Assignment 1

Name: Nur Afiqah bte Junizan Matric No. : 130520

Title: Power Screw Measurement

Objective: 1) To identify the power screws installed in the Multi-Purpose Machines

2) To identify whether the power screws are self-locking or not

Introduction:

A power screw is a drive used in machinery to convert a rotary motion into a linear
motion for power transmission. It produces uniform motion and the design of the power screw
may be such that either the screw or the nut is held at rest and the other member rotates as it
moves axially and either the screw or the nut rotates but does not move axially.

For self-locking, it may turn out, in specific instances where the lead is large or the
friction is low, that he load will lower itself by causing the screw to spin without any external
effort. Condition for self- locking :

When a positive torque is obtained ( dm > ), the screw is said to be self-locking.

Divide both sides of this inequality by dm with that / dm = tan , we get > tan . This
relation states that self-locking is obtained whenever the coefficient of thread friction is equal to
or greater than the tangent of the thread lead angle.

Methodology:

(1) Adjust the vernier caliper to 0mm.

(2) By adjusting the vernier caliper, the root diameter, diameter and pitch are measured for
part 1.
(3) By using same method (2), part 2 and 3 are measured.
(4) The readings are recorded in the table.

Result:

Part 1 (mm) Part 2 (mm) Part 3 (mm)

Root diameter (dr) 17 14 65
Diameter (d) 20 16 75
Pitch (p) 4 3 14
Table 1.0: Root diameter, diameter and pitch measurement
Part 1:

dm= 20 2 =18

Pitch==4

4103
Lead angle ; tan = = 4.05
(18103 )

By assuming = 0.09 hence,

dm >

(0.09)(18 103 ) > 4 103

5.09 > 4

for part 1, it is self-locking.

Part 2:

dm= 16 1.5 =14.5

Pitch==3

3103
Lead angle ; tan = = 3.77
(14.5103 )

By assuming = 0.09 hence,

dm >

(0.09)(14.5 103 ) > 3 103

4.10 > 4

for part 2, it is self-locking.

 Part 3:

dm= 75 7 = 68

Pitch==14

14103
Lead angle ; tan = = 3.75
(68103 )

By assuming = 0.09 hence,

dm >

(0.09)(68 103 ) > 14 103

19.22 > 4

for part 3, it is self-locking.

Discussion:

When a positive torque is obtained ( dm > ), the screw is said to be self-locking. It is shown
that part 1, part 2 and part 3 are self-locking. Meanwhile, the lead angle for part 1 is 4.05, for
part 2 is 3.77 and part 3 is 3.75.

Conclusion:

For the part 1, part 2 and part 3 that are installed in the Multi-Purpose Machine is shown that all
of that part is self-locking.

Reference:

http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112105125/pdf/module-6%20lesson-1.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadscrew