Assignment Questions

ME-4011

Q.1
Pinion 2 in Fig. 1runs at 1750 rev/min and transmits 2.5 kW to idler gear 3. Theteeth are
cut on the 20 full-depth system and have a module of m = 2.5 mm. Draw afree-body diagram of
gear 3 and show all the forces that act upon it.

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Q.2
Design a pair of spur gears to be used as a part of the drive for a chipper to prepare
pulpwoodfor u.se in a paper mill. Intermittent use is expected. An electric motor transmits
3.0horsepower to the pinion at 1750 rpm and the gear must rotate between 460 and 465 rpm.A
compact design is desired.
Q.3
Compute the bending stress number of a pair of gears with 20, full-depth, involute teeth
transmits10.0 hp while the pinion rotates at 1750 rpm. The diametralpitch is 12, and the quality
number is 6. Thepinion has 18 teeth, and the gear has 85 teeth. The facewidth is 1.23 in. The
input power is from an electric motorand the drive is for an industrial conveyor. The driveis a
commercial enclosed gear unit.
Q.4
Compute the required allowable bendingstress number of A pair of gears with 25, fulldepth, involute teeth transmits125 hp while the pinion rotates at 2500 rpm. The diametralpitch is
4, and the quality number is 8. The pinionhas 32 teeth, and the gear has 76 teeth. The face width
is1.50 in. The input power is from a gasoline engine, andthe drive is for a portable industrial
water pump. Thedrive is a commercial enclosed gear unit.Assume that no unusualconditions
exist unless stated otherwise. That is, use aservice factor, SF, of 1.00.
Q.5. In a conveyor system a step-down gear drive is used. The input pinion is made of 18
teeth, 2.5 mm module, 20o full depth teeth of hardness 340Bhn and runs at 1720rpm. The driven
gear is of hardness 280Bhn and runs with moderate shock at 860 rpm. Face width of wheels is
35mm. The gears are supported on less rigid mountings, less accurate gears and contact across
full face may be assumed. The ultimate tensile strength of pinion and gear materials is 420 and

385MPa respectively. The gears are made by hobbing process. From surface durability
consideration, find the maximum power that can be transmitted by the drive with a factor of
safety 1.2 for a life of 10 cycles.
Q.6.
A pair of gears is to be designed to transmit 30kW power from a pinion running at
960rpm to a gear running at 320rpm. Design the gears so that they can last for 108 cycles.
Assume 20o full depth involute spur gear for the system. Motor shaft diameter is 30mm.
Q.7. A pair of gears with 25.full-depth, involute teethtransmits 2.50 hp while the pinion
rotates at 680 rpm.The diametral pitch is 10, and the quality number is 6.The pinion has 24 teeth,
and the gear has 62 teeth. Theface width is 1.25 in. The input power is from a vanetypefluid
motor, and the drive is for a small lawn andgarden tractor. The drive is a commercial
enclosedgear unit.Design for a reliabilityof 0.90 and a design life of 2000 h. The uncertaintyof
the actual use of the tractor calls for a servicefactor of 1.25. Consider using cast iron or bronze if
theconditions permit.compute the expected contact stressnumber.
Q.8. A pair of gears with 25, full-depth, involute teeth transmits125 hp while the pinion
rotates at 2500 rpm. The diametralpitch is 4, and the quality number is 8. The pinionhas 32 teeth,
and the gear has 76 teeth. The face width is1.50 in. The input power is from a gasoline engine,
andthe drive is for a portable industrial water pump. Thedrive is a commercial enclosed gear
unit.Design for a reliabilityof 0.99 and a design life of 8000 h.compute the expected contact
stressnumber. Assume that both gears areto be steel unless stated otherwise.
Q.9. A cable drum for a crane is to rotate between 160 and 166rpm. Design a gear drive for 25
hp in which the input pinionrotates at 925 rpm and the output rotates with the drum.The crane is
expected to operate with a 50% duty cycle for120 hours per week for at least 10 years. The
pinion andthe gear of the drive must fit within the 24-in inside diameterof the drum, with the
gear mounted on the drum shaft.
Q.10. A pair of gears with 20, full-depth, involute teeth transmits40 hp while the pinion rotates
at 1150 rpm. The diametralpitch is 6, and the quality number is 6. The pinionhas 20 teeth, and
the gear has 48 teeth. The face width is2.25 in. The input power is from an electric motor, and
thedrive is for a cement kiln. The drive is a commercial enclosedgear unit.Design for a
reliabilityof 0.99 and a design life of 8000 h.compute the required allowable bendingstress
number. Assume that no unusualconditions exist unless stated otherwise. That is, use aservice
factor, SF, of 1.00.
Q.11. Design a worm gear speed reducer to transmit 22.5 kW at 1440 rpm. The desired speed
ratio is 24:1, efficiency is 85% and center to center distance is 480 mm. Assume the worm is
made of hardened steel and gear of phosphor bronze. (take pressure angle 20, lead angle 25
and 6 lead per thread).

Q.12. A pair of bevel gears is to be used to transmit 14 kW from pinion rotating at 400 rpm to a
gear mounted on a shaft running at 200 rpm. Axes of the two shafts are at 90. Design the pair of
bevel gears.
Q.13. A pair of bevel gears is to be used to transmit 11 kW from pinion rotating at 500 rpm to a

gear mounted on a shaft which intersects the pinion shaft at an angle of 120. The speed
reduction ratio is 3. The gear is mounted on a 225 mm long shaft and at a distance of 100 mm
from the left hand bearing. Design the gear drive.
Q.14. A pair of bevel gears is transmitting 10 kW from a pinion rotating at 600 rpm to gear mounted on a
shaft which intersects the pinion shaft at an angle of 60o. The pinion has an outside pitch diameter of 200
mm, a pressure angle of 20o and a face width of 40 mm, and the gear shaft is rotating at 200 rpm.
Determine ( a ) the pitch angles for the gears, ( b ) the forces on the gear, and ( c ) the torque produced
about the shaft axis.
Q.15.The bevel pinion shown in figure 2 rotates at 960 rev/min in the clockwise direction,

viewing from the right side and transmits 5 kW to the gear. The mounting distances, the location
of all bearings, and the radii of the pitch circles of the pinion and gear are shown in pitch cones
in the figure. Bearings A and C should take the thrust loads. Find the bearing forces on the gear
shaft.