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The document describes an assignment for a mechanical engineering course. It includes 5 multiple choice questions worth 1 mark each in Part A. Part B includes 3 longer form questions worth 5 marks each requiring students to design multi-speed gear boxes through neat sketches indicating gear teeth counts and speeds. The questions require applying concepts like geometric progression, ray diagrams, and kinematic layouts to design gear boxes with various input and output speed specifications.

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Assignment 4

The document describes an assignment for a mechanical engineering course. It includes 5 multiple choice questions worth 1 mark each in Part A. Part B includes 3 longer form questions worth 5 marks each requiring students to design multi-speed gear boxes through neat sketches indicating gear teeth counts and speeds. The questions require applying concepts like geometric progression, ray diagrams, and kinematic layouts to design gear boxes with various input and output speed specifications.

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Unit-4
Assignment
Part-A 5×1=5
Sl.no Question C BL
O
1 Define geometric progression. 1 Understand
(2)
2 What is meant by ray diagram? 1 Analyze
(4)
3 Explain why the discrete speeds are specified in geometric series for 1 Understand
any machine tools. (2)
4 1 Understand
What purpose does the housing of gear box serve?
(2)
5 1 Evaluate
For what purpose we are using gear-box?
(6)
Part-B 3×5=15
1 Design a nine-speed gear box for a milling machine with speeds 1 Apply
ranging from 56 to 900 rpm. The input speed is 720 rpm. Make a neat (3)
sketch of gear box and indicate the number of teeth on all the gears
and speeds. For each stage, assume the number of teeth on driver as
20, Ensure standard step ratio.
2 Draw the speed diagram & the kinematic layout of the headstock gear 1 Analysis
box of turret lathe having an arrangement for 9 spindle speeds (4)
ranging from 31.5 r.p.m to 1050 r.p.m. Calculate the number of teeth
on each gear. Take minimum number of teeth on a gear as 25.
3 Design a 12-speed gear box having an output speeds ranging from 1 Apply
112 rpm to 1400 rpm. Power is applied to the gear box from a 6kW (3)
induction motor at 1440 rpm. Find the number of teeth on each gear
using ray diagram and kinematic arrangement.

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