OAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,

PULIVALAM-621 006
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ME 2302-DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY
UNIT TEST-I
SEM/YEAR: V / III
DATE:
PART-A(5X2=10)
1. State D Alemberts principle.
2. Define piston effort and write down the equation.
3. Define crank pin effort and write down the equation.
4. Differentiate flywheel with governor.
5. If the crank and connecting rod are 300 mm and 1 m long
respectively & crank rotates at a constant speed of 200 rpm.
Find (i) crank angle at which maximum velocity occur.(ii)
maximum velocity of the piston.
PART-B(2X20=40)
6. Drive the equation for the velocity, acceleration of the piston
and angular velocity, angular acceleration of the connecting
rod.(20)
(or)
7. a) The horizontal steam engine running at 240r.p.m has a
bore of 300 mm and stroke 600 mm. the connecting rod is
1.25 m long and mass of the reciprocating part is 60 kg.when
the crank is 60 past from IDC, the steam pressure an cover
side is 1.25 N/mm2 and crank side is 0.125 N/mm2.Neglect
the area of piston rod. Determine (i) net force on the piston (ii)
the turning moment on the crank shaft.(16)
b) State conditions for dynamically equivalent systems.(04)
8. a) The connecting rod of a horizontal reciprocating engine is
400 mm and length of stroke is 200 mm. the mass of the
reciprocating parts is 125 kg and that of connecting rod is 100
kg.the radius of gyration of the connecting rod about an axis
through the centre of gravity is 120 mm and the distance of
centre of gravity of the connecting rod from the big end
centre is 160 mm. the engine runs at 750 rpm. Determine the
torque exerted on the crank shaft when the crank has turned
30 from the IDC.(16)
b) Define correction couple (04)
(or)
9. a) draw the Turning moment diagram for a Single cylinder four
stroke I.C engine.(06)
b) The turning moment diagram for a petrol engine is drawn
to a vertical scale of 1mm to 6 Nm and a horizontal scale of 1
mm to 1. The turning moment repeats itself after every half
revolution of the engine. The areas above and below the
mean torque line are 305, 710, 50,350,980 and 275 mm2.
Mass of reciprocating part is 40 kg at a radius of gyration of

140 mm. calculate the co-efficient of fluctuation of speed if

mean speed is 1500 rpm
OAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT,
PULIVALAM-621 006
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ME 2302-DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY
UNIT TEST-I
SEM/YEAR: V / III
DATE:
PART-A(5X2=10)
1. State D Alemberts principle.
2. Define piston effort and write down the equation.
3. Define crank pin effort and write down the equation.
4. Differentiate flywheel with governor.
5. If the crank and connecting rod are 300 mm and 1 m long
respectively & crank rotates at a constant speed of 200 rpm.
Find (i) crank angle at which maximum velocity occur.(ii)
maximum velocity of the piston.
PART-B(2X20=40)
6. Drive the equation for the velocity, acceleration of the piston
and angular velocity, angular acceleration of the connecting
rod.(20)
(or)
7. a) The horizontal steam engine running at 240r.p.m has a
bore of 300 mm and stroke 600 mm. the connecting rod is
1.25 m long and mass of the reciprocating part is 60 kg.when
the crank is 60 past from IDC, the steam pressure an cover
side is 1.25 N/mm2 and crank side is 0.125 N/mm2.Neglect
the area of piston rod. Determine (i) net force on the piston (ii)
the turning moment on the crank shaft.(16)
b) State conditions for dynamically equivalent systems.(04)
8. a) The connecting rod of a horizontal reciprocating engine is
400 mm and length of stroke is 200 mm. the mass of the
reciprocating parts is 125 kg and that of connecting rod is 100
kg.the radius of gyration of the connecting rod about an axis
through the centre of gravity is 120 mm and the distance of
centre of gravity of the connecting rod from the big end
centre is 160 mm. the engine runs at 750 rpm. Determine the
torque exerted on the crank shaft when the crank has turned
30 from the IDC.(16)
b) Define correction couple (04)
(or)
9. a) draw the Turning moment diagram for a Single cylinder four
stroke I.C engine.(06)
b) The turning moment diagram for a petrol engine is drawn
to a vertical scale of 1mm to 6 Nm and a horizontal scale of 1

mm to 1. The turning moment repeats itself after every half

revolution of the engine. The areas above and below the
mean torque line are 305, 710, 50,350,980 and 275 mm2.
Mass of reciprocating part is 40 kg at a radius of gyration of
140 mm. calculate the co-efficient of fluctuation of speed if
mean speed is 1500 rpm