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Calculate Shaft Diameter for Torque

A line shaft transmits 20 kW of power at 200 rpm. It is made of mild steel with an allowable shear stress of 42 MPa. To determine the shaft diameter, the torque transmitted by the shaft is set equal to the torque resisted by the shaft's cross section and solved for diameter. A second example involves a line shaft with a 1.5 meter pulley overhung 400 mm from its bearing centerline. It is driven by belt tensions of 5.4 kN and 1.8 kN. Using the maximum allowable shear stress of 42 MPa, the shaft diameter is calculated.

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Calculate Shaft Diameter for Torque

A line shaft transmits 20 kW of power at 200 rpm. It is made of mild steel with an allowable shear stress of 42 MPa. To determine the shaft diameter, the torque transmitted by the shaft is set equal to the torque resisted by the shaft's cross section and solved for diameter. A second example involves a line shaft with a 1.5 meter pulley overhung 400 mm from its bearing centerline. It is driven by belt tensions of 5.4 kN and 1.8 kN. Using the maximum allowable shear stress of 42 MPa, the shaft diameter is calculated.

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Examples of shaft Loading :

A line shaft rotating at 200 r.p.m. is to transmit 20 kW. The shaft may be assumed to be made of
mild steel with an allowable shear stress of 42 MPa. Determine the diameter of the shaft,
neglecting the bending moment on the shaft.

Solution.
Given : N = 200 r.p.m. ; P = 20 kW = 20 × 103 W; τ = 42 MPa = 42 N/mm2
Let d = Diameter of the shaft.
We know that torque transmitted by the shaft,

We also know that torque transmitted by the shaft ( T ),


A line shaft is driven by means of a motor placed vertically below it. The pulley on the line shaft is 1.5 metre in
diameter and has belt tensions 5.4 kN and 1.8 kN on the tight side and slack side of the belt respectively. Both
these tensions may be assumed to be vertical. If the pulley be overhang from the shaft, the distance of the centre
line of the pulley from the centre line of the bearing being 400 mm, find the diameter of the shaft. Assuming
maximum allowable shear stress of 42 MPa.
Given : AB = 1 m ; DC = 600 mm or RC = 300 mm = 0.3 m ; AC = 300
mm = 0.3 m ;T1 = 2.25 kN = 2250 N ; T2 = 1058N, T3 = 3376 N and
T4 = 1588N, σb = 63 MPa = 63 N/mm2 ; τ = 42 MPa = 42 N/mm2
Fr = Ft tan φ
Fr = 3182.7 x tan 20 =

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