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SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE

B.E MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014(EVEN)
INTERNAL TEST I
CLASS : II - MECH A, B ! C" TIME: 2 #$%
S&B'ECT: KINEMATICS OF MACHINERY M(). M($*%: +0

,ART - A (10 ) 1 . 10 MARKS)
1. The motion of a piston in the cylinder of a steam engine is an example of
(a) completely constrained motion (b) incompletely constrained motion
(c) successfully constrained motion (d) none of these
2. The lead screw of a lathe with nut forms
(a) sliding pair (b) rolling pair (c) screw pair (d) turning pair
3. When the elements of the pair are kept in contact by the action of external forces the pair is said to be
(a) lower pair (b) higher pair (c) self closed pair (d) force closed pair
!. Which of the following is a turning pair"
(a) #iston and cylinder of a reciprocating steam engine (b) $ead screw of a lathe with nut
(c) %haft with collars at both ends fitted in a circular hole (d) &all and socket 'oint
(. The relation between the number of pairs ( p ) forming a kinematic chain and the number of links (l) is
(a) l ) 2p * 2 (b) l ) 2p * 3 (c) l ) 2p * ! (d) l ) 2p * (
+. ,n a kinematic chain a -uaternary 'oint is e-ui.alent to
(a) one binary 'oint (b) two binary 'oints (c) three binary 'oints (d) four binary 'oints
/. 0 kinematic chain is known as a mechanism when
(a) none of the links is fixed (b) one of the links is fixed
(c) two of the links are fixed (d) all of the links are fixed
1. The mechanism forms a structure when the number of degrees of freedom (n) is e-ual to
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) * 1
3. Which of the following is an in.ersion of single slider crank chain"
(a) &eam engine (b) Watt4s indicator mechanism
(c) 5lliptical trammels (d) Whitworth -uick return motion mechanism
12. ,n a ! * bar linkage if the lengths of shortest longest and the other two links are denoted by s l p and -
then it would result in 6rashof4s linkage pro.ided that
(a) l 7 p 8 s 7 - (b) l 7 s 8 p 7 - (c) l 7 p ) s 7 - (d) none of these
,ART - B (10 ) 2 . 20 MARKS)
ANS/ER ALL 0&ESTIONS
1. What is toggle position?
2. What is pantograph?
3. Discuss Elliptical trammel
4. What is meant by transmission angle and how it is related to mechanical advantage?
5. What is lin?
!. What is the use o" oldham#s coupling
1.

,ART - C (2 ) 10.20 MARKS)
ANS/ER ANY T/O 0&ESTIONS
1. 9etermine the mobility (degrees of freedom) of the mechanism shown in :ig. using ;ut<bach (10)
mobility criterion


(a) (b) (c)
2. (2) %ketch and explain any two in.ersions of a double slider crank chain. (+)
(22) 5xplain mechanical ad.antage and transmission angle related to four=bar >echanisms (+)

3. ,n a crank and slotted le.er -uick return motion mechanism the distance between the fixed (10)
centers is 2!2 mm and the length of the dri.ing crank is 122 mm. 9etermine the inclination of the
slotted bar with the .ertical in the extreme position and the time ratio of cutting stroke to the return
stroke.