6.6 POWER TRANSMITTED BY SHAFT

The main purpose of a shaft is to transmit its power to another member. Let a rotating shaft transmitting power from one of its ends to another be considered.

Let N be the revolutions per minute (rpm), T be the average torque N · m and ω be the angular speed of the shaft.

 

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