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JORHAT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, JORHAT-785 007, ASSAM

Problem 3.15:

A hollow steel disc of 400 mm outer diameter and 100 mm inner diameter is shrunk on a steel
shaft. The pressure between the disc and the shaft is 60 MPa. Determine the speed of the disc
at which it will loosen from the shaft. Neglect the change in the dimensions of the shaft due
to rotation.

Given, Poisson’s ratio of steel as 0.3 and mass density of steel as 7700 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3.

Solution:

Given:

𝐷𝑜 = Outside diameter of the disc = 400 𝑚𝑚

𝐷𝑖 = Inside diameter of the disc = 100 𝑚𝑚

𝑝𝑠 = Pressure between the disc and the shaft = 60 𝑀𝑃𝑎 (𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒)

𝜌 = Density of the material of the disc = 7700 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3

𝜈 = Poisson’s ratio = 0.3

Now,

𝑟𝑜 = Outside radius of the disc = 200 𝑚𝑚 = 0.2 𝑚

𝑟𝑖 = Inside radius of the disc = 50 𝑚𝑚 = 0.05 𝑚

At stand still:

At stand still, the hollow disc on a shaft is similar to a hub on a solid shaft and thus the hollow
steel disc is equivalent to a thick cylinder subjected to an internal pressure.

Maximum hoop stress due to pressure between the disc and the shaft is at the inner radius
and is given by

𝑟𝑜 2 + 𝑟𝑖 2
𝜎𝜃 ′ 𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 𝑝 [𝑀𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑝 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑐𝑦𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟]
𝑟𝑜 2 − 𝑟𝑖 2 𝑠

0.22 + 0.052
= × 60
0.22 − 0.052
= 68 𝑀𝑃𝑎

At stand still, radial stress at the inner radius is the pressure between the disc and the shaft

i.e. 𝜎𝑟 = 𝑝𝑠 = 60 𝑀𝑃𝑎 (𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒) = −60 𝑀𝑃𝑎

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Therefore, hoop strain due to pressure between the disc and the shaft at the inner radius,

𝜎𝜃 ′ 𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝜈𝜎𝑟
∈𝜃 ′ 𝑟 =
𝑖 𝐸
68 − 0.3 × (−60)
=
𝐸
86
=
𝐸
When the Disc Rotates:

Also, we know that when the disc rotates, maximum hoop stress will be at the inner radius
(𝑟𝑖 = 0.05 𝑚) and is given by

𝜌𝜔2
𝜎𝜃 𝑚𝑎𝑥 = [(1 − 𝜈)𝑟𝑖 2 + (3 + 𝜈)𝑟𝑜 2 ]
4
7700 × 𝜔2
= [(1 − 0.3) × 0.052 + (3 + 0.3)0.22 ]
4
= 1925 × 𝜔2 × 0.13375

= 257.47 × 10−6 𝜔2 𝑀𝑃𝑎

Also, we know that for hollow disc, radial stress is zero at the inner radius, (𝑟𝑖 = 0.05 𝑚)

i.e. 𝜎𝑟 𝑟 = 0
𝑖

Therefore, hoop strain at the inner radius, due to rotation of the disc is given by
𝜎𝜃 𝑚𝑎𝑥 − 𝜈𝜎𝑟 𝑟
𝑖
∈𝜃 𝑟 =
𝑖 𝐸
257.47 × 10−6 𝜔2 − 0.3 × 0
=
𝐸
257.47 × 10−6 𝜔2
=
𝐸
If the disc is to become loosen, the hoop strains due to pressure between the disc and the
shaft and due to rotation of the disc must be the same, i.e.

∈𝜃 𝑟 =∈𝜃 ′ 𝑟
𝑖 𝑖

257.47 × 10−6 𝜔2 86
⇒ =
𝐸 𝐸

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⇒ 𝜔 = 577.9 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠

2𝜋𝑁
⇒ = 577.9 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠
60
577.9 × 60
⇒ 𝑁=
2𝜋
⇒ 𝑵 = 𝟓𝟓𝟏𝟗 𝒓𝒑𝒎

_________ [𝑨𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓]

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