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Jake asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 3 years ago

Applied mechanics?

The outside diameter is 1.6 times the inside diameter. When transmitting 420 kW of power at 180 RPM the angle of twist is 1 degree over a length of 40 times the inside diameter. Taking G for the material as 85 GPA

A) calculate the outside and inside diameters,

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    3 years ago
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    Here's a shot:

    power P = τ * ω

    420e3 W = τ * (180*2π/60 rad/s)

    torque τ = 2.23e4 N·m

    but also τ = J*G*Θ / ℓ

    where J is the torsion constant, = πd⁴ / 32 for a circular section

    But this section is hollow. I'm going to have to guess that for this shaft

    J = (π/32)[(1.6d)⁴ - d⁴] = (d⁴π/32)(1.6⁴ - 1) ≈ 0.545d⁴ ← corrected math error!

    and so

    2.23e4 N·m = 0.545d⁴ * 85e9Pa * π/180 / 40d = 2.02e7Pa * d³

    d³ = 1.10e-3 m³

    d = 0.103 m = 10.3 cm ← inner

    1.6d = 0.165 m = 16.5 cm ← outer

    if my assumption about calculating J is correct.

    Hope this helps!

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