CHAPTER 3 - POWER TRANSMTSSION EQUIPT.

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PRIME MOVERS, MACHINES AND MACHINE
PARTS

Section 5.0 Power Transmission Systems

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5.1 Shafting (3b) NSs
a. Torsional Strength of Shafting. ln the
formulas that follow, the Sl system of units The allowable stresses that are generally used
as discussed in Section 12.2.i is adopted: practice are: 21.6 Mpa (292 igtcm2;'for
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power-transmitting shafts; 41.5 Mpa
1+21Xgt
), = angular velocity in radians per second; for lineshafts carrying pulleys; anO SA.Z Utpa
c !(g/cm') for small, short shafts, counter shafts,
= distance from center of gravity to Using these allowable stresses, the power
extreme fiber; transmitted by a shaft of diamete, D, or.
minimum diameter of a shaft to transmii a oi
D = diameter of shaft in mm; power P may be determined from the
formulas:
J = polar moment of inertia of shaft cross_
section, mn lsee Tabte 3.5.1); F or main power-transmitting shafts:
N = angular velocity of shaft in revolutions (4a)
,r minute (RpM);
or
P = power transmitted in kW;
(4b)
S" = allowable torsional shearing stress in
kpa
For lineshafts carrying pulleys:
f = torsional or twisting moment in N_m;
(5a)
Z, = polar section modulus in m3 (see
Tabte 3.5..1)
or
The maximum allowable torque or twisting
moment, Ir", for shaft of any cross_section is: (5b) D -
Ir"r-= S"X Zp (1)
For small, short shafts:
For a shaft deliveiing p kilowatts at N revotutions (6a)
per minute the twisting moment I Newton_meters,
f being transmitted is: or

f = 9,55 x
.103 p; (2a) (6b)
N

or r=_p_ (2b) Shafts which are subjected to shocks, sudd

starting and stopping, etc., should be given
greater factor of safety resulting in the Lsed
The torque or twisting moment f
as determined by lower allowable stresses than those
this formula should be less than the value mentioned.
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determined by using formula (1) if the maximum

allowable stress S" is not to be exceeded. lllustrative Example: What would be the
of a lineshaft to transmit 7.5 kW if the shaft
The minimum diameter of a solid circular shaft 150 revolutions per minute? Using Formula (5b)
required to transmit a given torque f is:

(sa) o=@; o=@=38.86mm

Ss 150

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