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Question Bank: Machine Design-II (ME-302)

1. In open belt drive which side (upper or lower) is tight and why?
2. What is law of belting? Explain with suitable diagram.
3. How crowned pulleys keep a flat belt tracking.
4. Why the included angle of groove is slightly less than included angle of V-belt?
5. Why the arms of the pulley are tapered?
6. Why is the cross section of pulley arm usually elliptical?
7. Why is the major axis of elliptical cross section of pulley arm in the plane of rotation?
8. How the V-Belt and Wire Rope are designated. Give suitable example.
9. What are the various types of stresses acting in wire ropes?
10. What is chordal action in chain drives? How the chordal action in chain drives is reduced.
11. What are the various types of failures in roller chain?
12. Why even number of pitches or links is selected for roller chain?
13. The sprocket has odd number of teeth and chain has even number of links. Why?
14. Why horizontal chain drive is preferred?
15. In chain drive which side (upper or lower) is tight and why?
16. What is curvature effect in helical springs? Why curvature effect is not necessary to be
considered while designing the spring for static loads only?
17. Why is clash allowance provided and how much is it taken?
18. What are concentric springs and where are they used? Also state the conditions for better
design of concentric springs.
19. Distinguish between active and inactive coil springs.
20. Differentiate between closed coil and open coil springs.
21. What are the different types of end styles for compression springs and why these are
provided?
22. What is buckling and how do you design bulk proof springs?
23. What type of stress is induced in: Helical compression spring, helical extension spring,
helical torsion spring, Helical conical spring and Flat spiral spring?
24. What is helical rectangular/square section spring and when they are preferred?
25. What is helical conical spring and when they are preferred?
26. What is surge in spring and how do you avoid surge in spring?
27. What is nip of leaf spring and what is its objective?
28. What are graduated and full length leaves in multi leaf spring?
29. What is Wahl factor and why is it used?
30. What are the materials used for leaves of leaf spring?
31. How can you increase the capacity of disk clutch?
32. Where will you use single plate clutch and multiple plate clutches?
33. Explain uniform wear and uniform pressure theory? And why clutches are usually
designed with uniform wear theory?
34. Why is heat dissipation necessary in clutches?
35. Differentiate between dry and wet actions of clutch.
36. What is the difference between clutch and the brake?
37. Name the friction materials used in clutches and what are the drawbacks of asbestos
friction materials?
38. What are the advantages of sintered metal friction materials over asbestos friction
materials?
39. Why is semi- cone angle of a cone clutch made 12.5
o
?
40. What is disengagement force in cone clutch?
41. How will you determine the temperature rise in clutch operation?
42. How we can avoid self engagement in cone clutch?
43. Compare the torque transmission capacity of single plate clutch with cone clutch.
44. Clutch with small semi cone angle requires a relatively small force to engage the clutch
but a relatively large force to disengage the clutch? Justify.
45. Show that the torque transmission capacity of the clutch is maximum when the ratio of
inside and outside diameter of friction disk is 0.577.
46. Why the clutch is placed at high speed side?
47. What are the various type of stresses induced in flywheel rim and arms?
48. Why the flywheels are used in presses?
49. Derive a relation for energy stored in flywheel?
50. Where is the major portion of the weight of the flywheel is concentrated and why?
51. What is solid disk flywheel and rimmed flywheel?
52. What is a self-energizing brake? When a brake becomes self-locking.
53. List the important factors upon which the capacity of a brake depends.
54. What is back stop action in band brakes? Explain the condition for it.
55. How does the function of a brake differ from that of a clutch?
56. A weight is brought to rest by applying brakes to the hoisting drum driven by an electric
motor. How will you estimate the total energy absorbed by the brake?
57. What are the thermal considerations in brake design?
58. What is the significance of pV value in brake design?
59. What are the materials used for brake linings.
60. Why double block or shoe brake is preferred over single block or shoe brake?
61. When the pivoted block or shoe brakes are used? OR what is the advantage of pivoted
shoe brake over fixed shoe brake?
62. Where do you use brake with short shoe and long shoe?
63. A differential band brake under certain conditions can provide self locking. Where this
facility finds application? Write the applications of self locking differential band brakes.
64. What are the advantages of using band and block brakes over other brakes?
65. Describe with the help of a neat sketch the principle of operation of an internal
expanding shoe brake. Derive the expression for the braking torque.

HARJIT SINGH MANGAT
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
MECHANICAL ENGG.
Notes:-
Assignment should be on Papers (A4 Size).
Attempt all the topics related with the chapters covered in the class.
All questions should be in series and mention its serial no. with it.
Draw required diagrams.
Submission date:-- 10/2/2014
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