Answer to Question #227546 in Mechanical Engineering for Amit Kumar

Question

The cranks of a four-cylinder vertical engine are 240 mm long. The reciprocating masses of

the first, second and fourth cranks are 120 kg, 140 kg and 120 kg and the planes of rotation

are 700 mm, 350 mm, and 350 mm from the plane of rotation of third crank. Determine the

mass of the reciprocating parts of the third cylinder

Answer 1

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