A steel shaft with a diameter 1.85 inches and length 4.25 feet transmits 75 HP from an electric motor to a compressor. The allowable shear stress is 7500 psi and the allowable angle of twist is 2.1 degrees. G=12 x 10^6 psi

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Show illustration and FBD. a) Determine the polar moment of inertia (in in^4) of the steel shaft. b) Determine the required torque (in lb-in) as limited by stress. c) Determine the required torque (in lb-in) as limited by the angle of twist. d) Determine the minimum allowable speed of rotation (in rpm). Please do not use scientific notation in your final answers. Please write final answers to 4 decimal places.
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A steel shaft with a diameter 1.85 inches and length 4.25 feet transmits 75 HP
from an electric motor to a compressor. The allowable shear stress is 7500 psi
and the allowable angle of twist is 2.1 degrees. G=12 x 10^6 psi
Transcribed Image Text:TORSION The UNITS OF FINAL ANSWERS are indicated in the questions, thus no need to encode units. However please provide the UNITS ANALYSIS, USE OF CORRECT CONVERSION RATIOS in your hand-written solution. INCOMPLETE/NO SOLUTION means NO CREDIT. Please DO NOT USE SCIENTIFIC NOTATION in your final answers A steel shaft with a diameter 1.85 inches and length 4.25 feet transmits 75 HP from an electric motor to a compressor. The allowable shear stress is 7500 psi and the allowable angle of twist is 2.1 degrees. G=12 x 10^6 psi
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