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Engine crank 200 rpm, rod and piston acceleration

Short answer

From crank speed 200 rpm, omega_AB = 20.94 rad/s cw, geometry gives beta = 15.06°. Using relative acceleration, angular acceleration of BD = 115.2 rad/s^2 counter-clockwise; a_D = 23.0 m/s^2 to the left.

Crank AB of the engine system has a constant clockwise angular velocity of 200 rpm, which makes the angle 60∘60^\circ with horizontal level. For the crank position shown in figure below. Determine the angular acceleration of the connecting rod BD and the acceleration of point D. [Figure: crank AB, r=0.15r = 0.15 m, at 60∘60^\circ to the horizontal; connecting rod BD of length L=0.5L = 0.5 m with centre G; piston P at D.]

Geometry

Take AA as origin, xx horizontal towards the piston, yy upward. The crank turns clockwise, so ωAB=−20.94\omega_{AB} = -20.94 rad/s (200200 rpm =200×2π/60= 200\times 2\pi/60). The piston DD moves only horizontally, so yD=0y_D = 0:

sin⁡β=ABsin⁡60∘BD=0.15sin⁡60∘0.5=0.2598  ⇒  β=15.06∘\sin\beta = \frac{AB\sin 60^\circ}{BD} = \frac{0.15\sin 60^\circ}{0.5} = 0.2598 \;\Rightarrow\; \beta = 15.06^\circ r⃗B/A=(0.0750 i^+0.1299 j^) m,r⃗D/B=(0.4828 i^−0.1299 j^) m\vec r_{B/A} = (0.0750\,\hat i + 0.1299\,\hat j)\ \text{m}, \qquad \vec r_{D/B} = (0.4828\,\hat i - 0.1299\,\hat j)\ \text{m}

Velocities

Crank pin BB moves on a circle about AA:

v⃗B=ω⃗AB×r⃗B/A=(2.72 i^−1.57 j^) m/s,vB=ωAB AB=3.14 m/s\vec v_B = \vec\omega_{AB}\times\vec r_{B/A} = (2.72\,\hat i -1.57\,\hat j)\ \text{m/s}, \qquad v_B = \omega_{AB}\,AB = 3.14\ \text{m/s}

For the connecting rod, v⃗D=v⃗B+ωBDk^×r⃗D/B\vec v_D = \vec v_B + \omega_{BD}\hat k\times\vec r_{D/B} with v⃗D=vDi^\vec v_D = v_D\hat i:

j^:0=−1.57+ωBD(0.4828)  ⇒  ωBD=3.25 rad/si^:vD=2.72+ωBD(0.1299)=3.14 m/s\begin{aligned} \hat j:&\quad 0 = -1.57 + \omega_{BD}(0.4828) \;\Rightarrow\; \omega_{BD} = 3.25\ \text{rad/s}\\ \hat i:&\quad v_D = 2.72 + \omega_{BD}(0.1299) = 3.14\ \text{m/s} \end{aligned}

Accelerations

The crank speed is constant (αAB=0\alpha_{AB}=0), so BB has only a normal acceleration towards AA:

a⃗B=−ωAB2 r⃗B/A=(−32.9 i^−57.0 j^) m/s2(aB=65.8 m/s2)\vec a_B = -\omega_{AB}^2\,\vec r_{B/A} = (-32.9\,\hat i -57.0\,\hat j)\ \text{m/s}^2 \quad (a_B = 65.8\ \text{m/s}^2)

For the rod, with ωBD=3.25\omega_{BD} = 3.25 rad/s (counter-clockwise) and a⃗D=aDi^\vec a_D = a_D\hat i:

a⃗D=a⃗B+αBDk^×r⃗D/B−ωBD2 r⃗D/B\vec a_D = \vec a_B + \alpha_{BD}\hat k\times\vec r_{D/B} - \omega_{BD}^2\,\vec r_{D/B} ωBD2 r⃗D/B=(5.1 i^−1.4 j^) m/s2,k^×r⃗D/B=(0.1299 i^+0.4828 j^) m\omega_{BD}^2\,\vec r_{D/B} = (5.1\,\hat i -1.4\,\hat j)\ \text{m/s}^2, \qquad \hat k\times\vec r_{D/B} = (0.1299\,\hat i + 0.4828\,\hat j)\ \text{m}

Equating components:

j^:0=−57.0+1.4+αBD(0.4828)  ⇒  αBD=115.2 rad/s2i^:aD=−32.9−5.1+αBD(0.1299)=−23.0 m/s2\begin{aligned} \hat j:&\quad 0 = -57.0 +1.4 + \alpha_{BD}(0.4828) \;\Rightarrow\; \alpha_{BD} = 115.2\ \text{rad/s}^2\\ \hat i:&\quad a_D = -32.9 -5.1 + \alpha_{BD}(0.1299) = -23.0\ \text{m/s}^2 \end{aligned}

Answer: αBD≈115.2\alpha_{BD} \approx 115.2 rad/s² (counter-clockwise), aD≈23.0a_D \approx 23.0 m/s² (towards the crank, i.e. to the left).

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