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The document contains a series of engineering problems related to bearings, power transmitting elements, and brakes, each with multiple-choice answers. It includes calculations for projected area, bearing pressure, bearing life, pulley tensions, power transmission, and brake torque. The problems require step-by-step solutions and unit cancellations on long bond papers.

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The document contains a series of engineering problems related to bearings, power transmitting elements, and brakes, each with multiple-choice answers. It includes calculations for projected area, bearing pressure, bearing life, pulley tensions, power transmission, and brake torque. The problems require step-by-step solutions and unit cancellations on long bond papers.

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PROBLEMS ON BEARINGS

1. A journal bearings with diameter of 76.2mm is subjected to a load of 4900


N while rotating at 200 rpm. If its coefficient of friction is 0.02 and L/D =
2.5, find its projected area in mm2.
A. 12,090 C. 13,500
B. 15,000 D. 14,516

2. A 2.5 in diameter by 2 in long journal bearing is to carry a 5500 lb load


at 3600 rpm using SAE 40 lube oil at 2000F through a single hole at 25 psi.
Calculate the bearing pressure.
A. 1000 psi C. 1050 psi
B. 1010 psi D. 1100 psi
3. A deep groove ball bearing has a specific dynamic capacity of 10,400lb.
At 1500 rpm, and a radial load of 1800 lb,
What is the life of this bearing in millions of revolutions?
A. 195.00 B. 194.50 C. 201.3 D. 192.88
What is the life of this bearing in hours?
A. 2,055.0 B. 2,098 C. 2,205.7 D. 2143.03
POWER TRANSMITTING ELEMENTS

Direction: Answer the following problems using long bond papers. The solutions should be step
by step showing the cancellation of units.

1. A 10 in diameter pulley is belt driven with a net torque of 250 ft-lb. The ratio of tensions in
the tight and loose sides of the belt is 4:1. What is the minimum tension in the belt?
A. 200 lbs
B. 600 lbs
C. 800 lbs
D. 400 lbs

2. The torque transmitted in the belt connected 300 mm diameter pulley is 400 N-m. Find the
power driving the pulley if the belt speed is 20 m/s.
A. 35.5 kW
B. 62.3 kW
C. 46.8 kW
D. 53.3 kW
3. A 3/8 in thick flat belt is 12 in wide and is used on a 24 in diameter pulley rotating at 600 rpm.
The specific weight of the belt is 0.035 lb/in3. The angle of contact is 150 degrees. If the
coefficient of friction is 3.0 and the safe stress is 300 psi, how much power can it deliver?
A. 69.5 hp
B. 48.3 hp
C. 75.6 hp
D. 35.2 hp

4. A 40 in pulley transmits power to a 20 in pulley by means of a medium double ply leather


belt, 20/64 in thick and 20 in wide. The center distance is14 feet and the coeeficient of friction is
0.30. What is rthe speed of the 40 in pulley in order to stress the belt to 300 psi at zero power?
Use a belt density of 0.035lb/in3.
A. 435 rpm
B. 756 rpm
C. 869 rpm
D. 925 rpm

5. An elevator weighing 2000 lbs is moving vertically upward with an accelaration of 3 ft/sec2. A
man standing in the said elevator weighs 180 lbs. Compute for the maximum tension in the cable
under this condition.
A. 2180
B. 2191
C. 1820
D. 2382
6. A 12 cm pulley turning at 600 rpm is driving a 20 cm pulley by means of a belt. If the belt slip
is 5%, determine the speed of the driven pulley.
A. 342 rpm
B. 243 rpm
C. 423 rpm
D. 522 rpm

7. A leather belt is 250 mm wide and 8 mm thick. It is used to connect a 400 mm diameter cast
iron driving pulley to another cast iron driven pulley 900 mm in diameter. The coefficient of
friction is 0.28 and the mass of the belt is 1.9 kg per meter of its length. Using a center distance
of 5 meters, a maximum tensile stress in the belt of 1400 kPa and a belt velocity of 20 m/s,
calculate the maximum power that can be transmitted.
A. 23.40 kW
B. 25.60 kW
C. 21.90 kW
D. 24.65 kW
8. Determine the width of a 6 ply rubber belt required for a ventilating fan running at 150 rpm
which is driven by a 12 inch diameter pulley through a 70 hp motor running at 800 rpm. The
center distance between the pulleys is 12 feet and the rated belt tension is 78.0 lb/in width.
A. 10 in.
B. 8 in.
C. 12 in.
D. 9 in.

9. What should be the diameter of pulley in inches if the belt speed is 4500 fpm and the motor
runs at 1760 rpm.
A. 12
B. 9.77
C. 8.76
D. 7.76

10. Two pulleys, 80 cm apart, carries a belt in a cross-belt arrangement. If the pulley diameters
are 40 cm and 15 cm, what is the length of belt required?
A. 200 cm
B. 250 cm
C. 256 cm
D. 303 cm
11. An 8 inch. diameter pulley turning at 600 rpm is belt connected to a 14 inch diameter pulley.
If there is a 4% slip, find the speed of the 14 inch pulley.
A. 482 rpm
B. 238 rpm
C. 523 rpm
D. 329 rpm

12. Find the angle of contact of a small pulley for a belt drive with a center of distance of 72
inches if the pulley diameters are 6 in and 12 in
A. 175.2 degrees
B. 152.3 degrees
C. 168.3 degrees
D. 185.6 degrees
BRAKES

Problems

Determine the friction power that the brake shown below can absorb, and the length of arm
a.

N=150rpm

θ=210o

f=0.15

r=150mm

Ans.: 4.31KW

121.2 mm
The band brake below is to absorb 6 HP and 150 rpm. The max. pressure between lining and
drum is 100 psi. The width of the band is 2 in. and f= 0.12. Find the angle of wrap θ and the
distance a.

ans. θ=205.7o

a=7.94in.
A band brake exerts a torque of 15,000 in.-lbs. The drum is 2 in. wide and 10 in. in radius. If
the max. pressure between the lining and drum is 100 psi and the coefficient of friction is
0.3, find the angle of contact between the lining and drum.

ans. θ=264o 46’

A band brake exerts a torque of 1,700,000 N-mm. The drum is 62 mm wide and the radius is
250 mm. If the max. pressure between the lining and the drum is 0.7 MPa and the coefficient
of friction is 0.32, find the angle of contact between lining and drum.

ans. θ=176o

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