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Experiment 10
Balancing of Reciprocating Mass
1.0 Aim:
Balancing the reciprocating mass in various speed.
2.0 Theoretical Aspects
In a vertical slider crank mechanism, the unbalanced force is given by mr
where m is the mass of reciprocating mass, ris the radius of crank and is the
angular velocity of crank. The unbalance will be in the direction of movement (i.e.)
along vertical direction. If a rotating mass of ( x m) is added at a radius ‘r’ opposite
to crank pin then, Vertical unbalance = (1—) m rand
Horizontal unbalance = m *r
In other words, reciprocating masses cannot be balanced by rotating mass.
By adding rotating balancing masses, horizontal unbalance is converted into
vertical unbalance.
3.0 Description of equipment
The equipment consists of horizontal slider crank mechanism with crank
rotating at 500 rpm. The Vertical unbalance force can be measured by
piezoelectric cell. Provision is made to add unbalancing rotating mass opposite to.
direction of crank pin. Horizontal unbalanced force is measured by visually. By adding different rotating masses the unbalanced force in vertical
direction can be measured.
3. 4.0 Experimentation
1. place the equipment in stand ( load cell) and fix the M6 bolt
2. Now check the rotation is in free form.
3. switch on the power supply.
4, then switch off all LEDs in vibration measurement
4. put minimum position at coarse and fine knobs
b. then rotate the fine knob to middle position
¢. now rotate the coarse knob until the zero LED get changes it status (
blinking or switched off)
4d. Now using fine knob switch off all LEDs
5. now the vibration set up set as zero
6. Run the equipment without rotating balancing mass and measure the
unbalance in vertical direction.
7. if one LED is blinking then the unbalance force will be 0.125 kg.
8. Add balancing mass at ‘r’ opposite to crank pin with = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 &
1.0 and measure unbalance in vertical direction
9, Verify that the unbalance vertical force is increased when adding weights to
compensate the vertical balancing.
10, Also check vibration is increased in according to the speed. Mass added
Fu in --300-- rpm
FV
Visual movement
No of blinking
LeD
load on
horizontal
Result:
Thus the changes in horizontal vibration are vise versa to vertical vibration
when the reciprocating mass is under balancing.
