Chapter 1 Balancing of Rotating Masses: Sr. No. Questions
Chapter 1 Balancing of Rotating Masses: Sr. No. Questions
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1. Explain the method of balancing of several masses in different planes. 03 07
2. Explain the balancing of several masses rotating in same plane by Graphical Method. 04
Why is balancing of rotating parts necessary for high speed engines? Explain clearly the terms static 07
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balancing and dynamic balancing. State the necessary conditions to achieve them.
What are the reasons for unbalance in rotating machine elements? Give two practical examples of rotating
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unbalances in systems.
3. What is meant by field balancing? Explain the procedure in detail. 07
4. A statically balanced system need not to be dynamically balanced always. Justify the statement. 03
5. Explain the balancing of several masses rotating in same plane by Graphical Method. 04
6. What is static and dynamic balancing? 03
Examples
Four masses A, B, C & D are completely balanced. Masses C & D makes an angle of 900 and 1950 respectively
with that of mass B in the counterclockwise direction. The rotating masses have the following properties:
1. masses at B, C & D are 25 Kg, 40 Kg and 35 Kg respectively with their radii of rotations are 200 mm, 100
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mm & 180 mm respectively. The radius of rotation of mass A is 150 mm. Planes B & C are 250 mm apart.
Determine the (i) mass A and its angular position with that of mass B, (ii) position of all the planes relative
to plane of mass A.
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1. Explain why the reciprocating masses are partially balanced. 03
2. Explain Primary and Secondary Unbalanced Force Due to Reciprocating Masses. 03
3. Partial balancing of Primary Unbalanced Force in Reciprocating Engine 04
How and why are reciprocating masses balanced in a piston-cylinder assembly? Why reciprocating masses 04
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are partially balanced?
Examples
The following data relate to a single cylinder reciprocating engine; mass of reciprocating parts = 40 kg,
1. mass of revolving parts = 30 kg at crank radius, speed = 150 rpm and stroke = 350 mm. If 60 % of the
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reciprocating and all the revolving parts are to be balanced. Determine (a) the balance mass required at a
radius of 320 mm & (b) the unbalanced force when the crank has turned 450 from top dead centre.
A single cylinder reciprocating engine has speed 240 rpm, stroke 300 mm, mass of reciprocating parts 50 07
2. kg, mass of revolving parts at 150 mm radius 30 kg. If all the mass of revolving parts and two-third of the
mass of reciprocating parts are to be balanced, find the balance mass required at radius of 400 mm and the
residual unbalanced force when the crank has rotated 60° from IDC.
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1. What is Hammer blow? Derive an expression for limiting speed required for hammer blow. 04
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3. Derive the expressions for variation of tractive force, for an uncoupled two cylinder locomotive engine 03
Examples
The three cranks of three cylinder locomotive are all on the same axle and are set at 120 o .The pitch of the
cylinders is 1 meter and the stroke of each piston is 0.6 m. The reciprocating masses are 300 kg for inside
cylinder and 260 kg for each outside cylinder and the planes of rotation of the balance masses are 0.8 m
from the inside crank. If 40% of the reciprocating parts are to be balanced,
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Find:- 1. The magnitude and the position of the balancing masses
required at a radius of 0.6 m.
2. The hammer blow per wheel when the axle makes 6 r.p.s
The following data refers to an inside cylinder locomotive:
Mass of reciprocating parts/cylinder = 36 kg; Revolving masses/cylinder = 16 kg; Pitch of the
cylinder = 700 mm; Angle between crank = 900; Length of each crank = 320 mm; Wheel tread
2. diameter = 1900 mm; Distance between planes of wheel = 1800 mm; Limiting speed of locomotive 07
= 100 km/h; If total revolving masses and 2/3 of the reciprocating parts are to be balanced;
Determine: (i) Variation of tractive force (ii) Maximum swaying couple.
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1. What are inline engines? How these engines are balanced? 03
2. What is a secondary balancing of inline multi cylinder engines? 04
Examples
The cranks and connecting rods of a four cylinder in-line engine running at 2000 rpm are 50mm and
200mm each respectively. The cylinders are spaced 0.2m apart. If the cylinders are numbered 1 to 4 in
1. sequence from one end, the cranks appear at intervals of 90º in an end view in the order 1-4-2-3.The 07
reciprocating mass for each cylinder is 2kg. Determine (i) unbalanced primary and secondary forces, (ii)
unbalanced primary and secondary couples with reference to central plane of the engine.
The cranks and connecting rods of a 4-cylinder in-line engine running at 1800 r.p.m. are 60 mm and 240
mm each respectively and the cylinders are spaced 150 mm apart. The reciprocating mass corresponding
2. to each cylinder is 10kg. If the cylinders are numbered 1 to 4 in sequence from one end, the cranks appear 07
at intervals of 90° in an end view in the order 1-4-2-3. Determine: (I) Unbalanced primary and secondary
forces, if any, and (ii) Unbalanced primary and secondary couples with reference to central plane of engine.
The crank radius and connecting rod length of a four cylinder inline engine are 200 mm and 900 mm
respectively. The outer cranks are set at 1200 to each other and each has a reciprocating mass of 200 kg.
3. The spacing between adjacent planes of cranks are 400 mm, 600 mm and 500 mm. If the engine is in 07
complete primary balance, determine the reciprocating masses of the inner cranks and their angular
positions. Also find the secondary unbalanced force if the engine speed is 300 rpm.
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1. Derive the expressions for primary and secondary unbalanced forces in a V -Engine. 07 04
2. Explain concept of Balancing of V engines. 04
Examples
A V-twin engine has the cylinder axes at right angles and connecting rod operate a common crank. The
reciprocating mass per cylinder is 10 Kg and crank radius is 80mm.The length of connecting rod is 0.4m.
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Show that the engine may be balanced for primary forces by means of a revolving balance mass. If the
engine speed is 600 rpm, what is the value of maximum resultant secondary force?
- twin engine is 1.5 kg. The stroke is 10 cm for each
2. cylinder. If the engine runs at 1800 rpm, determine the maximum and minimum value of the primary 07
forces and out the corresponding crank position.
For a twin V-engine the cylinder centerlines are set at 90 0. The mass of reciprocating parts per
cylinder is 2.5 kg. Length of crank is 100 mm and length of connecting rod is 400 mm. determine the
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primary and secondary unbalanced forces when the crank bisects the lines of cylinder centerlines.
The engine runs at 1000 rpm.
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1. Explain the direct and reverse crank method for determining unbalanced forces in radial engines. 07
2. Explain concept of Direct and Reverse Crank. 03
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1. Define: 01
2. Write down detail Classification of vibrations. 03
3. Define: (1) Time Period (2) Stiffness of Spring (3) Damped Vibration (4) Equivalent Damper in series. 04 04
If two springs of stiffness K1 and K2 are connected in series and mass m is attached to it. Find its natural
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frequency of the longitudinal vibration.
5. Define: resonance 01
6. Define: steady state and transient vibrations. 01
7. What is meant by lumped parameter modelling? 03
8. Derive an expression for natural frequency of cantilever beam subjected to point load at the end. 03
9. Define: (i) Degree of Freedom (ii) Damping (iii) Resonance 03
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Define: Resonance & Damping C), Forced
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Vibrations , r)
2. Explain Equilibrium method to find the frequency of vibratory system. 03
Write short note on types of damping method. (or What is damping? What are its types? Discuss any one
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of them.)
4. Explain Vibration isolation. 03
The equation of motion for a spring mass system is given by . Find steady state
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response of the system.
6. Derive an expression for logarithmic decrement. 04 07
7. Write short notes on: a) Frequency Response Curve, b) Vibration Isolation 07
The mass 'm' is hanging from a chord attached to the circular homogeneous disc of mass 'M' and radius 'R'
as shown in Figure. The disc is restrained from rotating by a spring attached at radius 'r' from the centre.
If the mass is displaced downwards from rest position, determine the frequency of oscillations.
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10. Define: period and cycle of vibration, damping ratio, magnification factor 03
11. What is equivalent spring stiffness? 01
12. Define node in torsional vibration. 01
13. When do you say a vibrating system is under damped? 01
14. Derive the differential equation of motion for a free damped vibration. 04
Derive the expression for equivalent damping coefficient, when two dampers with damping coefficients
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C1 and C2 are connected in series and in parallel.
Derive the equation of motion for a disc
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Find the equation for natural frequency of a spring mass vibrating system by using Equilibrium method
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Determine equation for the natural frequency of vibration of the compound pendulum shown in figure.
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Plot the frequency response curve for the various damping factors in the rage 0 to 2. State the
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observations made from the plot.
What is damping coefficient? Explain with neat sketch experimental method of determination of
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damping coefficient of particular oil.
Explain briefly energy method to find out characteristic equation for free vibration of single degree of
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freedom system.
Discuss different cases showing the characteristics of the system performance for a damped free
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vibration.
31. Frequency Response Curve 03
32. Define force transmissibility. Explain with neat sketch transmissibility curves. 04
33. What are the various sources of external excitations? 03
34. Define: Zero frequency and Node point. 03
A single cylinder engine has a mass of 100 kg and is acted upon by a vertical unbalanced force of 400 sin
2. supported on a spring having a stiffness 60 kN/m and a damper which gives 07
a damping force of 700 N per unit velocity. Find the damping ratio and force transmitted to the foundation.
A refrigerator unit having mass of 35 kg is to be supported on three springs, each having a spring stiffness
3. s. The unit operates at 480 rpm. Find the value of stiffness s if only 10% of the shaking force is allowed to 07
be transmitted to the supported.
A vertical spring mass system has a mass of 0.5 kg and an initial deflection of 0.2 cm. find the spring stiffness
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and the natural frequency of the system.
A vibrating system is defined by the following parameters: m=3 kg, k=100 N/m, C=3 N-sec/m. Determine
(a) the damping factor (b) the natural frequency of damped vibration (c) logarithmic decrement (d) the
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ratio of two consecutive amplitudes (e) the number of cycles after which the original amplitude is reduced
to 20 percent.
Derive equation of motion for the system shown in Figure. If m = 1.5 kg, k = 4900 N/m, a = 6 cm and b = 14
cm, determine the value of damping coefficient (C) for which the system is critically damped.
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A 40 kg machine is supported by four springs each of stiffness 250 N/m. The rotor is unbalanced such that
the unbalance effect is equivalent to a mass of 5 kg located at 50mm from the axis of rotation. Find the
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amplitude of vibration when the rotor rotates at 1000 rpm and 60 rpm. Assume damping coefficient to be
0.15
The damped vibration record of a spring-mass-dashpot system shows the following data.
19. Amplitude on second cycle = 0.012 m; Amplitude on third cycle = 0.0105 m; Spring constant k = 7840 N/m; 07
Mass m = 2 kg. Determine the damping constant, assuming it to be viscous.
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1. Give one Example of two degree of freedom system. 01
2. Explain Torsionally Equivalent Shaft. 03 03 03
3. Define: torsional equivalent shaft. 01
4. Derive an expression for length of torsionally equivalent shaft system. 04
Examples
Two rotors A and B are attached to the end of a shaft 50 cm long. Weight of the rotor A is 300 N and its
radius if gyration is 30 cm and the corresponding values of B are 500 N and 45 cm respectively. The shaft
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its length. Modulus of rigidity for the shaft material is 8 × 1011 N/m2. Find: (i) the position of the node (ii)
the frequency of torsional vibration.
Two identical rotors are attached to the two ends of a stepped shaft as shown in Figure. Each rotor weighs
450 Kg and has radius of gyration of 0.38 m. The diameters of the shaft are 0.75 m for first 0.25 m length,
0.1 m for next 0.1 m length and for the remaining length 0.0875 m is the diameter. The total length of the
shaft is 0.6 m. Find the frequency of free torsional vibrations of the system and position of the node from
either masses. Assume modulus of rigidity as 80 x 109 N/m2.
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The shaft shown in figure carries two masses. The mass A is 300 kg with a radius of gyration of 0.75 m and
the mass B is 500 Kg with a radius of gyration of 0.9 m. Determine the frequency of the torsional vibrations.
It is desired to have the node at the mid-section of the shaft of 120 mm diameter by changing the diameter
of the section having a 90 mm diameter. What will be the new diameter?
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1. Name any two methods for analysis of multi degree of freedom systems 01
Explain the to find out fundamental natural frequency of system having three degree of
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freedom.
3. Discuss the . 03
Examples
The vibration of a cantilever is given by . Calculate the frequency with following data
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N/m2 , I = 0.02 m4 , mass m = 60000 kg and length L = 30 m.
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1. What is whirling speed of the shaft? 01
2. Explain Critical speed of shaft carrying single Rotor (without Damping). 04 04 04
3. Derive an expression for critical speed of a shaft carrying rotor and without damping. 07
4. What is meant by critical speed of a shaft? Which are the factors affecting it? 03 03
What do you mean by whirling of shaft? Why and where it is necessary to check the whirling speeds 03
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of the shaft?
Examples
A horizontal shaft of 10 mm diameter is simply supported at both ends by bearings. A rotor of mass 5 Kg is
attached at middle of the horizontal shaft. The span between two bearings is 500 mm. The center gravity
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center of the rotor-shaft may be taken as 52 Ns/m. Find the deflection of the shaft and critical speed of the
shaft.
A shaft of negligible weight 6 cm diameter and 5 metres long is simply supported at ends and carries four
2. weights 50 kg each at equal distance over the length of the shaft. Find the frequency of vibration by 07
6 kg/cm2.
A rotor has a mass of 10 kg and is mounted on the middle of 22 mm diameter horizontal shaft supported at
two bearings. The length of the shaft is 1 m. The shaft rotates at 2800 rpm. If the center of mass of the rotor
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is 0.11 mm eccentric to the geometric center of the rotor. Find the amplitude of steady state vibration and
dynamic force transmitted to bearings. E=200 GN/m2.
A shaft of 50 mm diameter and 3 m length has a mass of 10 kg per meter length. It is simply supported at
the ends and carries three masses of 70 kg, 90 kg and 50 kg at 1 m, 2 m and 2.5 m respectively from the left
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support. Find the natural frequency of transverse vibrations by using D
of E = 200 GPa.
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The following data refers to a shaft held in long bearings. Length and diameter of shaft is 1200 mm and 14
mm respectively. Mass of the rotor at midpoint is 16 Kg, eccentricity of center of mass of rotor from center
of rotor is 0.4 mm. Modulus of rigidity of shaft material 200 GN/m2. Permissible stress in the shaft material 07
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is 70 x 106 N/m2. Determine the critical speed of the shaft and the range of speed over which it is unsafe to
run the shaft. Assume the shaft to be massless.
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1. What is the function of the accelerometer? 01
Classification of Vibration Measuring Instruments. (or What are the classifications of vibration
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measuring instruments?)
3. What are various frequency measuring instruments? Explain any one in detail. 07
Explain, how the following systems can be used for vibration pickups:
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i) LVDT, ii) Piezoelectric accelerometer.
5. Write a short note in seismic instruments. 04
Why the measurement of vibration is necessary? What do you mean by vibration monitoring of machine?
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Enlist different vibration measuring instruments.