The tractive force in a locomotive with two cylinders is given by (where c = Fraction of reciprocating parts per cylinder, m = Mass of reciprocating parts, $$\omega $$ = Angular speed of crank, r = Radius of crank and $$\theta $$ = Angle of inclination of crank to the line of stroke)

The primary unbalanced force due to inertia of reciprocating parts in a reciprocating engine is given by (where m = Mass of reciprocating parts, $$\omega $$ = Angular speed of crank, r = Radius of crank, $$\theta $$ = Angle of inclination of crank with the line of stroke and n = Ratio of the length of connecting rod to radius of crank)

A

$${\text{m}}{\omega ^2}{\text{r}}\sin \theta $$

B

$${\text{m}}{\omega ^2}{\text{r}}\cos \theta $$

C

$${\text{m}}{\omega ^2}{\text{r}}\frac{{\sin 2\theta }}{{\text{n}}}$$

D

$${\text{m}}{\omega ^2}{\text{r}}\frac{{\cos2\theta }}{{\text{n}}}$$

The secondary unbalanced force due to inertia of reciprocating parts in a reciprocating engine is given by (where m = Mass of reciprocating parts, $$\omega $$ = Angular speed of crank, r = Radius of crank, $$\theta $$ = Angle of inclination of crank with the line of stroke and n = Ratio of the length of connecting rod to radius of crank)

A

$${\text{m}}{\omega ^2}{\text{r}}\sin \theta $$

B

$${\text{m}}{\omega ^2}{\text{r}}\cos \theta $$

C

$${\text{m}}{\omega ^2}{\text{r}}\frac{{\sin 2\theta }}{{\text{n}}}$$

D

$${\text{m}}{\omega ^2}{\text{r}}\frac{{\cos2\theta }}{{\text{n}}}$$

The velocity of piston in a reciprocating steam engine is given by (where $$\omega $$ = Angular velocity of crank, r = Radius of crank pin circle, $$\theta $$ = Angle turned by crank from inner dead center and n = Ratio of length of connecting rod to the radius of crank)

A

$$\omega {\text{r}}\left( {\sin \theta + \frac{{\sin 2\theta }}{{\text{n}}}} \right)$$

B

$$\omega {\text{r}}\left( {\cos\theta + \frac{{\cos2\theta }}{{\text{n}}}} \right)$$

C

$${\omega ^2}{\text{r}}\left( {\sin \theta + \frac{{\sin 2\theta }}{{\text{n}}}} \right)$$

D

$${\omega ^2}{\text{r}}\left( {\cos\theta + \frac{{\cos2\theta }}{{\text{n}}}} \right)$$

When the primary direct crank of a reciprocating engine makes an angle of $$\theta $$ with the line of stroke, then the secondary direct crank will make an angle of _________ with the line of stroke.

A

$$\frac{\theta }{2}$$

B

$$\theta $$

C

$$2\theta $$

D

$$4\theta $$

The tractive force is maximum or minimum when the angle of inclination of crank with the line of stroke (θ) is equal to

A

0° and 90°

B

90° and 180°

C

135° and 315°

D

270° and 360°

A disc is a spinning with an angular velocity $$\omega $$ rad/s about the axis of spin. The couple applied to the disc causing precession will be (where $$I$$ = Mass moment of inertia of the disc and $$\omega {\text{P}}$$ = Angular velocity of precession of the axis of spin)

A

$$\frac{1}{2}I{\omega ^2}$$

B

$$I{\omega ^2}$$

C

$$\frac{1}{2}I\omega \omega {\text{P}}$$

D

$$I\omega \omega {\text{P}}$$

In a locomotive, the resultant unbalanced force due to the two cylinders along the line of stroke, is known as

A

Tractive force

B

Swaying couple

C

Hammer blow

D

None of these

In order to facilitate starting of locomotive in any position, the cranks of a locomotive with two cylinders, are placed at

A

45° to each other

B

90° to each other

C

120° to each other

D

180° to each other

In a reciprocating steam engine, when the crank has turned from inner dead center through an angle $$\theta $$, the angular velocity of the connecting rod is given by

A

$$\frac{{\omega \,\sin \theta }}{{{{\left( {{{\text{n}}^2} - {{\sin }^2}\theta } \right)}^{\frac{1}{2}}}}}$$

B

$$\frac{{\omega \,\cos\theta }}{{{{\left( {{{\text{n}}^2} - {{\cos }^2}\theta } \right)}^{\frac{1}{2}}}}}$$

C

$$\frac{{\omega \,\sin \theta }}{{{{\left( {{{\text{n}}^2} - {{\cos }^2}\theta } \right)}^{\frac{1}{2}}}}}$$

D

$$\frac{{\omega \,\cos\theta }}{{{{\left( {{{\text{n}}^2} - {{\sin }^2}\theta } \right)}^{\frac{1}{2}}}}}$$

The primary unbalanced force is maximum when the angle of inclination of the crank with the line of stroke is

A

0°

B

90°

C

180°

D

360°

The tractive force in a locomotive with two cylinders is given by (where c = Fraction of reciprocating parts per cylinder, m = Mass of reciprocating parts, $$\omega $$ = Angular speed of crank, r = Radius of crank and $$\theta $$ = Angle of inclination of crank to the line of stroke)

Related Questions