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Crank effort is the product of crank pin radius and _______

(a) Thrust on sides

(b) Crankpin effort

(c) Force acting along connecting rod

(d) Piston effort

The question was asked in an interview for internship.

My question is from Forces on the Reciprocating Parts of an Engine Neglecting Weight of the Connecting Rod topic in chapter Inertia Forces in Reciprocating Parts of Machine Dynamics

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Right answer is (b) Crankpin effort

To elaborate: Crank effort also known as turning moment or torque on the crank shaft is the product of the crankpin effort a.k.a FT and the crank pin radius a.k.a r. It is applied at crank pin perpendicular to the crank.

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