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Document ID: 2021-2022/ NSIT/MECH
Name: (Index)

Name of the Programme: Mechanical Engineering

Academic Year/ Sem: 2021-2022 / ODD
Batch of the student: 20119-2023
Name of the Course Code/Name: ME8651 / DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
Name of the Faculty: [Link], AP / MECH

1. File Content (Index)

2. Vision, Mission of the Department
3. Activity Planner
4. Time- Table
5. Student Name List with Register No.
6. Syllabus Copy
7. Course Objectives, Course Outcomes(CO), CO-PO Mapping & CO-PSO Mapping
8. Course Plan
9. Lesson Plan
10. Content Beyond Syllabus
11. Assignment, Student Seminar Topics & Self Study Topics
12. Question Papers
a. Question Bank(Unit Wise)
b. University Question Papers(Previous & Current)
c. Internal Tests & Model Exam Question Papers
d. Internal Assessment/ Objective type Question Papers(if any)
13. Student Academic Performance
a. Internal Test Mark List with Result Analysis,
b. Model Exam Mark List with Result Analysis
c. Any other Assessment Marks (Seminar, Add on course, Project, activities etc)
14. Remedial Class
a. Remedial Class Schedule (Time Table)
b. Remedial Class Student Attendance
c. Remedial Test/Assignment/Activity-QP & Marks
15. Consolidated Mark List
16. Course Attainment
17. Sample Answer Sheets
a. Internal Test, Model Exam Answer Sheets
b. Assessment Test Answer Sheets
c. Remedial Test Answer Sheets
18. Lecture Notes/ Hand Outs/ Net Down/OHP/PPT(Hard/Soft Copy)(Sample )
19. Log Book
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Document 2. Vision &

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Vision of the Department

 To be a universal knowledge centre in mechanical engineering education,

entrepreneurship and industry outreach services.

 To develop competent Mechanical Engineers who use their talent to take up challenges of
the industry.

Mission of the Department

 To provide quality education to students in Mechanical Engineering, with sufficient

scope to meet emerging challenges of the society.

 To prepare students for successful engineering career by inculcating leadership qualities

to encourage entrepreneurship, professional and ethical responsibilities for betterment of
society.

 To make the department a “Centre of Excellence” in the field of Mechanical Engineering

with highly developed educational infrastructure and active association with the relevant
industries.

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Register
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Number
1 611719114001 ARAVINDH.S
2 611719114002 DINESH KUMAR.R.K
3 611719114003 ELANGO.V
4 611719114004 GOKUL.P
5 611719114006 KATHIRESAN.S
6 611719114007 KEERTHANA.K
7 611719114009 SANTHOSH KUMAR.P
8 611719114010 SANTHOSH KUMAR.S
9 611719114012 SRIDHAR.M
10 611719114014 VIGNESH.R
11 611719114015 VIGNESH.S
12 611719114301 DHINESH KUMAR R
13 611719114302 DINESH KUMAR R
14 611719114303 MOHANA SUNDAR G
15 611719114304 PRATHEEP T
16 611719114305 SANTHOSHKUMAR M
17 611719114306 SHABUDEEN M
18 611719114307 TAMILARASAN M

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ME8651 DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS L T P C

3 0 0 3
UNIT I DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS 9
Design of Flat belts and pulleys - Selection of V belts and pulleys – Selection of hoisting wire
ropes and pulleys – Design of Transmission chains and Sprockets.
UNIT II SPUR GEARS AND PARALLEL AXIS HELICAL GEARS 9
Speed ratios and number of teeth-Force analysis -Tooth stresses - Dynamic effects – Fatigue
strength - Factor of safety - Gear materials – Design of straight tooth spur & helical gears based
on strength and wear considerations – Pressure angle in the normal and transverse plane
Equivalent number of teeth-forces for helical gears.
UNIT III BEVEL, WORM AND CROSS HELICAL GEARS 9
Straight bevel gear: Tooth terminology, tooth forces and stresses, equivalent number of teeth.
Estimating the dimensions of pair of straight bevel gears. Worm Gear: Merits and demerits
terminology. Thermal capacity, materials-forces and stresses, efficiency, estimating the size of
the worm gear pair. Cross helical: Terminology-helix angles-Estimating the size of the pair of
cross helical gears.
UNIT IV GEAR BOXES 9
Geometric progression - Standard step ratio - Ray diagram, kinematics layout -Design of sliding
mesh gear box - Design of multi speed gear box for machine tool applications - Constant mesh
gear box - Speed reducer unit. – Variable speed gear box, Fluid Couplings, Torque Converters
for automotive applications.
UNIT V CAMS, CLUTCHES AND BRAKES 9
Cam Design: Types-pressure angle and under cutting base circle determination-forces and
surface stresses. Design of plate clutches –axial clutches-cone clutches-internal expanding rim
clutchesElectromagnetic clutches. Band and Block brakes - external shoe brakes – Internal
expanding shoe brake.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Bhandari V, “Design of Machine Elements”, 4th Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Book Co, 2016.
2. Joseph Shigley, Charles Mischke, Richard Budynas and Keith Nisbett “Mechanical
Engineering Design”, 8th Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2008.

REFERENCES:
1. Merhyle F. Spotts, Terry E. Shoup and Lee E. Hornberger, “Design of Machine Elements”
8th Edition, Printice Hall, 2003.
2. Orthwein W, “Machine Component Design”, Jaico Publishing Co, 2003.
3. Prabhu. T.J., “Design of Transmission Elements”, Mani Offset, Chennai, 2000.
4. Robert C. Juvinall and Kurt M. Marshek, “Fundamentals of Machine Design”, 4th Edition,
Wiley,2005
5. Sundararajamoorthy T. V, Shanmugam .N, “Machine Design”, Anuradha Publications,
Chennai, 2003.

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7. Course Objectives,
Document Course Outcomes(CO),
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Name: CO-PO Mapping &
CO-PSO Mapping

OBJECTIVES:

To gain knowledge on the principles and procedure for the design of Mechanical power
Transmission components.
To understand the standard procedure available for Design of Transmission of Mechanical
elements
To learn to use standard data and catalogues
(Use of P S G Design Data Book permitted)

OUTCOMES:

Upon the completion of this course the students will be able to

CO1 apply the concepts of design to belts, chains and rope drives.
CO2 apply the concepts of design to spur, helical gears.
CO3 apply the concepts of design to worm and bevel gears.
CO4 apply the concepts of design to gear boxes .
CO5 apply the concepts of design to cams, brakes and clutches

Mapping of PEO with PO

PO
PEO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
PEO1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
PEO2 √ √ √ √ √
PEO3 √ √ √ √ √
PEO4 √ √ √ √
PEO5
CO-PO-PSO Mapping

CO PO PSO
P
PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PS PSO PSO
O
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 O1 2 3
1
CO1 L H L H L H L H
CO2 L H H H L H
CO3 L H M H L L H L H
CO4 L H L H H L H
CO5 L H L H L H L H

Mapping of PSO with PO

PSO PO
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
PSO1
PSO2
PSO3

Correlation Levels:
1-Low/ Reasonable
2-Medium/Moderate
3-Strong/ High/substantial
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Justification for CO-PO Mapping

Mapping Low/Medium/High Justification

CO1
CO2
CO3
CO4
CO5

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Course Plan
Name of the Programme: Mechanical Engineering
Academic Year/ Sem: 2021-2022 / ODD
Batch of the student: 20119-2023
Name of the Course Code/Name: ME8651 / DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION
SYSTEMS
Name of the Faculty: [Link], AP / MECH
Total No. of Periods Allotted for the
45
Course:

No. of
Unit No. of Periods
Title of the Unit periods
No. Allotted Taken
1 DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS 9 9

2 SPUR GEARS AND PARALLEL AXIS HELICAL GEARS 9 9

3 BEVEL, WORM AND CROSS HELICAL GEARS 9 9

4 GEAR BOXES 9 9

5 CAMS, CLUTCHES AND BRAKES 9 9

Time Allotted for Tests & Feedback 12 12

Time Allotted for Revision 15 15

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Name of the Programme: Mechanical Engineering

Academic Year/ Sem: 2021-2022 / ODD
Batch of the student: 20119-2023
Name of the Course Code/Name: ME8651 / DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION
SYSTEMS
Name of the Faculty: [Link], AP / MECH

Unit No. and Title: 1. DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS

Planned Other Teaching

No. of Date Reference Date of
S. No. Topic Reference Methodology
Hours Books Completion & Hr
s
1. Selection of V belts and pulleys 1 16/03/22 T1 R3 16/03/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk
Problems on selection of V belts and 17/03/22 17/03/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk
2. 1 T1 R3
pulleys
3. Selection of Flat belts and pulleys 1 18/03/22 T1 R3 18/03/22 & 1 Chalk & Talk

Problems on selection of Flat belts 19/03/22 19/03/22 & 1 Chalk & Talk
4. 1 T1 R3
and pulleys
5. Wire ropes and pulley 1 19/03/22 T1 R3 19/03/22 & 7 Chalk & Talk

6. Problems on wire ropes and pulleys 1 21/03/22 T1 R3 21/03/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk

Selection of Transmission chains and 22/03/22 22/03/22 & 5 Chalk & Talk
7. 1 T1 R3
Sprockets
Problems on Selection of 24/03/22 24/03/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk
8. 1 T1 R3
Transmission chains and Sprockets
9. Design of pulleys and sprockets. 1 25/03/22 T1 R3 25/03/22 & 1 Chalk & Talk

Unit No. and Title: II. SPUR GEARS AND PARALLEL AXIS HELICAL GEARS

No. of Planned Referenc Other Date of Teaching

S. No. Topic Date
Hours e Books References Completion & Hr Methodology
Gear Terminology, Speed ratios Chalk & Talk
1. 1 25/03/22 R6 R3 25/03/22 & 4
and number of teeth
2. Force analysis, Tooth stresses 1 28/03/22 R6 R3 19/04/22 & 5 Chalk & Talk
Dynamic effects, Fatigue strength, 29/03/22 19/04/22 & 6 Chalk & Talk
3. 1 R2 R3
Factor of safety
4. Gear materials 1 30/03/22 R6 R3 19/04/22 & 7 Chalk & Talk

Module and Face width-power Chalk & Talk

5. rating calculations based on 1 31/03/22 R3 R6 19/04/22 & 8
strength and wear considerations
6. Parallel axis Helical Gears 1 01/04/22 R3 R6 21/04/22 & 2 Chalk & Talk

Pressure angle in the normal and 01/04/22 25/04/22 & 1 Chalk & Talk
7. 1 R6 R3
transverse plane
Equivalent number of teeth, 11/04/22 R6 26/04/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk
8. 1 R3
forces and stresses
Estimating the size of the helical 12/04/22 R6 27/04/22 & Chalk & Talk
9. 1 R3
gears

Unit No. and Title: III. BEVEL, WORM AND CROSS HELICAL GEARS

Planned Other Date of Teaching

No. of Reference
S. No. Topic Date References Completion & Methodology
Hours Books Hr
Straight bevel gear: Tooth 28/04/22 & 2 Chalk & Talk
1. terminology, tooth forces and 1 13/04/22 R3 R6
stresses
equivalent number of 18/04/22 29/04/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk
2. 1 R6 R3
teeth
Estimating the dimensions of pair of 19/04/22 29/04/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk
3. 1 R2 R3
straight bevel gears
Worm Gear: Merits and demerits- 20/04/22 R6 02/05/22 & 1 Chalk & Talk
4. 1 R3
terminology
Thermal capacity, materials-forces 21/04/22 R6 04/05/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk
5. and 1 R3
Stresses of worm gear efficiency.
Estimating the size of the worm gear 22/04/22 R6 05/05/22 & 2 Chalk & Talk
6. 1 R3
pair
7. Cross helical: Terminology 1 22/04/22 R6 R3 06/05/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk

8. Helix angles of cross helical gears 1 02/05/22 R2 R6 06/05/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk

Estimating the size of the pair of cross 04/05/22 10/05/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk
9. 1 R6 R3
helical gears.

Unit No. and Title: IV. GEAR BOXES

Planned Other Date of Teaching

No. of Reference
S. No. Topic Date References Completion & Methodology
Hours Books Hr
1. Geometric progression 1 05/05/22 R6 R6 11/05/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk

2. Standard step ratio 1 06/05/22 R3 R6 13/05/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk

3. Ray diagram, kinematics layout 1 06/05/22 R3 R6 13/05/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk

4. Problem on layout selection 1 09/05/22 R3 R6 17/05/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk

5. Design of sliding mesh gear box 1 10/05/22 R3 R6 18/05/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk

6. Constant mesh gear box 1 11/05/22 R3 R6 20/05/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk

Problems on finding teeth of each 12/05/22 20/05/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk
7. 1 R3 R6
gear in a gear box
8. Design of multi speed gear box 1 13/05/22 R3 R6 23/05/22 & 1 Chalk & Talk

9. Problem on multi speed gear box 1 13/05/22 R3 R6 24/05/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk

Unit No. and Title: V. CAMS, CLUTCHES AND BRAKES

No. Planned Other Date of Teaching

Date Reference
S. No. Topic of References Completion & Methodology
Books Hr
Hours
Cam Design: Types-pressure angle 14/05/2 25/05/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk
1. 1 2 R3 R6
and under cutting
16/05/2 26/05/22 & 2 Chalk & Talk
2. Base circle determination 1 2 R3 R6

17/05/2 01/06/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk

3. Forces and surface stresses. 1 2 R3 R6

Design of plate clutches, axial 18/05/2 02/06/22 & 2 Chalk & Talk
4. 1 2 R2 R3
clutches
19/05/2 03/06/22 & 3 Chalk & Talk
5. Cone clutch 1 2 R2 R3

20/05/2 03/06/22 & 4 Chalk & Talk

6. Internal expanding rim clutches 1 2 R2 R3

20/05/2 11/06/22 & 5 Chalk & Talk

7. Internal shoe brakes 1 2 R2 R3

21/05/2 11/06/22 & 6 Chalk & Talk

8. External shoe brakes 1 2 R2 R3

Problem on internal and external 21/05/2 11/06/22 & 7 Chalk & Talk
9. 1 2 R3 R6
shoe brakes
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Content beyond Syllabus

Relevant
Action
[Link]. Gap Date Topics Taken by POs &
Taken
PSOs
DESIGN OF
GO KART
Hands on 01/06/202 VEHICLES
1 VEHICLE [Link]
activity 2 FOR
DESIGN
EVENTS
RECENT Study on E- 11/06/202 Design of E-
2 [Link]
TREND Vehicles 2 Vehicles

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Document ID: 2021-2022/ NSIT/MECH Student Seminar Topics
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& Self Study topic
Assignment Topics

[Link]. Unit No. Submission Date

1 1 Problems on belt and rope 26/04/2022
2 2 Design procedure for gears 06/05/2022
3 3 Design procedure for gears 16/05/2022
4 4 Design of gear box - types 24/05/2022
5 5 Problems on brake and clutch 11/06/2022

Seminar Topics
Taken by
Unit
[Link]. Topics (Name of the Date
No.
Student)
1 1 Terminology of gears Santhoshkumar.P 21/04/2022
2 2 Cam profile - design Keerthana.K 25/05/2022

Industrial visit

[Link]. Place Date

1 Mettur thermal power station 12/05/2022

Self-Study Topics

[Link]. Unit No. Topics References

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UNIT 1 :DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS

PART - A
1. What is a power drive? Mention their types.
2. What is meant bymechanical drives? Classifythem.
3. State the -Law of Belting?
4. Explain the term crowning of pulleys.
5. Briefly explain about friction and its applications
6. What are the types of belts?
7. State the materials for belts.
[Link] some merits and demerits of belt-drive;
10. What is meant bythe plyof belt?
[Link] the different types of joints employed for joining flat-belts.
12. What conditions should be followed when flat belt drive is installed?
13. What is belt rating?
14. Specify the application of round belt.
15. Specifythe purpose of crowning of bets.
16. What factors should beconsidered duringthe selection of a belt drive?
17. Explain creep in belts.
18. How is a V-belt designated?
19. In what ways, timing belts are superior to ordinaryV-belts?
20. What purpose does the housing of gear-box serve?
PART-B
21. (i) A V- belt drive is to transmit 15kW to a compressor. The motor runs at 1150 rpm and the
compressor is to run at 400 rpm. Determine.1. Belt [Link] of belts (8) (ii) A leather belt
125mm wide and 6mm thick, transmit power from a pulley with the angle of lap 150 and =0.3. If the
mass of1m3 of leather is 1mg and the stress in the belt is not to exceed 2.75 Mpa, find the maximum
power that can be transmitted and the corresponding speed of the belt.
22. It is required to select a flat belt drive for a fan running at [Link] is driven by a 10kw,
1440rpm motor. The belt drive is open type and space available for a center distance of 2m
approximately. The diameter of a driven pulley is 1000mm.
23. Design a belt drive to transmit20kw at 720rpm aluminium rolling machine, the speed ratio being 3.
The distance between the pulley [Link] of rolling machine pulley is 1.2m.
24. A truck equipped with a 9.5 kw engine uses a roller chain as the final drive to the rear axle .The
driving sprocket runs at 900 rpm and driven sprocket at 400rpm with center distance of approximately
[Link] the roller chain.
25. A crane is lifting a load of 18 KN through a wire rope and a hook. The weight of the hook etc., is
10kN. The load is to be lifted with an acceleration of 1m/sec2. Calculate the diameter of the wire rope.
The rope diameter may be taken as 30 times the diameter of the rope. Take a factor of safety of 6 and
Young’s modulus for the wire rope 0.8 x 105 N/mm2. The ultimate stress may be taken as 1800 N/mm2.
The cross-sectional area of the wire rope may be taken as 0.38 times the square of the wire rope diameter.
26. Design a chain drive to actuate a compressor from 15kW electric motor running at 1,000 r.p.m, the
compressor speed being 350 rpm. The minimum centre distance is 500 mm. the compressor operates 15
hours per day. The chain tension may be adjusted by shifting the motor
27. Design a chain drive to actuate a compressor from a 12 kW electric motor at 900 rpm, the compressor
begins 250 rpm. Minimum centre distance should be 500 mm, the chain tension may be adjusted by
shifting the motor on rails. The compressor is to work 8 hour/day. (16)
28. A 15 kW squirrel cage motor, 1250 r.p.m. is driving a centrifugal pump at 550 r.p.m. The centrifugal
pump is located at 700 mm form the motor. Design a chain drive.
29. A crane is lifting a load of 25 KN through a wire rope and a hook. The weight of the hook etc., is
15kN. The load is to be lifted with an acceleration of 1m/sec2. Design the rope drive.
30. Design a V-belt drive and calculate the actual belt tension and average stress for the following data.
Driven pulley diameter, D= 500 mm, driver pulley diameter, d=150 mm, center distance c=925 mm,
speed n1 = 1000 rpm, n2 = 300 rpm and power, P = 7.5 kW.

UNIT 2 : SPUR GEARS AND PARALLEL AXIS HELICAL GEARS

PART - A
1. Mention some applications of gear drives.
2. Whyare gear drives superior to belt drives or chain drives? the advantages of gear drives?
3. How are gears classified?
4. Illustratethe materials for making gears'.
5. Specifythe types of gears-failures.
6. At what occasions non-metallic gears are employed.
8. What is meant byspur-gear?
9. Define the following terms.
10. How are the followingterms defined?
11. Define the following terms.
12. Fill in the blanks of the following. a) The differencebetween tip circleradius and pitch circle -radius
is....... b) The differencebetween pitch circleradius and root circle radius is......................
13. What factors influencebacklash?
14. What preliminarydesign considerations should be, adopted, when selecting gear drive?
15. What is interference in gears? How can you overcome it?
16. On what basis gear cutters are selected?
17. How do gears fail?
[Link] is working depth of a gear-tooth?
20. What stresses areinduced in gear tooth?
PART- B
21. (i) A pinion with 25 teeth and rotating at 1200rpm drives a gear which rotates at 200rpm and module
is [Link] the center distance between the gears. (8) (ii) A helical gear with 300 helix angle has to
transmit 35kW at 1500 rpm. With a speed reduction ratio 2.5. If the pinion has 24 teeth, determine the
necessary module for 200 full depths the teeth. Assume 15Ni 2Cr 1 Mo 15 material for both pinion and
wheel.
22. Design a spur gear drive required to transmit 45 Kw at pinion speed of 800 rpm. The velocity ratio
3.5:1. The teeth are 20 full depths involute with 18 teeth on the pinion. Both the pinion gear are made of
steel with a maximum safe static stress of 180N / mm2.
23. Design a pair of helical gears to transmit 30kW power at a speed reduction ratio of 4:1. The input
shaft rotates at 2000 rpm. Take helix and pressure angles equal to 250 and 200 respectively. The number
of teeth on the pinion may be taken as 30.
24. Design a straight spur gear drive to transmit 8 kW. The pinion speed is 720 rpm and the speed ratio is
2. Both the gears are made of the same surface hardened carbon steel with 55RC and core hardness less
than 350 BHN. Ultimate strength is 720 N/mm2 and yield strength is 360 N/ mm2(16) 15 A motor shaft
rotating at 1500 rpm has to transmit 15kW to a low speed shaft with a speed reduction of 3:1. Assume
starting torque to be 25% higher than the running torque. The teeth are 200 involutes with
25. Teeth on the pinion. Both the pinion and gear are made of C45 steel. Design a spur gear drive to suit
the above conditions and check for compressive and bending stresses and plastic deformations. Also
sketch the spur gear drive.
26. An electric motor is to be connected to a reciprocating pump through a gear pair. The gears are
overhanging in their shafts. Motor speed = 1440 rpm. Speed reduction ratio = 5. Motor power = 36.8 kW.
The gears are to have 200 pressure angles. Design a spur gear drive.
27. A pair of helical gears subjected to moderate shock loading is to transmit 37.5kW at 1750 r.p.m. of
the pinion. The speed reduction ratio is 4.25 and the helix angle is 150. The service is continuous and the
teeth are 200 FD in the normal plane. Design the gears, assuming a life of 10,000 hours.
28. A compressor running at 300 rpm is driven by a15 Kw, 1200 rpm motor through a 14½ 0 full depth
spur gears .The centre distance is 375 mm .The motor pinion is to be of C30 forged steel hardened and
tempered, and the driven gear is to be of cast iron. Assuming medium shock condition, design the gear
drive.
29. Design a spur gear drive required to transmit 15 Kw at pinion speed of 1400 rpm to a low speed shaft
rotating at 500 rpm. The teeth are 20 degree full depth involute with 25 teeth on the pinion. Both the
pinion and gear are made of CI with a maximum safe static stress of 56 N / mm2.
30 A helical gear drive with the helix angle of 30 degree required to transmit 15 Kw at pinion speed of
10000 rpm. The velocity ratio 4:1. The teeth are 20 degree full depth involute with 25 teeth on the pinion.
Both the pinion gear is made of hardened steel with a maximum safe static stress of 100N / mm2. The
face width may be taken as 14 times the module. Find the module and face width.
UNIT 3 : BEVEL, WORM AND CROSS HELICAL GEARS

PART - A
[Link] is a bevel gear?
2. When do we use bevel gears?
3. How are bevel gears classified?
4. Define shaft angle?
5. What’s a crown gear?
6. What is the specific feature of mitre gear?
[Link] the following terms a) Cone distance or pitch cone radius. b) Face angle.
9. In which gear-drive, self-lockingis available?
10. When do we use worm-gears?
11. Write some applications of worm gear drive.
12. What are the merits and demerits of worm gear drive?
13. When do we employ crossed helical gear?
14. Mention two characteristics of hypoid gear.
15. What are the various forces acting on a bevel gear?
16. Usually worm is made of hard material and worm gear is made of softer material – justify.
17. When is bevel gear preferred?
18. Calculate the angle between the shafts of a crossed helical gears made of two right handed
helical gears of 15˚ helix angle each.
19. State the use of bevel gears.
20. State the advantage of worm gear drive in weight lifting machine.
PARTS – B
21. A 10 kW motor running at 1200 rpm drives a compressor at 780 rpm through a 900 bevel gearing
arrangement. The pinion has 30 teeth. The pressure angle of the teeth is 200. Both the pinion and gear are
made of heat treated cast iron grade 35. Determine the cone distance, average module and face width of
the gears.
22. Design a pair of bevel gears for two shafts whose axes are at right angles. The power transmitted is
25kW. The speed of the pinion is 300 rpm and the gear is 120 rpm.
23. A 2 kW power is applied to a worm shaft at 720 rpm. The worm is of quadruple start with 50mm as
pitch circle diameter. The worm is of quadruple start type with 50mm as pitch circle diameter. The worm
gear has 40 teeth with 5mm module. The pressure angle in the diametral plane is 200. Determine (i) the
lead angle of the worm, (ii) velocity ratio, and (ii) centre distance. Also, calculate efficiency of the worm
gear drive, and power lost in friction.
24. A pair of straight tooth bevel gears has a velocity ratio of 4/3. The pitch diameter of the pinion is 150
mm. The face width is 50mm. The pinion rotates at 240 rev/min. The teeth are 5mm module, 14 10
involutes. If 6 kW is transmitted, determine (i) the tangential force at the Mean radius (ii) the pinion
thrust force (iii) the gear thrust force. Draw the free body diagrams indicating the forces
25. Design a worm gear drive with a standard centre distance to transmit 7.5 kW from a warm rotating at
1440 rpm to a warm wheel at 20 rpm
26. Design the teeth of a pair of bevel gears to transmit 18.75 kW at 600 rpm of thepinion. The velocity
ratio should be about 3 and the pinion should have about 20 teeth which are full depth 200 involutes. Find
the module, face width, diameter of the gears and pitch core angle for both gears
27. A 900 degree straight bevel gear set is needed to give a 3:1 reduction. Determine the pitch cone angle,
pitch diameter, and gear forces if the, 25 degree pressure angle pinion has 15 teeth of pitch circle
diameter, 4, and the transmitted power is 8 HP at 550 pinion rpm (16)
28. 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 at least 85% is desired. The temperature rise should be restricted to 400 C. Determine the
required cooling area.
29. A speed reducer wait is to be designed for an input of 11.25kW with a transmission ratio of 20. The
speed of the hardened steel worm is 1500 rpm. The worm wheel is to be made of bronze. The tooth form
is to be 200 in volute.
30. Design a bevel gear drive to transmit 3.5 kW with the following specifications: speed ratio = 4;
driving shaft speed = 200 r.p.m.; drive is non-reversible; material for pinion is steel; material for wheel is
cast iron; and life 25000 hours.

UNIT 4 : DESIGN OF GEAR BOXES

PART - A
[Link] purpose does the housing of gear-box serve?
[Link] is the function of spacers in a gear-box? (6r) what arespacers as applied to a gear-box?
[Link] in the blanks of the following. (a) The number of gears employed in a gear-box is kept to the
minimum byarranging the. Speed of the spindle is.......................... Series (b) In a gear- box, -for a set of
gears, if the centre distance and module are same, then the sum of teeth of engaging pair will be.....
4. What is a speed diagram? (Or) What is the structural diagram-of -&.gear-box?
5. For what purpose we are using gear-box?
6. Name the types of speed reducers.
7. What does the ray-diagram of gear-box indicate?
8. What is step ratio?
9. What are the points to be considered while designing a sliding mesh type of multi-speed gear
box?
10. Which type of gear is used in constant mesh gear box? Justify.
11. Compare sliding mesh and synchromesh gear box.
12. Where is multi-speed gear boxes employed?
13. Name the series in which speeds are arranged in multi-speed gear boxes.
14. List six standard speeds starting from 18 rpm with a step ratio 1.4.
15. Differentiate ray diagram and structural diagram.
16. List out the basic rules to be followed for optimum gear box design.
17. What is step ratio? Name the series in which speeds of multi-speed gear box are arranged.
PART – B
21. (i) The maximum and minimum speeds of a 6 speed gear box are to be 1600 rpm and 500 rpm
respectively. Construct the speed diagram and the kinematic arrangement of the gearbox. (8) (ii) Design a
gearbox, for the following data: No of speeds required=16; min speed=100rpm; max
speed=560rpm;Draw diagram and kinematic arrangement.
22. Design a 12 speed gear boxThe speed range required is 100 to 355rpm a) Draw the ray diagram, b)
Draw the kinematic arrangement c) Calculate the no. of teeth on each gear.
23. A gearbox is to give 18 speeds for a spindle of a milling machine. The drive is from an electric motor
of 3.75kw at 1440rpm. Maximum and minimum speeds of the spindle are to be around 650rpm and
35rpm respectively. Find the speed ratios which will give the desired speeds and draw the structural
diagram and kinematic arrangement of the drive.
24. Design a nine speed gear box for a milling machine with speed ranging from 56-900rpm. The output
speed is 720rpm; make a neat sketch of the gearbox. Indicate the no of teeth on all the gears and their
speeds.
25. The min and max speeds of a six speed box are to be 160 and [Link] the kinematic
arrangement and the ray diagram of the gearbox and also calculate the no of teeth of all gears.
26 A gearbox is to be designed to provide 12 output speeds ranging from 160 to 200rpm. The input speed
of motor is 1600rpm. Choosing a standard speed ratio construct the speed diagram and the kinematic
arrangement calculate the no of teeth of all gears.
27. A six speed gear box is required to provide output speeds in the range of 125 to 400 r.p.m. with a step
ratio of 1.25 and transmit a power of 5 kW at 710 r.p.m. Draw the speed diagram and kinematics diagram.
Determine the number of teeth module and face width of all gears, assuming suitable materials for the
gears. Determine the length of the gear box along the axis of the gear shaft.
28. A machine tool gear box is to have 9 speeds. The gear box is driven by an electric motor whose shaft
rotational speed is 1400 r.p.m. The gear box is connected to the motor by a belt drive. The maximum and
minimum speeds required at the gear box output are 1000 r.p.m. and 200 r.p.m. respectively. Suitable
speed reduction can also be provided in the belt drive. What is the step ratio and what are the values of 9
speeds? Sketch the arrangement. Obtain the number of teeth on each gear and also the actual output
speeds.
29. Design a 9 speed gear box for a machine to provide speeds ranging from 200 r.p.m to 1000 rpm. The
input is from a motor of 5 kW at 1440 rpm. Assume any alloy steel for the gear.
30. In a milling machine, 18 different speeds in the range of 35 rpm and 650 rpm are required. Design a
three stage gear box with a standard step ratio. Sketch the layout of the gear box, indicating the number of
teeth n each gear. The gear box receives 3.6 kW from an electric motor running at 1,440 rpm. Sketch also
the speed diagram.

UNIT 5 : DESIGN OF CAM, CLUTCHES AND BRAKES

PART - A
[Link] is cam?
2. Classification of cam?
3. Classify cam based on a shape?
4. Classification of follower?
5. What is roller follower?
6. Spherical follower?
7. Angle of ascend?
8. Angle of descend?
9. Angle of dwell?
10. Angle of action?
11. What is radial or disc cams?
12. What is dwell?
13. What is classification of followers according to follower shape?
14. What is classification of follower accordingto the motion of the follower?
15. What is classification of followers according to the path of motion?
16. What are the motions of the follower?
17. What is the application of cam?
18. What are the necessaryelements of a cam mechanism?
19. What is translating angle?
20. Write the formula for maximum velocity?
PART – B
21. A single plate clutch, both side being effective is required to connect a machine shaft to a driver shaft
which runs at 500rpm .The moment of inertia of the rotating parts of the machine is [Link] inner and
the outer radii of the friction discs are 50mm&100mm respectively .Assuming uniform pressure of
0.1N/mm2 and µ = 0.25 , determine the time taken for the machine to reach full speed when the clutch is
suddenly engaged . Also determine the power transmitted by the clutch, the energy dissipated during the
clutch slip and the energy supplied to the machine during engagement.
22. A multi – disk clutch consists of five steel plates and four bronze plates. The inner and outer
diameters of friction disks are 75mm and 150mm respectively. The coefficient of friction is 0.1 and the
intensity of pressure is limited to 0.3 N/mm2. Assuming the uniform wear theory, calculate (i) the
required operating force, and (ii) power transmitting capacity at 750 rpm.
23. In an automotive type internal – expanding double – shoe brake he face width of the friction lining is
40 mm and the intensity of normal pressure is limited to 1 N/mm 2 . The coefficient of friction is 0.32. The
angle φ1 can be assumed to be zero. Calculate (i) the actuating force P, and (ii) the torque – absorbing
capacity of the brake.
24. A leather faced conical clutch has cone angle of [Link] pressure between the contact surfaces is
limited to .35N/mm2 and the breath of the conical surface is not to exceed 1/3 of the mean radius. Find
the dimensions of the contact surface to transmit 22Kw at 2000 rpm .Also calculate the force required to
engage the clutch. .Take µ =0.15.
25. Draw the displace time , velocity time and the acceleration time curves for the follower in order to
satisfy the following conditions (1) Stroke of the follower 25mm (2) Outstroke takes place with SHM
during 900 of cam rotation (3) Return stroke takes with SHM during 750 of cam rotation (4) Cam rotates
with a uniform speed of 800 rpm.
26. .A radial cam rotates at 1200 rpm with the follower rising 20mm with SHM in1500of the cam rotation
.The roller is 32mm in diameter and the prime circle is 80mm in diameter. Check whether undercutting
will occur.
27. A multi – disk clutch has 3 disks on the driving shaft and two on the driven shaft. The inner and outer
diameters of friction disks are 120mm and 240mm respectively. The coefficients of friction is 0.3 and
find the max axial intensity of pressure between the discs for transmitting 25 kW at 1575 rpm .Assuming
the uniform wear theory.
28. A single plate clutch transmits 25 kW at 900 rpm. The max. Pressure intensity between the plates is
85 kN/m2¬. The ratio of radii is 1.25. Both the sides of the plate are effective and the coefficient of
friction is .25. Determine (i) the dia of the plate (ii) the axial force to engage the clutch. Assuming the
uniform wear theory. (16) 20. (i) What is a self-energizing brake? When a brake becomes self-locking?.
Discuss (ii) What is positive clutch? Describe the types.
[Link] a band and block brake, the band is lined with 14 blocks, each of which subtends an angle of
20degrees at the drum centre. One end of band is attached to the function of the brake lever and the other
to a pin 150mm from the fulcrum. Find the force required at the end of the lever 1 m long from the
fulcrum to give a torque of 4kN-m. The diameter of the brake drum is 1m and the co-efficient of friction
between the blocks and the drum is 0.25.
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