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+Number of contacting surfaces 11
+Number of driver plates are 6
+Number of friction plates are 6
+
+There are 11 total number of plates, with 6 pressure and 6 friction discs
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/698/CH14/EX14.8/P8_Determination_of_number_of_plates.sce b/698/CH14/EX14.8/P8_Determination_of_number_of_plates.sce
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+clc
+// Example 14.8
+//Determine number of plates
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//Given Data:
+//Torque
+t=45//Nm
+//Service factor
+Ka=2
+//Outer Radius
+Ro=0.1/2//m
+//Inner radius
+Ri=0.065/2//m
+//Mean raius
+Rm=(Ro+Ri)/2//m
+//coefficient of friction
+f=0.08
+//Maximum allowable pressure
+pmax=0.7*(10^6)//Pa
+//Design torque
+T=Ka*t
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//Assuimg uniform wear conditions
+//Axial force
+F=2*%pi*pmax*Ri*(Ro-Ri)
+//Number of contacting surfaces
+n=T/(f*F*Rm)
+N=ceil(n)
+
+//n1= number of driver plates
+//n2=number of friction plates
+//n=n1+n2-1
+//n2=n1-1 or n2=n1
+//solving above two equations
+n1=(N/2)
+N1=ceil(n1)
+n2=n1
+N2=ceil(n2)
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//Printing result file to .txt
+res8=mopen(TMPDIR+'8_determination_of_number_of_plates.txt','wt')
+mfprintf (res8,"Number of contacting surfaces %d\n",N)
+mfprintf(res8,"Number of driver plates are %d\n",N1)
+mfprintf(res8,"Number of friction plates are %d\n\n",N2)
+mfprintf(res8,"There are %d total number of plates, with %d pressure and %d friction discs",N,N1,N2)
+mclose(res8)
+editor(TMPDIR+'8_determination_of_number_of_plates.txt')
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//------------------------------End of program----------------------------------
+\ No newline at end of file