MEE 311(Theory of Machines) CBT PRACTICE

1. In a multi plate clutch, number of discs on the driving shaft is given by n1. True or false?

2. Bevel gears are equivalent to rolling

3. If the link next to the shortest link is fixed, what type of mechanism is obtained?

4. The ratio of angle of action to the pitch angle is called ___________

5. In a multi plate clutch, T = 150 N-m, n = 4, µ = 0.3 and R = 0.1 m. Find the axial thrust.

6. Which of the following is an advantage of worm gear?

7. In a centrifugal clutch, what is ω?

8. In which of the following mechanism the relative motions of the rigid bodies are in one plane or in parallel planes?

9. The smaller and generally the driving gear of a pair of mated gears is called _________

10. The distance measured along the circumference of the pitch circle from a point on one tooth to the same point on the adjacent tooth is called ________________

11. If the shortest link is fixed, what type of mechanism is obtained?

12. What is the working depth of the gear and the pinion of the bevel gears?

13. Which of the following clutches include shoes and spider inside the rim of the pulley

14. Velocity of sliding at the pitch point = (ωp + ωg) x _____________

15. If the link opposite to the shortest link is fixed, what type of mechanism is obtained?

16. The condition which must be fulfilled by two gear tooth profiles to maintain a constant angular velocity ratio between them is called __________________

17. In a conical clutch, the mean radius of the bearing surface is 300 mm whereas the breadth is 20 mm. Find the inner and outer radii. The semi cone angle is 30°.

18. Which of the gears has the highest contact ratio?

19. Which of the following mechanism is an approximately straight-line motion mechanism?

20. __________ mechanism is a crossed four bar chain mechanism in early steam engines to guide the piston rod in a cylinder to have an approximate straight line motion.

21. If the s+l=p+q, what is the type of linkage?

22. What type of mechanism is shown in the diagram below?

23. For a Whitworth quick return motion mechanism β = 110°. Find the ratio of time of cutting stroke to time of return stroke.

24. . The angle turned by the gear from the beginning to the end of engagement of a pair of teeth is called _____________

25. What type of mechanism is shown in the given diagram?

26. The locus of a point on the pitch circle from the beginning to end of engagement of two mating gears is called as ___________

27. If Grashof’s law is not satisfied, no link will make a complete revolution relative to one another. True or False?

28. What is the condition involved in Grashof’s law?

29. Which of the following mechanism is an approximately straight-line motion mechanism?

30. When large gear reductions are needed _________ gears are used.

31. If the shortest link is fixed, what type of mechanism is obtained?

32. In a multi plate clutch, the formula for T is given by ______

33. What type of mechanism is shown in the diagram below?

34. What type of mechanism is shown in the diagram below?

35. The distance travelled by a point on either pitch circle of the two wheels during the period of contact of a pair of teeth is called ____________________

36. Which of these is not a type of clutch?

37. The contact ratio is the ratio of arc of contact to the ____________

38. The distance by which a helix advances along the axis of the gear for one turn around is called _____________

39. __________ mechanism is a crossed four bar chain mechanism in early steam engines to guide the piston rod in a cylinder to have an approximate straight line motion.

40. If there are redundant constraints in the chain and it forms a statically indeterminate structure, what is the degree of freedom or the mobility of this structure?

41. In a centrifugal clutch, what is ω?