//To find torque and forces clc //Given: TA=34, TB=120, TC=150, TD=38, TE=50 PX=7.5*1000 //W NX=500 //rpm m=3.5 //mm //Solution: //Refer Fig. 13.31 and Table 13.27 //Output torque of shaft Y: //Calculating the values of x and y //From the fourth row of the table, x+y = 500, or y+x = 500 .....(i) //Also, y-x*(TA/TC) = 0 .....(ii) A=[1 1; 1 -TA/TC] B=[500; 0] V=A \ B y=V(1) //rpm x=V(2) //rpm //Calculating the speed of output shaft Y NY=y-x*(TA/TB)*(TD/TE) //rpm //Calculating the speed of wheel E NE=NY //rpm //Calculating the input power assuming 100 per cent efficiency PY=PX //W //Calculating the output torque of shaft Y Ty=PY*60/(2*%pi*NY*1000) //Output torque on shaft Y, kN-m //Tangential force between wheels D and E: //Calculating the pitch circle radius of wheel E rE=m*TE/(2*1000) //m //Calculating the tangential force between wheels D and E FtDE=Ty/rE //Tangential force between wheels D and E, kN //Tangential force between wheels B and C: //Calculating the input torque on shaft X Tx=PX*60/(2*%pi*NX) //Input torque on shaft X, N-m //Calculating the fixing torque on the fixed wheel C Tf=Ty-Tx/1000 //Fixing torque on the fixed wheel C, kN-m //Calculating the pitch circle radius of wheel C rC=m*TC/(2*1000) //m //Calculating the tangential forces between wheels B and C FtBC=Tf/rC //kN //Results: printf("\n\n Output torque of shaft Y = %.3f kN-m.\n\n",Ty) printf(" Tangential force between wheels D and E = %.1f kN.\n\n",FtDE) printf(" Tangential force between wheels B and C = %d kN.\n\n",FtBC)