The condition for correct steering of a Davis steering gear is (where α = Angle of inclination of the links to the vertical)
A. sin α = c b
B. cos α = b c
C. tan α = 2 b c
D. cot α = 2 b c
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The frictional torque transmitted in a conical pivot bearing with assumption of uniform pressure is __________ as compared to uniform wear.
A. Less
B. More
C. Same
D. None of these
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The frictional torque transmitted in a flat pivot bearing with assumption of uniform pressure is _________ as compared to uniform wear.
A. Less
B. More
C. Same
D. None of these
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The frictional torque transmitted in a conical pivot bearing, considering uniform wear, is
A. 2 1 μ WRcosec α
B. 3 2 μ WRcosec α
C. 4 3 μ WRcosec α
D. μ WRcosec α
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The frictional torque transmitted in a truncated conical pivot bearing, considering uniform wear, is
A. 2 1 μ Wcosec α ( r 1 + r 2 )
B. 3 2 μ Wcosec α ( r 1 + r 2 )
C. 2 1 μ Wcosec α ( r 1 2 − r 2 2 r 1 3 − r 2 3 )
D. 3 2 μ Wcosec α ( r 1 2 − r 2 2 r 1 3 − r 2 3 )
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Bifilar suspension method is used to find the
A. Angular acceleration of the body
B. Moment of inertia of the body
C. Periodic time of the body
D. Frequency of vibration of the body
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Scotch yoke mechanism is used to generate
A. Sine functions
B. Square roots
C. Logarithms
D. Inversions
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V-belts are usually used for
A. Long drives
B. Short drives
C. Long and short drives
D. None of these
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ABCD is a four bar mechanism in which AB = 310 mm and CD = 450 mm. AB and CD are both perpendicular to the fixed link AD, as shown in the below figure. If the velocity of B at this condition is v. Then the velocity of C is
A. 3 1 v
B. 3 2 v
C. 2 3 v
D. 4 9 v
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A body is said to be under forced vibrations, when
A. There is a reduction in amplitude after every cycle of vibration
B. No external force acts on a body, after giving it an initial displacement
C. A body vibrates under the influence of external force
D. None of the above
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A point B on a rigid link AB moves with respect to A with angular velocity ω rad/s. The total acceleration of B with respect to A will be equal to
A. Vector sum of radial component and Coriolis component
B. Vector sum of tangential component and Coriolis component
C. Vector sum of radial component and tangential component
D. Vector difference of radial component and tangential component
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A shaft has an attached disc at the centre of its length. The disc has its centre of gravity located at a distance of 2 mm from the axis of the shaft. When the shaft is allowed to vibrate in its natural bow-shaped mode, it has a frequency of vibration of 10 rad/s. When the shaft is rotated at 300 r.p.m., it will whirl with a radius of
A. 2 mm
B. 2.22 mm
C. 2.50 mm
D. 3.0 mm
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The lead screw of a lathe with nut forms a
A. Rolling pair
B. Sliding pair
C. Screw pair
D. Turning pair
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The C.G. of a link in any mechanism would experience
A. No acceleration
B. Linear acceleration
C. Angular acceleration
D. Both angular and linear accelerations
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There are six gears A, B, C, D, E and F in a compound train. The numbers of teeth in the gears are 20, 60, 30, 80, 25 and 75 respectively. The ratio of angular speeds of the driven (F) to the driver (A) of the drive is
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For a twin cylinder V-engine, the crank positions for primary reverse cranks and secondary direct cranks are shown in the below figure. The engine is a
A. 30° V-engine
B. 60° V-engine
C. 120° V-engine
D. 150° V-engine
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In a rigid link OA, velocity of 'A' w.r.t. 'O' will be
A. Parallel to OA
B. Perpendicular to OA
C. At 45° to OA
D. Along AO
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When two pulleys are connected by means of a cross belt drive, then both the pulleys will rotate in _________ directions.
A. Same
B. Opposite
C. Perpendicular
D. None of these
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A rotary internal combustion engine has __________ cylinders.
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A mechanism consisting of four links is called a __________ mechanism.
A. Simple
B. Compound
C. Binary
D. None of these
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