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प्रश्न
Define the term velocity ratio.
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उत्तर
The ratio of the velocity of effort to the velocity of the load is called the velocity ratio of the machine.
Velocity ratio (V.R.) = `("Velocity of effort" ("V"_"E"))/("Velocity of load" ("V"_"L"))`
संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the term mechanical advantage.
When does a machine act as (a) a force multiplier, (b) a speed multiplier? Can a machine act as a force multiplier and a speed multiplier simultaneously?
- State the relationship between mechanical advantage, velocity ratio and efficiency.
- Name the term that will not change for a machine of a given design.
Draw diagrams to illustrate the position of fulcrum load and effort, in the following:
A seesaw
Draw a diagram to illustrate the position of fulcrum load and effort, in the following:
A common balance
Draw a diagram to illustrate the position of fulcrum load and effort, in the following:
A nut cracker
Draw a diagram to illustrate the position of fulcrum load and effort, in the following:
Forceps
Figure below shows a wheel barrow of mass 15 kgf carrying a load of 30 kgf with its centre of gravity at A. The points B and C are the centre of wheel and tip of the handle such that the horizontal distance AB = 20 cm and AC = 40 cm.

Find:
- the load arm,
- the effort arm,
- the mechanical advantage and
- the minimum effort required to keep the leg just off the ground.
A machine works as a
- force multiplier,
- speed multiplier.
In each case, state whether the velocity ratio is more than or less than 1.
Mechanical advantage = ______ × velocity ratio.
