Part A - Transmitted power A solid circular rod is used to transmit power from a motor to a machine. The diameter of the rod is D = 2.5 in and the machine operates at ω = 170 rpm . If the allowable shear stress in the shaft is 10.4 ksi , what is the maximum power transmissible to the machine? Express your answer with appropriate units to three significant figures.

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The maximum transmitted power throughout the solid circular rod is approximately 86.066 horse power.

How to calculate the maximum transmitted power through a solid circular rod

Let consider that the solid circular rod experiments an uniform torsion and that the material represents a ductile material.

The solid circular rod rotates at constant angular speed ([tex]\omega[/tex]), in radians per second, and all losses throughout the system are negligible. Net power ([tex]\dot W[/tex]), in horse power, is calculated as the product of the torque ([tex]T[/tex]), in kilopound-force-inches, and the angular speed. That is to say:

[tex]\dot W = T \cdot \omega[/tex]   (1)

In addition, we add a formula that relates the torque with the shear stress experimented by the solid circular rod:

[tex]\tau = \frac{T \cdot D}{2 \cdot J}[/tex]   (2)

Where [tex]J[/tex] is the torsion module, in quartic inches, whose formula for a solid circular cross section is described below:

[tex]J = \frac{\pi \cdot D^{4}}{32}[/tex]   (3)

The torsion module is calculated herein: ([tex]D = 2.5\,in[/tex])

[tex]J = 3.835\, in^{4}[/tex]

The maximum allowable torsion is found by isolating the corresponding variable in (2): ([tex]J = 3.835 in^{4}[/tex], [tex]D = 2.5\,in[/tex], )

[tex]T_{max} = \frac{2 \cdot J \cdot \tau_{max}}{D}[/tex]

[tex]T_{max} = 31.907\, kip \cdot in\,(2.659 \,kip \cdot ft)[/tex]

Then, the maximum transmitted power is determined by (1):

[tex]\dot W = (2.659 kip \cdot ft) \cdot (2)\cdot (\pi) \cdot (170 rpm)\\\dot W \approx 2840.188 \,\frac{kip \cdot ft}{min} \\\dot W \approx 86.066 \,h.p.[/tex]

The maximum transmitted power throughout the solid circular rod is approximately 86.066 horse power. [tex]\blacksquare[/tex]

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