Assignment-I

1. Calculate Degrees of Freedom of the following mechanisms, shown in the figure below.

2. What are the different types of pulleys and belts? Discuss their load carrying capacity and
applications in tabular form.
3. What is the specialty of Reverted gear train? Discuss different types of gear trains with their
applications.
Assignment-II
1. Draw the turning moment diagram of a four-stroke cycle internal combustion engine.
2. Why flywheel is called mechanical battery?
3. A flywheel has a mass of 5kg. If during an operation, the maximum and minimum speeds are
300rpm and 200rpm respectively. Find the fluctuation of energy of the flywheel if it has a radius
of gyration 0.2m.
Assignment-III
1. Draw the displacement, velocity and acceleration diagram of a follower when it moves with
simple harmonic motion.
2. What is the condition for self-locking and self-energizing of a brake?
3. Discuss the application of a cone clutch and centrifugal clutch?
4. Four masses 200kg, 300kg, 240kg, 260kg are placed angularly at 45o, 75o and 135o respectively
with respect to 200kg mass. If their radial positions are 0.2m, 0.15m, 0.25m and 0.3m
respectively, then find the position and magnitude of the balancing mass, if its radius of rotation
is 0.2 m.
Instructions:
Write each assignment in separate file, either stapled or in a stick file.
Last date of submission is on 7th November.