Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Machine Element II
Lab. Exercise1: Measuring the critical speed of a shaft until a rotor speed of 1000rpm
Dimensions
• L × W × h = 1150 × 375 × 355 mm3
• Weight: 45 kg
• Power supply: 230V 50Hz
Motor
• Speed range 300 − 3000 rpm
• Output: 0.37 KW
• Speed adjustment: two 10-speed switch-over potentiometers
• Speed display: digital, 8-position, LCD
Rotor
• Shaft
o Material: steel,
o Module of elasticity 210000 N/mm2
o Diameter×Length 6×500 mm2
• Mass discs
o Number: 2
o Material: steel, density: 7850 Kg/m3
o Diameter: 80 mm
o Mass: 1.0 Kg
o Minimal distance between discs: 50 mm
• Bearing
o Type: self-aligning bearing
o No. of bearings: 2
o Distance between bearings
o (Adjustable): 300…470 mm
o Safety bearings (permanently mounted at mass disc)
o Bearing gap: ±3 mm
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Machine Element II
The followings are procedures that are going to be used to write the lab report
1. Title
2. Abstract
3. Introduction (related theories and formulas are considered here)
4. Objective
5. Methods (Procedures) and Materials
6. Findings and Results
7. Discussion and Analysis
8. Conclusion (Try to figure out or compare the difference between the calculated
critical speed with those of the lab. Reading of critical speeds)
9. Reference (if there is anything that is taken)
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Group-I
When a = b
Parameters Number of observations
1 2
Length a (cm) 12 12
Length b (cm) 12 12
Observed critical speed range (rpm)
Average critical speed (rpm)
Calculated critical speed (rpm)
When a ≠ b
Parameters Number of observations
1 2
Length a (cm) 12 12
Length b (cm) 15 15
Observed critical speed range (rpm)
Average critical speed (rpm)
Calculated critical speed (rpm)
Group-II
When a = b
Parameters Number of observations
1 2
Length a (cm) 10 10
Length b (cm) 10 10
Observed critical speed range (rpm)
Average critical speed (rpm)
Calculated critical speed (rpm)
When a ≠ b
Parameters Number of observations
1 2
Length a (cm) 10 10
Length b (cm) 12 12
Observed critical speed range (rpm)
Average critical speed (rpm)
Calculated critical speed (rpm)
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Group-III
When a = b
Parameters Number of observations
1 2
Length a (cm) 11 11
Length b (cm) 11 11
Observed critical speed range (rpm)
Average critical speed (rpm)
Calculated critical speed (rpm)
When a ≠ b
Parameters Number of observations
1 2
Length a (cm) 11 11
Length b (cm) 13 13
Observed critical speed range (rpm)
Average critical speed (rpm)
Calculated critical speed (rpm)
Group-IV
When a = b
Parameters Number of observations
1 2
Length a (cm) 13 13
Length b (cm) 13 13
Observed critical speed range (rpm)
Average critical speed (rpm)
Calculated critical speed (rpm)
When a ≠ b
Parameters Number of observations
1 2
Length a (cm) 13 13
Length b (cm) 15 15
Observed critical speed range (rpm)
Average critical speed (rpm)
Calculated critical speed (rpm)
Group-V
When a = b
Parameters Number of observations
1 2
Length a (cm) 14 14
Length b (cm) 14 14
Observed critical speed range (rpm)
Average critical speed (rpm)
Calculated critical speed (rpm)
When a ≠ b
Parameters Number of observations
1 2
Length a (cm) 14 14
Length b (cm) 10 10
Observed critical speed range (rpm)
Average critical speed (rpm)
Calculated critical speed (rpm)
