Code No: RR420301

Set No. 1

IV B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Apr/May 2009 MECHANICAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT ( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Production Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. Discuss the various types of multiple -wheel oor trucks with sketches. 2. (a) What are conveyors? State their applications. (b) How is power transmission requirement estimated in conveyors? 3. (a) Describe the construction of a screw conveyors. (b) Write about inclined (screw) conveyor and the capacity of screw conveyors. [8+8] 4. (a) What are the dierent types of industrial trucks ? Discuss briey. (b) Discuss the general applications of industrial trucks. 5. What is meant by a hopper? Explain its uses in feeding equipments. [8+8] [16] [8+8] [16]

6. (a) Explain various types of feeders as auxiliary equipments and their application in material handling. (b) Distinguish between slides and chutes. Enumerate their application. 7. What are the main types of hoisting machines? Explain them briey. 8. (a) How are the cages balanced with counter weights? (b) Give an account on safety devices incorporated in elevators. [8+8] [8+8] [16]

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Code No: RR420301

Set No. 2

IV B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Apr/May 2009 MECHANICAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT ( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Production Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. Discuss about the Driverless trains and wire-guided pallet trucks. 2. (a) Explain the working principle of conveying equipment. (b) How do you classify conveyors? 3. (a) How roller conveyor can be used to handle unit loads? (b) What are the dierences between roller conveyor and belt conveyor? 4. Write short notes on the following (a) Tractors & Trailers (b) Crane truck skids and (c) Monorail. [6+5+5] [16] [16] [8+8] [8+8] [16]

5. Explain the working principle of hoppers with adjustable gates and chutes. 6. What is a vibrating feeder? Explain its working principle. 7. (a) Discuss the methods of fastening wire ropes. (b) How the strength of a tapered wire rope socket is estimated. 8. (a) Why most of the cranes and hoists use hydraulic system? (b) Sketch and explain a hydraulic crane.

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Code No: RR420301

Set No. 3

IV B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Apr/May 2009 MECHANICAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT ( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Production Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) What are the various drives used for mechanical handling equipment? (b) What are the basic specications needed for the design and selection of handling equipments? [8+8] 2. (a) Explain the working principle of conveying equipment. (b) How do you classify conveyors? 3. (a) Explain the salient features of screw conveyors indicating applications. (b) Discuss screw construction and types of screw ights. [8+8] [8+8]

4. (a) What types of powered trucks are self loaders? Give their operating details. (b) What types of powered trucks are best suited to the movement of long length items such as pipe, bar stock or lumbers? [8+8] 5. With the help of a sketch explain the working of belt feeders. [16]

6. (a) What care should be taken while designing the feeding equipment to avoid spillage of materials? (b) Explain how chutes can be used for delivering dierent types of goods to dierent stations? [8+8] 7. What are the main types of hoisting machines? Explain them briey. 8. (a) Discuss the salient features of motor driven grab bucket (b) Explain the methods for designing grab buckets. [8+8] [16]

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Code No: RR420301

Set No. 4

IV B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations, Apr/May 2009 MECHANICAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT ( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Production Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. Explain any four types of jib cranes that are used in machine tool industries. [16] 2. (a) What are conveyors? State their applications. (b) How is power transmission requirement estimated in conveyors? [8+8]

3. (a) State the basic principles of pneumatic conveying system. List the advantages and limitations of the conveyors. (b) Explain positive and negative pressure system adopted in ight pneumatic conveying. [8+8] 4. What are the various types of fork trucks? Explain briey with the help of simple sketches. [16] 5. What is a gate? Explain dierent mechanisms used in controlling the ow of materials through gates. [16] 6. What is a vibrating feeder? Explain its working principle. [16]

7. Give the classication of hoisting equipment. What are the features of each? [16] 8. (a) Discuss the salient features of motor driven grab bucket (b) Explain the methods for designing grab buckets. [8+8]

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