PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE-4

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

08M404 Dynamics of Machinery
Assignment: Dynamic force Analysis

1. Find the external torque which must be

applied to link 2 of the four-bar linkage
shown to drive it at the given velocity.
RAO2 =75 mm , RO4O2 =175 mm, RBA=200
mm, RBO4 =150 mm , RG3A =100 mm ,
RG4O4 =75 mm ,m3 =0.32 kg, m4 =0.32
kg,IG2 =2.9154 X 10-3 kgm2 , IG3 =5.808 X
10-3 kgm2, IG4 =60.003 X 10-3 kgm2 ,2 =
180k rad/s , 2 =0 , 3 = 4950k rad/s2 , 4
=-8900k rad/s2 ,AG3 = 1928i+229j m/s2 ,
AG4 =1610i+229j m/s2 .
2. Crank 2 of the four-bar linkage shown in
the figure is balanced. For the given
angular velocity of link 2, find the forces
acting at each joint and the external
torque which must be applied to link 2.
RAO2 = 50 mm, RO4O2 = 325 mm, RBA=425
mm, RBO4 = 200 mm, RG3A = 210 mm,
RG4O4 = 100 mm, m3 = 1.2 kg, m4 = 3.04
kg,IG2 = 2.700 X 10-3 kgm2 , IG3 = 6.84 X
10-3 kgm2, IG4 = 60.003 X 10-3 kgm2,2 =
200k rad/s , 2 =0 , 3 =-6500k rad/s2 , 4 =-240k rad/s2 ,AG3 = -964i+80j m/s2 , AG4 =-244i643.5j m/s2 .
3. The angular velocity of crank 2 given in the figure, find the reactions at each joint and the
external torque to be applied to
the crank.RAO2 =75 mm, RBA=
300 mm, RBO4 = 200 mm, RG3A =
113 mm, m3 = 1.54 kg, m4 = 1.3
kg, IG2 =39.77 X 10-3 kgm2, IG3
=12.204 X 10-3 kgm2, 2 = 210k
rad/s, 2 =0, 3 =7670k rad/s2,
AG3 = -2385i-1487j m/s2 ,AG4 =
-2394i m/s2 .
4. The figure shows a slider-crank mechanism with an external force FB applied to the
piston. For the given crank velocity, find all the reaction forces in the joints and the crank
torque. RAO2 =75 mm, RBA=300 mm, RG2O2 = 32 mm, RG3A = 88 mm, m2 = 0.43 kg,
m3
= 1.59 kg, m4 = 0.283 kg, IG2 = 4.39 X 10-4 kgm2, IG3 = 0.0124 X 10-3 kgm2,
2 = 160k rad/s, 2 =0 , 3 =-3090k rad/s2, AG2 = 805 m/s2 @ 1500, AG3 = 1870 m/s2
@158.30 , AG4 = 1916 m/s2 @1800,FB = 363 N @ 1800.

5. Analyze the dynamics of the offset slider-crank mechanism shown in the figure using the
following data:

A=0.06 m, RAO2 =0.1 m, RBA=0.38 m,

RCA=0.4 m, C = 32, RG3A = 0.26 m,
= 22, m2=2.5 kg, m3=7.4 kg, m4=2.5
kg, IG2=0.0005 kgm2, IG3=0.0136
kgm2, 2= 120 and 2 =18 rad/sec
with 2 =0, FB = -2100i N, FC =
-1000i N. Assume a balanced crank
and no friction forces.

6. The following data apply to the four bar linkage shown in the figure : RA02 = 0.3 m, RO4O2
=0.9 m, RBA=1.5 m, RBO4 =0.8 m, RCA=0.85 m, C = 330 , RDO4 =0.4 m, D = 530, RG2O2 =0,
RG3A =0.65 m, = 160 , RG4O4 =0.45 m, =170, m2 = 5.2 kg, m3 = 65.8 kg, m4 = 21.8 kg, IG2 =
2.3kg.m2, IG3 = 4.2kg.m2, IG4 = 0.51kg.m2 . A kinematic analysis at 2 = 530 and 2 = 12
rad/sec ccw with 2 = 0, 3 = 0.70 , 4 = 550 , 3 = 85.6 rad/sec2 cw, 4 = 172 rad/sec2 cw,
AG3 = 96.4 m/s2 @2590and AG4 = 97.8 m/s2 2700. Find all the pin reactions and the torque
to be applied to link 2.