SS DUT suzy & TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2014 YEAR END SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMME : ND: ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL, INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERING : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN III PAPER NUMBER: 1 SUBJECT CODE/S : MEDS301 10 DECEMBER 2014 4 HOURS 09H00 - 13H00 TOTAL MARKS : 100 NUMBER OF PAGES : 2 (EXCLUDING COVER) EXAMINER/S : Mr. V. Ramnarian MODERATOR‘S : Mr. T. Pullen INSTRUCTIONS/REQUIREMENTS: [1] Attempt all questions {2] Start each question on a new page [3] Any class of calculator may be used [4] Open Book Examination [5] State clearly any assumptions made in any question [6] Marks will be deducted for untidy scripts and waffle. [7] The examiner reserves the right to grant extra marks for creative work and elegant solutions [8] The student is strongly advised to consider the marks of an individual question as indicating the depth which the examiner requires the student to go in supplying the answer [9] Note also that the examiner is interested in the approach when solving a problem [10] Allow no more than 10 minutes for 5 marks DUT/VR/10/14 1 -2-/Question 1 Do not turn the page until permission is givenMechanical Engineering Design Ill Year End Supplementary 2014 QuesTION 1 ‘Two helical springs form a composite spring in series. The first spring has a mean coil diameter of 9 times the wire diameter, k value of 2.5 kN/m and consists of 22 coils. The second spring mean coil diameter is twice the mean coil diameter of the first spring and has 15 coils. a. Find the wire diameter of the second spring if the stiffness of the composite spring is 1.5 kn/m b. Find the maximum shear stress when an axial load is applied and the spring is extended (0.04m, Take the Wahl correction factor into account and use G = 80 GPa, (20) QUESTION 2 In the figure below, the drum diameter is 0.9m, the arc of contact is 200° and 1 = 0.3. Calculate the force P to be applied if a torque of 4.8 kN.m is required and the drum is rotating (a) clockwise and (b) anti-clockwise. (16) QUESTION 3 ‘A multiple disc clutch has to be designed to transmit 25 kW at 2400 rev/min. The inner diameter is restricted to 120mm. 4 = 0.20 and n=4. The axial force is not to exceed 1500N. Assuming uniform wear conditions find a suitable diameter for the contact surfaces and calculate the maximum, minimum and average pressure between the contact surfaces. (14) -/Question 4 DuT/vR/10/14 2‘Mechanical Engineering Design Ill Year End Supplementary 2014 QUESTION 4 There are a number of limiting factors in the design and specifications of the capacity of any gear drive. List them and expand as to why you think they should be considered, (20) QUESTIONS Ahollow nickel steel shaft, the outside diameter of which is 1.8 times the inner diameter, is to transmit 1650kW at 220 rev / min. ifthe shaft is subject to torsion only, determine (a) the size of the hollow shaft required, assuming an allowable stress of 200 MPa; (b) the size of a solid shaft for the above conditions using an allowable stress of 170 MPa; and (c) the percentage saving in mass of the hollow shaft over the solid one. (15) QUESTION 6 ‘A Shaft is a rotating or stationary member, usually of circular cross section, having mounted upon it such elements as gears, pulley, flywheels, cranks, sprockets, and other power-transmission elements” What do you understand about the stresses that are acting on the shaft and the failure thereof? (45) End. Thank you DUT/VR/10/14 3