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GATE ME 2014 Set 3
Numerical
+2
-0
A drum brake is shown in the figure. The drum is rotating in anticlockwise direction. The coefficient of friction between drum and shoe is $$0.2.$$ The dimensions shown in the figure are in mm. The braking torque (in $$N.m$$) for the brake shoe is ________.
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GATE ME 2012
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A force of $$400$$ $$N$$ is applied to the brake drum of $$0.5$$ $$m$$ diameter in a band-brake system as shown in the figure, where the wrapping angle is $${180^ \circ }$$ . If the coefficient of friction between the drum and the band is $$0.25,$$ the braking torque applied, in $$N.m$$ is
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GATE ME 2010
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A band brake having band-width of $$80mm,$$ drum diameter of $$250mm,$$ coefficient of friction of $$0.25$$ and angle of wrap of $$270$$ degrees is required to exert a friction torque of $$1000N$$-$$m$$. The maximum tension (in $$kN$$) developed in the band is
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GATE ME 2007
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A block brake shows below has a free width of $$300$$ $$mm$$ and a mean coefficient of friction of $$0.25$$. For an activating force of $$400$$ $$N$$, the braking torque in $$N$$-$$m$$ is
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Engineering Mechanics
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Turbo Machinery
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