Keys and Couplings — Study Resources & PYQs
Design of key and coupling
- Estimated study time: 80 minutes
Study resources
- Keys & Couplings (Article) — Covers types of keys (sunk, flat, feather, Woodruff), design of keys for shear and crushing, and types of couplings (muff, flange, flexible) with design procedures.
- NPTEL Design of Machine Elements I — IIT Kharagpur (Article) — NPTEL course covering machine design philosophy, materials, failure theories, stress concentration, fatigue, joints, shafts, brakes, belts and bearings.
Keys and Couplings previous year questions
- (a) What do you understand by the term coupling? Discuss the applications of couplings as a machine element. (b) What is the function of a key? Discuss the typ…
- A marine type flange coupling is required to transmit 2900 kW power at a speed of 100 rpm. The flanges are connected by 8 taper bolts having an allowable shear…
- A square key is required for fixing a pulley on the shaft, which is $50\text{ mm}$ in diameter. The pulley transmits $10\text{kW}$ power at $200\text{ rpm}$ to…
Taught in these subjects
- Machine Design — MET-5502 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu