Power Transmission

Suresh Bhakta Shrestha

Asst. Professor & In-charge
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
Clutches
Requirements
(1)Torque transmission
(2)Gradual engagement
(3)Heat dissipation
(4)Dynamic balancing
(5)Vibration damping
(6)Size
(7)Inertia
(8)Clutch free pedal play
(9)Ease of operation
Principle of Friction Clutch

Figure 1: Principle of Friction Clutch

Factors Affecting Clutch
Operation
TABLE 1: COEFFICIENTS OF FRICTION
FOR CLUTCH FACING MATERIALS

S.No. Material Coefficient of

friction

1. Leather 0.27
2. Cork 0.37
3. Cotton Fabric 0.4-0.5
4. Asbestos-base materials 0.35-0.4
 Dry Friction Clutches

TYPES
• Cone clutch
• Single plate clutch
• Multiplate clutch
• Semi-centrifugal clutch
• Centrifugal clutch

Figure 2: Cone Clutch

Single Plate Clutch

Figure 3: Single Plate Clutch

 Single Plate Clutch …

Figure 5: Single Plate Clutch for

Tata Truck

Figure 4: Simplified diagram showing the

working of Single Plate Clutch
Multiplate Clutch

Figure 6: Multiplate Clutch

Transmission
Functions Necessity

1) To provide a means to (a) Variation of

vary the leverage or resistance to the
torque ratio vehicle motion at
various speeds.
2) To provide a neutral (b) Variation of tractive
position effort of the vehicle
3) To provide a means to available at various
back the car speeds.
 Resistance to Vehicle Motion

Total Resistance
nce
Resistance

ist a
l Res
Tota

Miscellaneous Resistance e
i st anc
Gradient Resistance
dRe s
Wi n
Speed Speed

Figure 7: Various resistances Figure 8: Total resistance to vehicle

to the vehicle motion Motion at different gradients
 Resistance to Vehicle Motion…

Tractive Effort &

Total Resistance
1
Tractive Effort

2 2

3 3

Speed Speed
Figure 9: Tractive effort curves Figure 10: Superimposing the
total resistance and tractive
for different gradient
effort curves for different gears
 Sliding Mesh Gear Box

Figure 10: Sliding Mesh Gear Box Figure 11: Four Speed Forward only
(gears in neutral) Sliding Mesh Gear Box
(gears in neutral)
Constant Mesh Gear Box

Figure 12: Constant Mesh Gear Box

Synchromesh Gear Box

Figure 13: Synchromesh Gear Box

Synchromesh Gear Box…

Figure 14: Engagement of direct gear in a

Synchromesh Gear Box
(a) Cones M1 and M2 mate to equalize speed
(b) Member G1 pushed further to engage with dogs K1
Modified Synchromesh Gear Box

Figure 15: Modified Synchromesh device

(a) Just before engagement
(b) After engagement
 Selector Mechanism

Figure 16: Selector Mechanism Using gear Figure 17: Gear Lever Knob for 5
lever on top of transmission Forward speed & reverse gear box
 Interlocking Mechanism

Figure 18: Interlocking Mechanism

Figure 19: Interlocking Mechanism
Showing movements of rods