Assignment # 01

Machine Design 
Submission Date: 12-12-2022
Q#01(a): Explain the types brakes and clutches.
Q#01(b): Define the static analysis of brakes and clutches.
Q#01©: The doorstop depicted in Figure 1a has the following dimensions: a = 4 in, b = 2 in, c = 1.6 in,
w1 = 1 in, w2 = 0.75 in, where w2 is the depth of the pad into the plane of the paper.

(a) For a leftward relative movement of the floor, an actuating force F of 10 , a coefficient of

friction of 0.4, use a uniform pressure distribution , find , , , and the largest

pressure .
(b) Repeat part a for rightward relative movement of the floor.
(c) Model the normal pressure to be the “crush” of the pad, much as if it were composed of many

small helical coil springs. Find , , , and for leftward relative movement of the
floor and other conditions as in part .
(d) For rightward relative movement of the floor, is the doorstop a self-acting brake?

Figure 1 A common doorstop.

Q#02(a): Explain the Internal Expanding Rim Clutches and Brakes.

The brake shown in Figure 2 is 300 mm in diameter and is actuated by a mechanism that exerts the same
force F on each shoe. The shoes are identical and have a face width of 32 mm. The lining is a molded
asbestos having a coefficient of friction of 0.32 and a pressure limitation of 1000 . Estimate the
maximum
(a) Actuating force .
(b) Braking capacity.
(c) Hinge-pin reactions.

Figure 2 Brake with internal expanding shoes; dimensions in millimeters.

Q#2(b): Define the External Contracting Rim Clutches and Brakes, Band-Type Clutches and Brakes, and
Frictional-Contact Axial Clutches.

(1): Two annular pads, = 3.875 in, = 5.50 in, subtend an angle of 108◦ , have a coefficient of
friction of 0.37, and are actuated by a pair of hydraulic cylinders 1.5 in in diameter. The torque
requirement is 13 000 lbf · in. For uniform wear

(a) Find the largest normal pressure .

(b) Estimate the actuating force F.
(c) Find the equivalent radius re and force location r¯.
(d) Estimate the required hydraulic pressure.

(2): A button-pad disk brake uses dry sintered metal pads. The pad radius is in, and its center is 2 in

from the axis of rotation of the in-diameter disk. Using half of the largest allowable pressure, =
350 , find the actuating force and the brake torque. The coefficient of friction is 0.31

Q#2©: Explain the flywheels.

(1) Table 16–6 lists values of the torque used to plot Figure 3. The nominal speed of the engine is to
be 250 rad/s.

(a) Integrate the torque-displacement function for one cycle and find the energy that can be
delivered to a load during the cycle.
(b) Determine the mean torque (see Figure 3).

(c) The greatest energy fluctuation is approximately between θ = 15◦ and θ = 150◦ on the torque

diagram; see Figure 3 and note that =− . Using a coefficient of speed fluctuation = 0.1,
find a suitable value for the flywheel inertia.

(d) Find and .

Figure 3 Relation between torque and crank angle for a one-cylinder, four-stroke–cycle internal
combustion engine.