MUFF COUPLINGS
Equation Nomenclature
D 2 d + 13 mm
D Outside diameter of sleeve
L Length of the sleeve
L =
3.5 d
Diameter of the shaft
T Torque transmitted by coupling
T =
T 14 Mpa for CI
3.5 d
Length of the key in cach shaft
W Width of the key
T =
Iw t (shear faiiure of key)
t Thickness of the key
Shear stress in key
T =
Ge Crushing stress in key
(Crushing failure of key )
Muff
Key
Shaft
SLEEVE OR MUFF COUPLING
DESIGN DATA - PSG TECH
7.133
FLANGE COUPLINGS
Equation Nomenclature
D 2 d d Nominal iameter of bolts
L - 15 d
d Shaft diameter
D, 3d
D Outside diameter
D, = 4 d
D Diameter of bolt circle
n 3 for d upto 40 mm number of bolts
4 for d upto 100 mm
t Thickness of flange
6 for d upto 180 mm
= p Thickness of protecting flange
Flange
Hub
Koy Shaft
=2d
1
d .5
D= 4d
3d D,=
D
Key
L1.5 d L 1.5 d
UNPROTECTED TYPE FLANGE COUPLING
DESIGN DATA . PsG
TECH
7.134
HUB
Equation
HUB Nomenclature
T =
Allowable shear stress for shaft
KEY T Iw Tk
() Allowable shear stress for bolt
FLANGE T Allowable shear stress for key
Allowable shear stress for flange
1
) cb Allowable shear stress for crushing
stress for bolt
BOLTS T n
ck Allowable shear stress for crushing
stress for key
T
T
ndË t Ocb Torque transmitted by the coupling
tt t
PROTECTIVE TYPE FLANGE COUPLING
DESIGN DATA - PSG TECH
7.135
FLEXIBLE COUPLING - BUSHEDPIN TYPE
Equation Nomenclature
w = Pa d, 1 Hub Length
1 Length of the bush in the flange
Diameter of bush
= P, d, In
P Bearing pressure on bush
2
T = W d n Number of pins
D, Diameter of pitch circle of pins
2
M = mm P,S 0.5 to 0.8 v/mm
W Load on each pin
M M Bending moment ón pin
Þ Bending stress in pin
Shear stress in pin
0.5 d
d, 7 Modulus of section of pins
[r /32] d,
d Shaft diameter
T =
W Width of key
Thickness of key
d/2 t, = d/4
T = 1
Shear stress in flange
D Diameter of hub
T =
1.5 d D = 2d
D, PCD of pins
D, (4 to 6) d
T Torque transmitted by the coupling
7.136 DESIGN DATA- PSG TECH
Cheese head bolt Brass bush
(2 mm thlck )
Flange
Rubber bush
(6 mm thlck )
Hub
iD=2d
D
5 mm
L1.5 d L1.5d
BUSHED PIN FLEXIBLE COUPLING
SPLINED CONNECTIONS
Equation Nomenclature
T p A rm T Torque carying capacity of splined connections
permissible bearing pressure, <7N/mm 2
A h lN A total area of the splines
h height of the splines
h
length of the hub
n number of splines
m
mean radius
DESIGN DATA - PSG TECH
7.137
MARINE COUPLING
Nomenclature
Equation
Shaft diameter
d
1is 20 to
Flange thickness Taken for bolt
1is 40
PCD of bolts
D = 1.6 d Di
flange
D, = 2.2 d Outside diameter of
D2
bolts
ear stress in
mmAbove 390mm
251 to 39%
151to 250 mm
Shaft diameter 35 to 55 mm 56 to 150 mm 12
10
6 8
No. of Bolts 4
D D
D
MARINE TYPE FLANGE COUPLING
7.138
DESIGN DATA - PSG TECH
KNUCKLE JOINT
Equation Nomenclature
Diameter of the rod
d 2d d Diameter of the pin
1.5 d Outer Diameter of the eye
1.25 d d, Diameter of the pin head
0.75 d Thickness of the eye
Thickness of the fork
0.5 d
Thickness of the pin head
4.5 d
4d
Octagonal
ond
d2
Pin head
Double eye or
forked end Single eye or
rod end
rd r1.2 d t.
r1.1 d
1.2 d 1.2 d
Split pln
Knuckle pin collar
Knuckle pin d.
KNUCKLE JOINT
DESIGN DATA - PSG TECH
7.139
SLEEVE AND COTTER JOINT
Equation Nomenclature
d Diameter of the rod to be connected
d, 1.3 d
b 1.3 d
d, Diameter of the enlarged end
d, Outer Diameter of the sleeve
d, 2.5 d
1,4 d Distance of the slot from the sleeve end
Length of the sleeve
a 1.3 d
Length of the cotter
0.5 d b Width of the cotter
L 8 d Distance of the slot from the rod end
Length of the enlarged end of the outside
4d 0.3 d sleeve
t Thickenss of the cotter
Gib cotter
Fork end
GIB AND COTTER JOINT
spigot
end
clearance 1.5 to 3mm
0.5 d
taper 1 in 25
thicknesst
COTTERED JOINT FOR RODS
7.140
DESIGN DATA - PSG TECH
