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ME 411 – Machine Design 2
Assignment
1. A cast iron flywheel with a mean diameter of 75 inches changes speed from 550 rpm to 430
while it gives up 24,000 ft-lb of energy. What is the coefficient of fluctuation?
2. A 38 in diameter spoked steel flywheel having a 12 in wide x 10 in deep rim rotates at 200
rpm. How long a cut (in inches) can be stamped in one-inch-thick aluminum plate if ultimate
shearing strength of the aluminum is 40,000 lb/in 2. During stamping, the force exerted by the
stamp varies from a maximum F lb at the point of contact to zero lb when the stamp
emerges from the metal. Neglect the weight of the flywheel and spokes and use 0.28 lb/in 3
density for flywheel material.
3. What would be the weight of a flywheel in kg if the weight of the rim is 3 times the sum of the
weight of the hub and arms. Given the outside diameter and inside diameter to be 24 in and
18 in respectively and the rim width is 4.5 in. (assume steel flywheel)
4. Find the rim thickness for a cast iron flywheel width of 200 mm, a mean diameter of 1.2 m, a
normal operating speed of 300 rpm, a coefficient fluctuation of 0.05 and which is capable of
hanging 3,000 N-m of kinetic energy. Assume that the hub and arms represent 10% of the
rim weight and the specific weight of cast iron is 7,200 kg/m3.
5. It is found that the shearing machine requires 305 Joules of energy to shear a specific
gauge of sheet metal. The mean diameter of the flywheel is to be 86.2 cm, the normal
operating speed is 300 rpm and slow down to 280 rpm during shearing process. The rim
width is 40.48 cm and the weight of cast iron is 8,196.6 kg/m 3. Find the thickness of the rim,
assuming that the hub and arm account for 10% of the rim weight concentrated on the mean
diameter.
