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11. The Bifilar suspension method is used to determine
A. natural frequency of vibration
B. position of balancing weights
C. moment of inertia
D. centripetal acceleration'
E. angular acceleration of a body.
Explanation:
12. Angular acceleration of a link can be determined by dividing the
A. centripetal component of acceleration with length of link
B. tangential component of acceleration with length of link
C. resultant acceleration with length of link
D. all of the above
E. none of the above.
Explanation:
13. Pitch point on a cam is
A. any point on pitch curve
B. the point on cam pitch curve having the maximum pressure angle
C. any point on pitch circle
D. the point on cam pitch curve having the minimum pressure angle
E. none of the above.
Explanation:
14. The velocity of any point in mechanism relative to any other point on the mechanism on velocity polygon is represented by the line
A. joining the corresponding points
B. perpendicular to line as per (a)
C. not possible to determine with these data
D. at 45� to line as per (a)
E. none of the above.
Explanation:
15. In above example, the minimum length of the coupler will be
A. 45 mm
B. slightly less than 45 mm
C. slightly more than 45 mm
D. 95 mm
E. none of the above.
Explanation: