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Mechanical Engineering · Q444

Theory Of Machine

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 444

Q444

In a differential band brake as shown in the below figure, the drum rotates anticlockwise and the greater tension T1 acts at A and smaller tension T2 at B. Length OA is greater than length OB. In order to apply the brake, the force P at C should

In a differential band brake as shown in the below figure, the drum rotates anticlockwise and the greater tension T1 acts at A and smaller tension T2 at B. Length OA is greater than length OB. In order to apply the brake, the force P at C should
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A.
Be zero
B.
Act in upward direction
C.
Act in downward direction
Answer
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
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