Figure P12-40 shows a drive for a system to crush coal and deliver it by conveyor to a railroad car Gear A delivers 15 kW to the crusher, and gear E delivers 7.5 kW to the conveyor All power enters the shaft through gear C. The shaft carrying gears A. C, and E rotates at 480 rpm. Design that shaft. The distance from the middle of each bearing to the middle of the face of the nearest gear is 100 mm.
Figure P12-40