University of Kirkuk

College of Engneering
Mechanical Department

HOOKES COUPLING
EXPERIMENT

Names: Group (1)

Mohammed Salah -1
Rawej Dilshad -2
Hawkar Mahmood -3
wirya Adnan -4
Ali Bakir mohamed -5
Ghazwan Mostafa-6
Ali Mohamed saleh-7
Dana Azad-8

OBJECTIVES
The objective of the experiment is to investigate the variation in
displacement for a single joint at various angles and to show that when
two joints are used together with the same intermediate angle, the
variation in displacement is cancelled out.
.
APPARATUS
Hookes Coupling Apparatus

Procedure

1.

2.

Part 1
The left-hand bracket is set over so that the angle, 1 between the
shafts is 45.
The other joint is set to be straight, that is 2 = 0.

3.

Start with the scale on the input shaft at zero. The shaft is rotated
by 10.

4.

The reading on the scales on the input and output shafts was taken
and recorded in the table.

5.

Steps above were repeated for one complete rotation of the input
shaft.

6.

Repeat procedures 1 to 5 for 1 = 15 and 30.

Sample calculation :Sample calculation in determining the output shaft velocity

Velocity = d / dt =

cos \ 1 sin2 . cos2

where = input shaft angle = 20

= output shaft angle = 6
1 = driving shaft angle (between the shafts) = 10

cos = 0.9397 and cos2 = 0.88302

cos = 0.9848
sin = 0.17365 and sin2 = 0.03015

Velocity = d / dt =
cos \1 sin2 . cos2
= (0.9848/ (1 0.03015 x 0.88302))
= 1.011598

Part 1
For 1 = 10 & 2 = 40
Input,

tan

Output,
1

10

0.17633
6

20

0.364
14

30

0.57735

40
50

0.8391
1.19175

60

1.73205

22
30
38
52

70

2.74748
61

80

5.67128
73

90

83

100

-5.67128
97

110

-2.74748
111

120

-1.73205
123

130

-1.19175
133

140

-0.8391
143

150

-0.57735
153

160

-0.364
161

170

-0.17633
169

tan
0.01745
5
0.10510
4
0.24932
8
0.40402
6
0.57735
0.78128
6
1.27994
2
1.80404
8
3.27085
3
8.14434
6
8.14435
2.60509
1.53986
1.07237
0.75355
0.50953
0.34433
0.19438

Output velocity

1.015258
1.014312
1.011598
1.007468
1.002448
0.99716
0.992242
0.988268
0.985692
0.9848
0.985692
0.988268
0.992242
0.99716
1.002448
1.007468
1.011598
1.014312

180

0
179

190

0.17633
187

200

0.364
195

210

0.57735
203

220

0.8391
212

230

1.19175
222

240

1.73205
231.5

250

2.74748
242.5

260

5.67128
255.5

270

267

280

-5.67128
279

290

-2.74748

300

-1.73205

310

-1.19175

320

-0.8391

330

-0.57735

291
302
312
322
333

340

-0.364
341

350

-0.17633
352

360

0
359

0.01746
0.12278
5
0.26794
9
0.42447
5
0.62486
9
0.90040
4
1.25717
2
1.92098
2
3.86671
3
19.0811
4
6.31375
2.60509
1.60033
1.11061
0.78129
0.50953
0.34433
0.14054
0.01746

1.015258
1.014312
1.011598
1.007468
1.002448
0.99716
0.992242
0.988268
0.985692
0.9848
0.985692
0.988268
0.992242
0.99716
1.002448
1.007468
1.011598
1.014312
1.015258

Table 1
Part 1
For 1 = 20 & 2= 40
Input,

tan

Output,

tan

0
10

0
0.17633

0
8

0
0.14054

Output velocity
1.059944
1.047938

20
30
40

0.364
0.57735
0.8391

50

1.19175

60

1.73205

70

2.74748

80

5.67128

90

100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180

-5.67128
-2.74748
-1.73205
-1.19175
-0.8391
-0.57735
-0.364
-0.17633
0

190
200

0.17633
0.364

210
220

0.57735
0.8391

230

1.19175

240

1.73205

250

2.74748

260

5.67128

270
280
290
300
310
320
330
340

-5.67128
-2.74748
-1.73205
-1.19175
-0.8391
-0.57735
-0.364

1
0.30573
17
1
0.46630
25
8
0.67450
34
9
0.86928
41
7
1.69766
59.5
3
2.05030
64
4
3.73205
75
1
38.1884
88.5
6
102
-4.70463
115
-2.14451
127
-1.32704
138
-0.9004
148
-0.62487
157.5 -0.41421
165.56
-0.2575
174
-0.1051
0.05240
183
8
191
0.19438
0.34432
199
8
0.50952
207
5
0.78128
218
6
1.11061
228
3
1.60033
238
5
2.47508
248
7
6.31375
261
2
272
-28.6363
284
-4.01078
296
-2.0503
307.5 -1.30323
318.5 -0.88473
328.5
-0.6128
338
-0.40403
345
-0.26795

1.030064
1.008953
0.987417
0.968001
0.95273
0.943019
0.939693
0.943019
0.95273
0.968001
0.987417
1.008953
1.030064
1.047938
1.059944
1.064178
1.059944
1.047938
1.030064
1.008953
0.987417
0.968001
0.95273
0.943019
0.939693
0.943019
0.95273
0.968001
0.987417
1.008953
1.030064
1.047938
1.059944

350
360

-0.17633
0

357
360

-0.05241
0

1.064178
1.064178

Table 2

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004
053
003
052
elgna tuptuo

01=1

002

02=2

051
001
05
0
0

05 001 051 002 052 003 053 004

elgna tupni

Fig(1)

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1.1

50.1

1
1

oitar yticolev

59.0

9.0

58.0

05 001

051

002

elgna tupnI

Fig(2)

052

003

053

004

tfahs tuptuo) naT)

4
5.3
3
5.2

d (elgna tuptuo)naT

01=1

02=1
5.1
1
5.0
0
0

eerged (elgna tupni)naT

Fig(3)

Discussion
The graph of Output shaft angle against Input shaft angle (FIGURE 1 )
shows that the variation in displacement is about the same for 1 set to
10 and 20. The plot of the output shaft angle against the input shaft
angle tends to agree with the theoretical statement where such
arrangement of the fixed arm coupling will produced periodic speed and
hence torque deflection whenever the shaft angle, is being
increased. The fluctuation is directly proportional to the angle between
shaft. The fluctuation can be seen clearly if larger value of shaft angle is
applied and vice versa. Also note that the displacement pattern is an
inversion from one range to another that is displacement for 90 to
180 is the inversion of the plot pattern from 0 to 90.
From the graph of tan for input shaft angle against tan for output shaft
angle (FIGURE 3), the plots were not linear as the theoretical plot. But,
the plot is enough to reveal that tan is directly proportional to
tan . This proves that the theory statement:

tan = tan cos

It is proved that the larger the angle, the less steep the graph is. In order
to avoiding complexity, the plot is within the range of 0 to 80 only. The
value for tan 90 is neglected in the plotting because the value at infinity
cannot be exactly computed. The plots did show the validity in
investigating the variation of displacement in the laboratory although
there exist some error that cause the plots not very perfect in shape but it
is sufficient to agree and to approved the theoretical point of view.
The output shaft velocity plotted in( FIGURE 2) shows that the
velocity variations that were obtained experimentally does agreed with
the theoretical explanation that is the Hookes Coupling velocity
fluctuates. The graphs show a sinusoidal shape. It can be seen from the
graph that the larger the value of , the bigger the amplitude of the
deflection is. This is due to the condition where angle between the shafts
formed periodic speed and hence torque fluctuations. The reason is when
the angle getting larger, the stability of the shafts is decreased while
operating and thus, fluctuation may increase.