The flank of the tooth is the surface of the tooth __________ the pitch surface.
A. Above
B. Below
C. At
D. None of these
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Whirling speed of the shaft is the speed at which
A. Shaft tends to vibrate in longitudinal direction
B. Torsional vibrations occur
C. Shaft tends to vibrate vigorously in transverse direction
D. Combination of transverse and longitudinal vibration occurs
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If the damping factor for a vibrating system is unity, then the system will be
A. Over damped
B. Under damped
C. Critically damped
D. Without vibrations
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The equation of motion for a vibrating system with viscous damping is d t 2 d 2 x + m c × d t d x + m s × x = 0. If the roots of this equation are real, then the system will be
A. Over-damped
B. Under damped
C. Critically damped
D. Without vibrations
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An eccentric sheave pivoted at one point rotates and transmits oscillatory motion to a link whose one end is pivoted and other end is connected to it. This mechanism has
A. 2 links
B. 3 links
C. 4 links
D. 5 links
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If ω n ω = 2 , where co is the frequency of excitation and ω n is the natural frequency of vibrations, then the transmissibility of vibration will the
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A system of masses rotating in different parallel planes is in dynamic balance if the
A. Resultant force is equal to zero
B. Resultant couple is equal to zero
C. Resultant force and resultant couple are both equal to zero
D. Resultant force is numerically equal to the resultant couple, but neither of them need necessarily be zero
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________ is an inversion of Double slider crank chain.
A. Coupling rod of a locomotive
B. Scotch yoke mechanism
C. Hand pump
D. Reciprocating engine
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Which of the following is an inversion of a double slider crank chain?
A. Oldham's coupling
B. Elliptical trammel
C. Scotch yoke mechanism
D. All of these
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Which of the following is an inversion of a single slider crank chain?
A. Pendulum pump
B. Oscillating cylinder engine
C. Rotary internal combustion engine
D. All of these
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Which of the following is an inversion of Single slider crank chain?
A. Beam engine
B. Rotary engine
C. Oldham’s coupling
D. Elliptical trammel
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In the below figure, PC is the connecting rod and OC is the crank making an angle
θ with the line of stroke PO and rotates with uniform angular velocity at
ω rad/s. The Klien's acceleration diagram for determining the acceleration of the piston P is shown by quadrilateral CQNO, if N coincides with O, then
A. Acceleration and velocity of the piston P is zero
B. Acceleration and velocity of the piston P is maximum
C. Acceleration of the piston P is zero and its velocity is maximum
D. Acceleration of the piston P is maximum and its velocity is zero
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The Coriolis component of acceleration leads the sliding velocity by
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Which of the following mechanisms produces mathematically an exact straight line motion?
A. Grasshopper mechanism
B. Watt mechanism
C. Peaucellier's mechanism
D. Tchebicheff mechanism
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If the opposite links of a four bar linkage are equal, the links will always form a
A. Triangle
B. Rectangle
C. Parallelogram
D. Pentagon
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The periodic time of one oscillation for a simple pendulum is
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When a body is subjected to transverse vibrations, the stress induced in a body will be
A. Shear stress
B. Bending stress
C. Tensile stress
D. Compressive stress
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Which gear train is used for higher velocity ratios in a small space?
A. Simple gear train
B. Compound gear train
C. Reverted gear train
D. Epicyclic gear train
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The number of links and instantaneous centers in a reciprocating engine mechanism are
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Angle of action of cam is defined as the angle
A. Of rotation of the cam for a definite displacement of the follower
B. Through which the cam rotates during the period in which the follower remains in the highest position
C. Moved by the cam from the instant the follower begins to rise, till it reaches its highest position
D. Moved by the cam from beginning of ascent to the termination of descent
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