What is Sliding Mesh Gearbox? Construction, Diagram & Working

Sliding Mesh Gearbox

Figure 1: Sliding Mesh Gearbox

Construction & Working of Sliding Mesh Gearbox

The sliding mesh gearbox consists of three shafts namely input shaft, output shaft and lay shaft. The input and output shafts are in line, whereas lay shaft is parallel to them and lies below them. The function of input shaft is to take power from engine and transmit to output shaft through a series of gears mounted on layshaft. The function of output shaft is to transmit power obtained from input shaft to the propeller shaft for onward transmission to road wheels. Schematic layout of sliding mesh gear box is shown in Figure 1. Continue reading What is Sliding Mesh Gearbox? Construction, Diagram & Working

What is Pickering Governor? Working, Diagram, Construction & Applications

A Pickering governor consists of a spindle and three straight leaf springs (each consisting of a single leaf). These three identical leaf springs are symmetrically placed (i.e. at equal angular intervals) around the spindle. Continue reading What is Pickering Governor? Working, Diagram, Construction & Applications

What is Hartnell Governor? Working, Diagram & Construction

In Hartnell governor, movement of fly-balls is controlled by means of a spring. Therefore, Hartnell governor is also known as spring-loaded governor.

Construction of Hartnell Governor

Hartnell governor consists of a casing, in which, a pre-compressed spring of helical compression type is fitted so as to apply force on the sleeve. Continue reading What is Hartnell Governor? Working, Diagram & Construction

What is Proell Governor? Working, Diagram, Construction & Applications

Proell governor is similar to Porter governor having central load at the sleeve. But, Proell governor differs from Porter Pivot governor in ‘size’ as well as ‘arrangement’ of fly-balls. Refer to Fig. 1.

Construction of Proell Governor

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What is Double Block (Shoe) Brake? Working, Diagram, Construction & Applications

When a single block brake is applied to a rotating drum for braking action, an additional load is produced on shaft bearings due to normal reaction (RN). This leads to unbalanced situation. In such cases, this unbalanced load acting on the shaft may lead to bending of shaft. Hence, to overcome this drawback of single block brake, double block (shoe brake) is used. Refer Fig. 1.

Double Block (Shoe) Brake

Fig. 1: Double Block (Shoe) Brake. Continue reading What is Double Block (Shoe) Brake? Working, Diagram, Construction & Applications