m D. 1894.82 N-m

8. A brake shoe is pressed against the surface of a 25.4 cm diameter drum rotating at 1250 rpm with a force of 111.20
N. If the coefficient of friction between drum and cylinder is 0.21, what power is dissipated in the form of heat by the
drag of the brake shoe?
A. 388.2 w B. 394.9 w C. 401.6 w D. 408.8 w

9. A 16mm plate is lapped over and secured by fillet weld on the inside and outside to form a penstock 1.5 in diameter.
Determine the safe internal pressure, assuming an allowable stress of 140 Mpa on the plate and allowable shear stress
of 90 Mpa on the throat side of the 14mm fillet weld (Ans. 2375.76 kPa)

10. A brake has a difference in band tension of 4 KN. The drum diameter is 1 meter and rotating at 300 rpm.
Determine the power needed to drive the drum.
A. 54.62 KW B. 56.85 KW C. 62.83 KW D. 64.86 KW