Question
A tappet valve mechanism in an IC engine comprises a rocker arm ABC that is hinged at B as shown in the figure. The rocker is assumed rigid and it oscillates about the hinge B. The mass moment of inertia of the rocker about B is 10-4 kg.m2. The rocker arm dimensions are a = 3.5 cm and b = 2.5 cm. A pushrod pushes the rocker at location A, when moved vertically by a cam that rotates at N rpm. The pushrod is assumed massless and has a stiffness of 15 N/mm. At the other end C, the rocker pushes a valve against a spring of stiffness 10 N/mm. The valve is assumed massless and rigid.
Resonance in the rocker system occurs when the cam shaft runs at a speed of ______ rpm (round off to the nearest integer).
Options :
496
4739
2369
790
Answer :
4739
Solution :
(Irad)A = 10-4 kg/m2, S1 = 15 N/mm, S2 = 10 N/mm, a = 3.5 cm, b = 2.5 cm
Now,
Applying Torque method
IA θ̈ + (S1 a2 + S2 b2) θ = 0
Now,
By comparing the above equation with the equation of motion,
ωn = 496.236 rad/s
Now,
∴ N ≈ 4739 rpm
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