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प्रश्न
Give two reasons why the efficiency of a single movable pulley system is not 100%.
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उत्तर
The efficiency of a single movable pulley system is not 100% this is because
- The friction of the pulley bearing is not zero.
- The weight of the pulley and string is not zero.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following in detail.
How does a pulley make work simpler?
Define the following term in reference to a gear system for Driven gear ?
Give reason for the following:
In a single fixed pulley, the velocity ratio is always more than the mechanical advantage.
The diagram below shows a pulley arrangement.

(i) In the diagram, mark the direction of the forces due to tension, acting on the pulley P.
(ii) What is the purpose of the pulley Q?
(iii) If the tension is T newton, deduce the relation between T and E.
(iv) Calculate the velocity ratio of the arrangement.
(v) Assuming that the efficiency of the system is 100%, what is the mechanical advantage?
(vi) Calculate the value of E
(a) Fig represents an incomplete diagram of a simple string pulley system. Copy this diagram on a new page and complete it and mark where the effort must be applied to lift the load.
(b) What is the velocity ratio of this system?
(c) If the pulley system is 80% efficient and the load is 720 N, then
(i) What effort must be applied to lift the load?
(ii) What work must be done must be done in lifting the load through a distance of 2 m using this machine?

The alongside figure shows the combination of a movable pulley P1 with a fixed pulley P2 used for lifting up a load W.

(i) State the function of the fixed pulley P2.
(ii) If the free end of the string moves through a distance x, find the distance by which the load W is raised.
(iii) Calculate the force to be applied at C to just raise the load W = 20 kgf, neglecting the weight of the pulley P1 and friction.
A man raises a load of 360 kgf using a block and tackle system of 3 pulleys. If the efficiency of the pulley system is 60%, what effort is applied by the man?
A pulley system has a velocity ratio of 4 and an efficiency of 90%. Calculate:
(i) the mechanical advantage of the system.
(ii) the effort required to raise a load of 300 N by the system.
| Meera chose to use a block and tackle system of '9' pulleys instead of a single movable pulley to lift a heavy load. |
Why should she connect more number of pulleys in the upper fixed block?
Name the type of single pulley that has an ideal mechanical advantage equal to 2. Draw a labelled diagram of the pulley mentioned by you.
