Test 12

1. A heavy rotating body which serves as reservoir for

absorbing and redistributing kinetic energy.

A. Gear
B. Brakes
C. Flywheel
D. Fan
2. Which of the following is not a use of spring?

A. Absorbs energy
B. Measure weight
C. Source of energy in clocks
D. Measure of the thickness
3. The ratio of mean diameter of coil to the coil diameter.

A. Wahl factor
B. Diameter ratio
C. Spring Index
D. Lead angle
4. The overall length of the spring when it is compressed
until all adjacent coils touched.

A. Compressed length
B. Free length
C. Solid length
D. None of these
5. The length of coil spring under no load.

A. Compressed length
B. Free length
C. Solid height
D. None of these
6. In general, steel springs are made of relatively high
carbon steel usually

A. more than 0.5%

B. 5%
C. less than 0.5%
D. 10%
7.When heat treated wire is coiled cold, it should be
stress relieved for bending stresses after cooling by
being heated at some at what temperature?

A. 400 F
B. 500 F
C. 600 F
D. 700 F
8. A low cost spring material, suitable where service is
not severe and dimensional precision is not needed.

A. hard drawn wire spring

B. Helical spring
C. Stainless steel
D. Helical tension spring wire
9. A hard drawn also 80% reduction but it is made of
high-grade steel.

A. Music wire
B. Oil tempered wire
C. Song wire
D. Chromium silicon wire
10. A spring wire with good quality for impact loads at
moderately high temperature.

A. Hard drawn wire spring

B. Helical spring wire
C. Chromium-silicon
D. Helical tension spring wire
11. A type of coil where the helical coil is wrapped into a
circle forming an annular ring.

A. Volute spring
B. Motor spring
C. Hair spring
D. Garter spring
12. A type of spring where thin flat strip wound up on
itself as a plane spiral, usually anchored at the inside.

A. Volute spring
B. Motor spring
C. Hair spring
D. Garter spring
13. A type of spring made in the form of a dished washer.

A. Volute spring
B. Motor spring
C. Hair spring
D. Belleville spring
14. In laminated spring the strips are provided in different
lengths for

A. economy
B. reduction in weight
C. improved appearance
D. space consideration of the utility stage
15. An elastic stored energy machine element that when
released, will recover its basic form.

A. Flywheel
B. Clutch
C. Brakes
D. Spring
16. When a spring is made of ductile material, the
curvature factor would be

A. zero
B. constant
C. unity
D. positive
17. The solid length plus the clearance plus the
maximum deflection.

A. Free length
B. Height
C. Distance
D. Original length
18. The majority of coil springs are made of coil
tempered carbon steel wire containing _____ carbon.

A. 0.30 to 0.40%
B. 0.40 to 0.50%
C. 0.50 to 0.60%
D. 0.60 to 0.70%
19. Experimental results indicate than the actual
frequency of the spring is from

A. 5 to 10%
B. 10 to 15%
C. 15 to 20%
D. 20 to 25%
20. According to W.M. Griffith, the critical frequency of
the spring should behold at least _____ times the
frequency of application of a periodic load.

A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
21. The actual number of coil is ___ in a squared and
ground ends.

A. n
B. n + 2
C. nd
D. (n + 1) d
22. The solid length of squared ends is

A. (n + 3)d
B. (n + 1)d
C. np
D. n + 2
23. The free length of ground ends is

A. np + 3d
B. np + 2d
C. np + d
D. np
24. The shortest length for the spring during normal
operation.

A. Compressed length
B. Operation length
C. Solid length
D. Free length
25. The relationship between the force exerted by a
spring and its deflection is called

A. Spring index
B. Spring rate
C. Wahl’s factor
D. Spring angle
26. The ratio of the mean diameter of the spring to the
wire diameter is called

A. Spring index
B. Spring ratio
C. Spring rate
D. Spring constant
27. Refers to the axial distance from a point on one coil to the
corresponding point on the next adjacent coil.

a. lead

b. Spring distance

c. Pitch

d. Spring deflection
28. The spring index for general industrial uses should be

a. 5 to 7

b. 6 to 8

c. 7 to 9

d. 8 to 10
29. What is the spring index of valve and clutch

a. 3

b. 5

c. 7

d. 9
30. refers to the space between adjacent coils when the spring is
compressed to its operating length

a. Coil allowance

b. Coil tolerance

c. Coil clearance

d. None of these
31. The most practical spring designs produce a pitch angle is less
than

a. 12

b. 15

c. 20

d. 25
32. Engine valves get shut by means of

a. Valve lock

b. Tappet

c. Valve spring

d. Adjusting screw
33. Which of the following materials is used for leaf and coil
spring?

a. AISI 3140

b. AISI 3150

c. AISI 3240

d. AISI 4063
34. The circumference of a coil spring times the effective number
of coils is called

a. Active length

b. Solid length

c. Compressed length

d. Operating length
35. For spring subjected to light service, the factor of safety of
_____ is suggested

a. 1.5

b. 2.0

c. 2.5

d. 3.0
36. Refers to a flat or curved made of thin superimposed plates and
forming a cantilever or beam of uniform strength

a. Laminated spring

b. Graduated spring

c. Full spring

d. Conical spring
37. Cross wire grooves are type which

a. Decrease the danger of skidding

b. Absorb shocks because of road unevenness

c. Provide good faction

d. Provide better load carrying capacity

38. The ______ of parallel connection of spring is always constant

a. Elongation

b. Load

c. Thermal conductivity

d. Resistance
39. Speedometer drive is generally taken from

a. Dynamo

b. Flywheel

c. Gear

d. Front wheel
40. The device for smoothing out the power impulses from the
engine is known as

a. Clutch

b. Flywheel

c. Gearbox

d. Differential
41. Typical hub length falls between

a. 1.25D to 2.4D

b. 1.25D to 5D

c. 1.3D to 3.4D

d. D to 7D

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42. The recommended coefficient of fluctuation of flywheels for
punching, shearing, and pressing machine is

a. 0.05 to 0.1

b. 0.03 to 0.05

c. 0.002 to 0.005

d. 0.01 to 0.02
43. Attached to the rear end of the crankshaft is the

a. Vibration damper

b. Flywheel

c. Drive pulley

d. Timing gear
44. Flywheel is also known as

a. Steering wheel

b. Front Wheel

c. Balance wheel

d. Rear Wheel
45. What energy is stored in flywheels?

a. Kinetic energy

b. Internal energy

c. Potential energy

d. Rest energy
46. What is the function of the flywheel?

a. To keep the speed fluctuation within the desired limits

b. To limit the momentary rise or fall in speed during sudden

changes of load

c. To keep the angular advance or retardation within prescribed

limits as compared with a perfectly uniform angular speed

d. All of the above

47. In many flywheel designs, about how many percent of the
weight is concentrated in the hub and arms

a. 20

b. 30

c. 35

d. 40
48. A large rotary machine part whose function is to store energy
and to produce uniform angular velocity of the shaft of
reciprocating engine

a. Cam

b. Cam

c. Flywheel

d. Chuck
49. A massive wheel, which by its inertia assists in securing uniform
motion of machinery by resisting sudden changes of speed

a. Linkage

b. Crank

c. Planetary gears

d. Flywheel
50. The function of a flywheel is to

a. Complete the unuseful stroke

b. Operated the engines

c. Keep the engines weight light

d. None of these