MACHINE DESIGN – FLYWHEEL, BOLTS AND POWER SCREW

PROBLEM SET # 3
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.
MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. A press is used to punch 10 holes per minute of 30 mm diameter hole from 25 m thick plate. Determine the
power needed to punch a hole if ultimate shear stress is 400 Mpa.
A. 2.68 KW B. 1.96 KW C. 3.58 KW D. 0.96 KW

2. The kinetic energy needed to punch a hole is 5 kj. What is the maximum thickness of hole that can be punched
if hole diameter is 25 mm and ultimate stress of plate is 420 Mpa.
A. 12.61 mm B. 14.68 mm C. 17.41 mm D. 19.62 mm

3. During a punching process of 350 kg flywheel the speed varies from 200 rpm to 180 rpm with 1m mean
diameter. Determine the kinetic energy needed.
A. 3.63 KJ B. 6.28 KJ C. 4.51 KJ D. 5.62 KJ

4. A plate 200 mm wide and 25 mm thick with strength of 410 Mpa. is to be shear. During shearing process an
800 mm mean diameter flywheel changes its speed from 200 rpm to 180 rpm. Determine the weight of flywheel
to be used.
A. 3265.84 kg B. 3452.71 kg C. 3621.72 kg D. 3846.86 kg

5. The energy required to punch a square from 20 mm thick plate is 10 KJ. If the ultimate strength of plate is 420
Mpa, determine the maximum sides of square that can be punched.
A. 45 mm B. 30 mm C. 60 mm D. 55 mm

6. A 1 m mean diameter flywheel, 500 kg weight changes its speed from 220 rpm to 200 during shearing process.
What force is needed to shear a 30 mm thick plate.
A. 384.13 KN B. 683.71 KN C. 4216.12 KN D. 4565.25 KN

7. The energy required to punch a hole is 3.0 KJ from a flywheel mean diameter of 800 mm that slows down to 3
rps from 3.3 rps during punching. If weight of arm and hub account 10% of rim weight, determine the rim weight.
A. 421.68 kg B. 456.68 kg C. 482.68 kg D. 416.68 kg

8. A flywheel has a total weight of 500 kg and the weight of arm and hub is 8% of total weight. If it has a mean
diameter of 1 m and (weight) width of 300 mm. Determine the thickness of the flywheel if density of material is
7000 kg/m3.
A. 60 mm B. 65 mm C. 70 mm D. 75 mm

9. A flywheel has a rim weight of 450 kg and mean radius of 450 mm. If rim width is 5 times the rim thickness and
material density is 7200 kg/m3, determine the width of flywheel.
A. 332.45 mm B. 242.61 mm C. 286.76 mm D. 298.78 mm

10. The power required to shear a plate 50 mm thick for 10 sec. is 5 kw. If ultimate strength of plate materials is 420
Mpa, how wide should the plate be?
A. 80.42 mm B. 85.65 mm C. 90.28 mm D. 95.23 mm

11. A 900 mm mean diameter flywheel has a width of 350 mm, 75 mm thick and density of 7100 kg/m3. Neglecting
the weight of arm and hub, find the energy released if its speed changes from 280 rpm to 250 rpm.
A. 7.79 KJ B. 9.30 KJ C. 2.87 KJ D. 6.71 KJ

12. A 48 in. diameter flywheel has a weight of 800 lb. During operation the speed is 180 rpm. If coefficient of
fluctuation is 0.1, determine the energy released by flywheel.
A. 3541.71 ft-lb B. 3842.68 ft-lb C. 3911.62 ft-lb D. 4612.71 ft-lb

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13. A flywheel weighing 1000 kg has a (weight of 800 lb. During operation) a radius of gyration of 1.5 m. The normal
operation speed is160 rpm and coefficient of fluctuation is 0.08. Determine the kinetic energy released by
flywheel.
A. 31 KN.m B. 36 KN.m C. 41.56 KN.m D. 46.65 KN.m

14. A 5 ft. mean diameter flywheel has to absorb 3500 ft-lb of energy and maintain a coefficient of fluctuation of 0.09.
If mean speed is 80 ft/sec, find the weight of the flywheel.
A. 190.66 lbs. B. 195.66 lbs. C. 198.66 lbs D. 200.77 lbs.

15. A mechanical press is used to punch 6 holes per minute on a 25 mm thick plate. The hole is 25 mm in diameter
and the plate has an ultimate strength in shear of 420 Mpa. The normal operating speed is 200 rpm and it slows
down to 180 rpm during the process of punching. The flywheel has a mean diameter of one meter and the rim
width is 3 times the thickness. Assume that the hub and arm account for 5% of the rim weight concentrated at
the mean diameter and the density of cast iron is 7200 kg per cubic meter. Find the power in KW required to
drive the press.
A. 1.310 KW B. 5.67 KW C. 8.92 KW D. 9.03 KW

16. It is found that the shearing machine requires 205 Joules of energy to shear a specific gauge of sheet metal.
The mean diameter of the flywheel is to be 76.2 cm. The normal operating speed is 200 rpm and slows down to
180 rpm during shearing process. The rim width is 30.48 cm and the weight of cast iron is 7,196.6 kg/m3. Find
the thickness of the rim, assuming that the hub and arms account for 10% of the rim weight concentrated on the
mean diameter.
A. 0.583 cm B. 0.587 cm C. 0.672 cm D. 0.480 cm

17. A sheet metal working company purchase a shearing machine from a surplus dealer without a flywheel. It is
calculated that the machine will use 2380 Joules of energy to shear a 1.2 mm thick sheet metal. The flywheel to
be used will have a mean diameter of 91.44 cm with a width of 25.4 cm. The normal operating speed is 180 rpm
and slows down to 160 rpm during the shearing process. Assuming that the arms and the hub will account for
12% of the rim weight concentrated at the mean diameter and that the material density is 0.26 lb/cu.in, compute
for the weight of the flywheel.
A. 296 kg B. 305 kg C. 347 kg D. 493 kg

18. A shearing machine requires 150 kg-m of energy to shear a steel sheet, and a normal speed of 3.0 rev/sec,
slowing down to 2.8 rev/sec during the shearing process. The flywheel of the machine has a mean diameter of
75 cm and weighs 15.5 kg/cm3. The width of the rim is 30 cm. If the hub and arms of the flywheel account for
15% of its total weight, find the thickness of the rim in cm.
A. 0.00487 cm B. 0.00432 cm C. 0.00354 cm D. 0.00482 cm

19. A cast iron flywheel with a mean diameter of 36 inches changes speed from 300 rpm to 280 while it gives up
8000 ft-lb energy. What is the coefficient of fluctuation?
A. 0.069 B. 0.015 C. 0.082 D. 0.020

20. What pressure is required to punch a hole 2” diameter through a ¼ in steel plate?
A. 10 tons B. 20 tons C. 30 tons D. 40 tons

21. Find the force needed to punch 2 in hole from a 1.5 in thick plate.
A. 200 tons B. 210 tons C. 220 tons D. 240 tons

22. A 2 in diameter 6-spline shaft (d = 0.9D, w = 0.25D, h = 0.25D) and permanent fit has a compressive force of
2000 lbs. Find the compressive stress if hub length is 1 ½ in.
A. 244.44 psi B. 344.44 psi C. 444.44 psi D. 544.44 psi

23. Determine the permissible working stress of a UNC bolts that has a stress area of 0.606 in2 if material used in
carbon steel.
A. 4055.5 psi B. 5244.5 psi C. 4675.5 psi D. 4186.5 psi

24. The stress area of UNC bolt is 0.763 in2, if material used is carbon steel, determine te applied load on the bolt.
A. 3407.14 lbs. B. 3846.71 lbs. C. 4025.86 lbs. D. 3102.74 lbs.

25. Compute the working strength of 1 1/2 in. bolt which is screwed up tightly in packed joint when the allowance
working stress is 13,000 psi.
A. 11,465.5 lbs. B. 13,860.5 lbs. C. 11,212.5 lbs. D. 11,854.5 lbs.

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26. Determine the diameter of bolt needed to tightly pack the joint. Bolt working strength is 90.76 KN and working
stress is 82.71 Mpa.
A. 0.5 in. B. 1.0 in. C. 1.5 in. D. 2.0 in.

27. A 12 cm x 16 cm air compressor have 5 bolts on cylinder head with yield stress of 440 Mpa. If the bolt stress
area is 0.13 in2, determine the maximum pressure inside the cylinder.
A. 142.23 psi B. 671.96 psi C. 742.78 psi D. 840.60 psi

28. The cylinder head of ammonia compressor has core gasket are of 80 cm2 and flange pressure of 90 kg/cm2.
Determine the torque applied on the bolt if nominal diameter of bolt used is 3/5 inch and there are 5 bolts.
A. 476.28 in.lb B. 586.28 in.lb C. 381.02 in.lb D. 666.28 in.lb

29. The total torque required to turn the power screw is 50 N.m. If the linear speed of screw is 7 ft./min and lead of
8mm, find the horsepower input of the power screw.
A. 2.86 hp B. 1.84 hp C. 2.14 hp D. 2.38 hp

30. A single square thread power screw has a lead of 6 mm and mean diameter of 34 mm. If it is used to lift a load
of 26 KN and coefficient of friction of thread is 0.15, determine the torque required to turn the screw.
A. 91.9 N.m B. 65.8 N.m C. 72.6 N.m D. 86.5 N.m

31. An acme thread power screw that has a mean diameter of 25 mm and pitch of 5 mm is used to lift a load of 500
kg. If friction on threads is 0.1, determine the torque needed to turn the screw.
A. 11.10 N.m B. 126.3 N.m C. 13.10 N.m D. 10.30 N.m

32. A double square thread power screw has a mean radius of 80 mm and a pitch of 10 mm is used to lift a load of
80 KN. If friction of screw is 0.13 and collar torque is 20% of input torque, determine the input torque required.
A. 830.75 N.m B. 1365.40 N.m C. 840.76 N.m D. 846.76 N.m

33. The root diameter of a double square thread power screw is 0.55 in. The screw has a pitch of 0.2 in. Determine
the major diameter.
A. 0.524 in. B. 0.750 in. C. 0.842 in. D. 0.961 in.

34. A power screw consumes 6 hp in raising a 2800 lb weight at the rate of 30 ft/min. Determine the efficiency of the
screw.
A. 12.5% B. 16.8% C. 42.42% D. 66.62%

35. A square thread power screw has a pitch diameter of 1.5 and a lead of 1 in. Neglecting collar friction, determine
the coefficient of friction for threads if screw efficiency is 63.62%
A. 0.113 B. 0.121 C. 0.146 D. 0.151

36. A square thread screw has an efficiency of 70% when friction of threads is 0.10 and collar friction is negligible.
Determine the lead angle.
A. 12.6° B. 14.3° C. 16.5° D. 18.3°

37. A 12 cm x 16 cm air compressor is operating with a maximum pressure of 10 kg/cm2. There are 5 bolts which
held the cylinder head to the compressor. What is the maximum load per bolt in KN?
A. 2.22 B. 4.44 C. 3.33 D. 5.55

38. What weight can be lifted by a screw that has an efficiency of 80% if it is operated by a 50 lb force at the end of a
30 in lever? The pitch diameter of the screw is ½ in.
A. 12,000 lbs B. 13,000 lbs C. 14,000 lbs D. 15,000 lbs

39. Find the horsepower lost when a collar is loaded with 1000 lb, rotates at 25 rpm, and has a coefficient of friction
of 0.15. The outside diameter of the collar is 4 inches and inside diameter is 2 inches.
A. 0.0629 Hp B. 0.0926 Hp C. 0.0269 Hp D. 0.0692 Hp

40. Compute the working strength of 1” bolt which is screwed up tightly in a packed joint when the allowable working
stress is 13,000 psi.
A. 3600 lbs B. 3950 lbs C. 3900 lbs D. 3800 lbs

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41. What is the working strength of 2” bolt which is screwed up tightly in packed joint when the allowable working
stress is 12,000 psi?
A. 20,120 lbs B. 20,400 lbs C. 20,400 lbs D. 20,200 lbs

42. What is the frictional HP acting on a collar loaded with 100 kg weight? The collar has an outside diameter of 100
mm and an internal diameter of 40 mm. The collar rotates at 1000 rpm and the coefficient of friction between the
collar and the pivot surface is 0.15.
A. 0.8 HP B. 0.5 HP C. 0.3 HP D. 1.2 HP

43. If the pitch of a screw is 2/9, find the thread per inch.
A. 0.34 B. 4.5 C. 5.4 D. 17

44. An eyebolt is lifting a block weighing 350 lbs. The eyebolt is of SAE 1040 material with Su = 67 ksi and Sy = 55
ksi what is the stress area (in inches square) of the bolt if it is under the unified coarse series thread?
A. 1341 B. 0.1134 C. 0991 D. 1043

45. Compute how many 3/8-inch diameter set screws required to transmit 3 Hp at a shaft speed of 1000 rpm. The
shaft diameter is 1 inch.
A. 1 ½ B. 2 C. 3 D. 1

46. For a bolted connection, specification suggests that a high-grade material of 13 mm bolt be tightened to an initial
tension of 55,000 N. What is the appropriate tightening torque?
A. 41 N-m B. 139 N-m C. 145 N-m D. 143 N-m

47. An eye bolt is lifting 500 lbs weight. The Su = 70 ksi and Sy = 58 ksi. What is the stress area of the bolt?
A. 0.009 in2 B. 0.026 in2 C. 0.1388 in2 D. 0.1276 in2

48. Find the horsepower required to drive a power screw lifting a load of 4000 lbs. A 2 and ½ inches double square
thread with two threads/inch is to be used. The frictional radius of the collar is 2 inches and the coefficients of
friction are 0.10 for the threads and 0.15 for the collar. The velocity of the nut is 10 ft/min.
A. 5.382 HP B. 4.383 HP C. 3.683 HP D. 6.472 HP

49. Determine the diameter of the stud bolt that are required to fasten down the cylinder head of a 203 mm x 304
mm gas engine. There are ten bolts on the block. The explosion pressure is 31 kg/sq cm and studs are made of
ordinary bolts material SAE 1020. How deep should the bolt be drilled?
A. 38.1 mm B. 40.2 mm C. 37.3 mm D. 35.5 mm

50. A double thread Acme screw driven by a motor at 400 rpm raises the attached load of 900 kg at a speed of 10
meters per minute. The screw has a pitch diameter36 mm. The coefficient of friction on threads is 0.15. The
friction torque on the thrust bearing of the motor is taken as 20% of the total torque input. Determine the motor
power required to operate the screw.
A. 3.239 KW B. 4.658 KW C. 2.482 KW D. 4.391 KW

51. A 12 cm x 16 cm air compressor is operating with a maximum pressure of 10 kg/cm2 which held the cylinder
head to the compressor. The core gasket area is 60 cm2 with a flange pressure of 100 kg/cm2. Determine the
size of UNF bolts in inches.
A. ½ in B. ¼ in C. 1/3 in D. ½.5 in

52. The root diameter of a double square thread is 0.55 inch. The screw has a pitch of 0.20 inch. Find the outside
diameter and the number of threads per inch.
A. 0.75 inch and 5 threads/inch B. 0.50 inch and 5 threads/inch
C. 0.75 inch and 4 threads/inch D. 0.50 inch and 4 threads/inch

53. A single square thread power screw is to raised load of 70 KN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 mm and a
pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread friction and the collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the collar
mean diameter is 90 mm, and the screw turns at 60 rpm, find the combined efficiency of screw and collar.
A. 13.438% B. 15.530% C. 14.526% D. 12.526%

54. A single threaded trapezoidal metric thread has a pitch of 4 mm, and a mean diameter of 18 mm. It is used as a
translation screw in conjunction with a collar having an outside diameter of 37 mm and an inside diameter of 27
mm. Find the required torque in N-m to raise a load of 400 kg if the coefficient of friction is 0.3 for both threads
and collar.

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 A. 34.6 N-m B. 32.6 N-m C. 39.1 N-m D. 38.5 N-m

55. The collar of the capstan has an outside diameter of 8 in and an inside diameter of 6 in. The total load support is
2000 lbs. If the coefficient of friction is 0.10, what is the collar friction torque?
A. 705 in-lb B. 802 in-lb C. 1012 in-lb D. 972 in-lb

56. Calculate the bolt area in mm2 of each of 20-bolts used to fasten the hemispherical joints of a 580 mm pressure
vessel with an internal pressure of 10 MPa and a material strength of 80 MPa and a bolt strength of 150 MPa:
A. 880.69 B. 920.5 C. 820 D. 790

57. A double-thread Acme-form power screw of 50 mm major diameter is used. The nut makes 1 turn per cm of
axial travel. A force of 60 kg is applied at the end of a 750 mm wrench used on the nut. The mean diameter of
the collar is 90 mm. If the coefficient of friction at the thread and at the collar are 0.15 and 0.13, respectively.
Determine the weight that is being lifted.
A. 42.95 KN B. 39.50 KN C. 45.82 KN D. 32.72 KN

58. Determine the stress area in in2 of a 1-8UNC bolt.

59. Determine the stress in psi of a 1-4UNC bolt if applied force is 4000 lb.
A. 4991 psi B. 5991 psi C. 6991 psi D. 8901 psi

ANSWER KEY:
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B

6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D

11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A

16. B 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. D

21. D 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. C

26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A

31. D 32. B 33. B 34. C 35. A

36. B 37.A 38. D 39. B 40. C

41. C 42. A 43. B 44. B 45. B

46. D 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. A

51. A 52. A 53. D 54. B 55. A

56. A 57. B 58. B 59. D

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