Clutch

1. What is clutch: a machine element it is used

to connect or disconnect source of power by
means of friction, interlocking, magnetic field,
either manually or automatic

7. Why MPC is wet-since more frictional

heating to dissipate that eat lubricant oil is
used so called wet.
8. What is advantage of MPC?
For same T is have smaller radial space that
is why it is used in scooter.

Facilitate control over power

9. Why Clutch is design for UWT?

2. Location of clutch
10. Why UWT is more conservative?

3. In designing a plate clutch assumption of

uniform wear condition is made because IES-96
(a) It is closer to real situation
(b) It leads to safer design
(c) It leads to cost effective design
(d) No other assumption is possible
Other reason-intensity of P is uniform for
new condition but as surface does not wear
uniformly after use, the intensity of P does
not remain uniform.

4. Assumption
1-COF is constant throughout the system.
2-UWT or UPT
3-spring generating cont force
4-

In conventional Q draw diagram and

pressure distribution diagram for both UPT
and UWT in conclusion

5. Why single plate clutch is used in tractor,

truck?
Space is not problem
6. Why MPC having more T carrying
capacity?
No. of contacting surface is

11. Friction liner Asbestos

Asbestos-cancer propogating
12. Synchronous gear box- Cone clutch
13. Cone clutch F vs normal force

14. Why force required by helical spring less

in cone clutch?
Normal force on friction surface of clutch
more than axial force
15. To avoid self engagement
angle>friction angle=12.5
IMP

cone

16. Drawback of cone clutch we need

coaxial or shaft.
17. Positive contact in case of cone clutch
why?
18. As cone angle increase T will why?
19. For given dimension T carrying capacity
of Cone clutch is more. Why?
20. A disc clutch with a single friction surface
has coefficient of friction equal to 0.3. The
maximum pressure which can be imposed on the

friction material is 1.5 MPa. The outer diameter

of the clutch plate is 200 mm and its internal
diameter is 100 mm. Assuming uniform wear
theory for the clutch plate, the maximum torque
(in N.m) that can be transmitted is 530Nm G-15

29. Effect of shoe mass on engagement of

CC

21. A disk clutch is required to transmit 5 kW at

31. Why more spring is used in single plate

clutch?
To distribute axial F uniformly

2000 rpm. The disk has a friction lining with

coefficient of friction equal to 0.25. Bore radius
of friction lining is equal to 25 mm. Assume
uniform contact pressure of 1 MPa. The value
of outside radius (mm) of the friction lining is
[G-06] (a) 39.4 (b) 49.5 (c) 97.9 (d) 142.9
22. A clutch has outer and inner diameters 100
mm and 40 mm respectively. Assuming a
uniform pressure of 2 MPa and coefficient of
friction of liner material 0.4, the torque carrying
capacity of the clutch is [GATE-2008]
(a) 148 Nm (b) 196 Nm (c) 372 Nm (d) 490 Nm
Logic: use always Radius
UPT

UWT

23. Engagement speed of CC 75 % of full speed

30. Why cone become obsolete?

32. Cone Clutch only 1 spring is used why?

33. Use of spring need not required in case
of following Clutch.
(a) SPP (B) MPP (c) Cone clutch (d)CC
34. Mass of shoe of CC at maximum speed 1000
rpm is 2.5 kg hence with max speed of 1500 rpm
fro same power transmission mass (kg) of shoe
will
(a) 1.5 (b) 4.5 (c) 1 (d) 1.2
35. A multiple disc clutch has 6 pairs of active
surfaces. In the axial force required to engage
the clutch is 4500N and the mean radius of
friction surfaces is 0.125 m. If the wear is
uniform and COF is 0.4, the power transmitted
by the clutch at 600 rpm is (KW)
(a)54.236 (b)75.74 (c)64.42 (d)84.82

25. Why Jaw clutch used in low speed

system like rolling mills?
At higher seed sock and impact

36. A multiple disc clutch has 3 discs on the

driving shaft and two discs on the driven shaft.
The max. P between the plates is limited to
0.125 MPa. If the inside and outside diameters
of the contact surfaces are 240 and 360 mm
respectively. The axial force (KN) is
(a) 23.6 (b) 20.6 (c) 22.6 (d) 21.6

26. Friction affects the engagement and

disengagement is case of Cone clutch. Why

Logic: no role of no of active surface in force

calculation but in moment it play important
role.

27. Why driving shaft should splined in cone

and plate clutch?

37. A single plate clutch, with both side

effective has inner and outer diameter of friction
surfaces 250 mm and 350 mm respectively. The
max. Intensity of pressure is not exceeding 0.15
MPa. The COF is 0.3.determine the power
transmission by clutch at speed 2500 rpm
(a)UPT (b) UWT 133.24 KW and 161.38 KW

24. Why Jaw clutch is positive clutch?

Interlockingno slippositive clutch

28. Effect of spring K on engagement of CC

38. a plate clutch has three disc on the driving

shaft and two disc on driven shaft, providing
four of contact surface. The inside and outside
diameter of friction surfaces are 125mm and 250
mm. assuming UPT and COF 0.3.find the total
spring load pressing the plates together to
transmit 30 kW at 1500 rpm. 1.6 KN
39. An engine is developing 50 kW at1200 rpm
is fitted with cone. The cone angle is 12 and
mean diameter of 500mm and COF 0.25. The
mean pressure on clutch is not exceeding than
0.1 MPa.
(a) Axial force to engage spring 6.3 KN
(b) Face width 18.3mm
40.
Variation of pressure
UPT

UWT

41. Centrifugal clutch line diagram.

42.amount of heat generated by clutch.