Monash University

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

MEC2406/MEC3416/TRC2000 Engineering Design II



Problem Set 1

Practical lab time: Wed, 6 Aug
Submission by 5 PM, 8 Aug (Fri) in MEC2406 Assignment box next to Mechanical
Engineering department office.
Answers should be handwritten, with a cover sheet.
http://www.eng.monash.edu.au/current-students/download/assessment-coversheet.pdf
Late submission to Moodle late submission file upload. Late penalty will be
applied if no permission of extension. Email submission will not be accepted.


Q1.
The input shaft A to a gearbox rotates at 4000 rpm and transmits a power of 40 kw. The
output power is 30 kW at a shaft B with rotational speed of 1000 rpm. Determine the torque
of each shaft, in N m and efficiency of the gearbox (%).


Q2
A T bracket, attached to a fixed surface by four bolts, is loaded
at point E as shown in Figure. The stiffness between point E and
the plate through bolts B and C is three times of the stiffness
between point E and the plate through bolts A and D. Practice
force flow method on the figure, and (a) If the bolts are brittle and
each one fractures at a load of 3000 N, what maximum force F can
be applied to the bracket? (b) What load can be applied if they are
ductile, and each bolt has yield strength of 3000 N.





Q3
A steel flywheel has the proportions shown in the Figure. The hub and arm add 20 percent to
the inertia of the rim. How much energy does the flywheel give up in slowing from 100 to 50
rpm, if diameter d is 1000 mm? (Assumption: friction is negligible,

)




Q4
We performed hardness test of the raw steel material currently in stock, and the results are
presented in Table 1.

Table 1. Hardness test of 10 samples (unit: Bhn)
Sample 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Result 189 167 205 213 202 189 203 211 203 218

If a designed cylindrical component of diameter 100 mm is to be made of this material and
subject to tensile loading of 100 kN. Is the design safe with safety factor 5?