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9Mechanical Power Systems

Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.

© Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.

Basic Concepts• List the six simple machines and give an

example of each.• List three types of gears. • Name the two primary characteristics of

power.• Identify two mechanical transmission

devices and describe how each operates.• Define mechanical advantage and give an

example.• Recognize the difference between the ideal

mechanical advantage (IMA) and actual mechanical advantage (AMA).



Intermediate Concepts• Discuss force and rate in a mechanical

system.• Describe the difference between scalar and

vector quantities.



Advanced Concepts• Design a mechanical system for a specific

application.• Predict the result of a mechanical system

based on knowledge of balanced and unbalanced loads.

• Calculate the mechanical advantage of a simple machine.

• Compute the mechanical advantage of compound machines.

• Solve for the percentage of frictional loss in a mechanical system.



Mechanical Systems

• Produce work using one or more machines• Machines can change size, direction, and

speed of forces• Machines can change type of motion

produced



Simple Machines

• Levers• Pulleys• Wheels and axles• Inclined planes• Screws• Wedges



Simple Machines



Levers

• Rotates around fulcrum• Position of fulcrum, load, and input force

determines lever class– First-class levers– Second-class levers– Third-class levers



Pulleys

• Discs rotating around center axis• Operate on principle of levers• Several pulleys together make block and

tackle



Wheels and Axles

• Also based on principle of levers• Large-diameter wheel and small-diameter

axle are attached to each other• Can be used to change size or distance of

force



Inclined Planes

• Makes use of sloping surfaces

• Rolling objects up slopes is easier than lifting objects

• Much less force to achieve same result



Screws

• Operates on principle of inclined planes• Long incline plane wrapped around shaft• Screws with more threads per inch have

advantages– Apply greater force– Create for surface area to produce friction



Wedges

• Consist of two inclined planes placed back to back

• Often used to split materials

• Hatchets are wedges that use weight and fast movement to split wood



Gears

• Metal wheel with small notches cut into rim• Gear sets are made so gear teeth interlock

and drive each other• Gears can control mechanical power in the

same way as belts and pulleys• Gears change direction of power, speed, and

torque



Quantities of Measurement

• Scalar quantity represents physical quantity and is expressed by number or unit

• Vector quantities have both magnitude and direction– Displacement– Velocity



Torque

• Force that produces twisting or turning effect or rotation

• Two components– Amount of force

applied to lever arm

– Radius of lever arm itself

• Measured using Prony brake



Horsepower (hp)

• Rate at which output work is performed• Several types of hp ratings:

– Indicated horsepower (ihp)– Brake horsepower (bhp)– Frictional horsepower (fhp)



Net Forces of Balanced and Unbalanced Loads• Balanced forces are in state of equilibrium• Movement ceases in balance• Forces of effort and opposition must be

totally balanced• Unbalanced loads can be calculated with

addition and subtraction



Transmission of Mechanical Energy• Compound machines use two or more

simple machines• Variations in simple machines may be used• Operations of industrial machines and

transportation vehicles rely on principles of one or more simple machines



Clutches

• Connects power source to rest of machine• Device is needed so vehicles can remain at

rest with engine running, start without stalling, and shift gears while moving

• Operate on principle of friction• Types in vehicles are diaphragm clutch and

centrifugal clutch



Pulleys and Belts

• Many belts move around pulleys in vehicles• Transmit power from engine to drive engine

components, such as water pump and fan• Control mechanical energy through five

different arrangements



Chains and Sprockets

• Found on bicycles, mopeds, and motorcycles• Usually used as drive system to bring power

to driving wheel of vehicle• Provide positive power transfer, which

means chain cannot slip like belt on pulley



Shafts and Bearings

• Shafts are vital parts of automobile engines and drive systems

• Bearings are made to be strong and allow shaft to turn inside them

• Shafts are not easily bent, so universal joints are used when flexibility is needed



Mechanical Advantage

• Simple machines can gain mechanical advantage– Levers– Pulleys– Wheels and axles– Inclined planes– Wedges– Gears



Ideal Mechanical Advantage vs. Actual Mechanical Advantage• Ideal mechanical advantage (IMA)• Actual mechanical advantage (AMA)

– Accounts for loss of energy through friction– Friction is heat energy that is common by-

product of mechanical energy– AMA is always less than IMA because IMA

assumes for 100% efficiency– AMA accounts for frictional losses



ReviewWhat are the six simple machines?Levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, inclined

planes, screws, and wedges



ReviewWhat two simple machines also operate on

the principle of the lever?Pulleys and wheels and axles



ReviewWhat type of quantity is displacement?Vector quantities

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