KONGU ENGINEERING COLLEGE PERUNDURAI ERODE 638052

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION SYTSEMS
Note: Questions not limited to this list, for semester examination.
TWO MARKS Questions
1. State the Law of Belting.
2. Brief the term crowning of pulleys.
3. Explain creep in belts.
4. How is a V-belt designated?
5. What is a silent chain? In what situations, silent chains are preferred?
6. Why tight side of the flat belt should be at the bottom side of the pulley?
7. What is meant by chordal action of chain?
8. Compare the contact between mating teeth of spur and helical gears.
9. What is backlash in gears?
10. State the law of gearing or conditions of correct gearing.
11. List the materials for making gears.
12. Specify the types of gears-failures
13. Define the terms: Tip circle, Root circle, Pitch circle.
14. What preliminary design considerations should be, adopted, when selecting gear drive?
15. Define form factor?
16. Write any two applications of a skew gear-drive.
17. Why is the crossed helical gear drive not used for power transmission?
18. What is a bevel gear?
19. What is the specific feature of mitre gear?
20. When do we use worm-gears?
21. Compare sliding mesh and synchromesh gear box.
22. What is step ratio? Name the series in which speeds of multi-speed gear box are arranged.
23. What is the function of spacers in a gear-box?
24. What does the ray-diagram of gear-box indicate?
25. List out the basic rules to be followed for optimum gear box design.
26. What is meant by positive clutch?
27. Why are cone clutches better than disc clutches?
28. How the uniform rate of wear assumption is valid for clutches?
29. Differentiate between self-energizing and self-locking brakes.
30. Give the reasons for left and right shoes of the internal expansion brakes having different
actuating forces.