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When the acceleration of the piston is 0, then the velocity is _____

(a) Maximum

(b) Minimum

(c) Negative

(d) Half the maximum

I had been asked this question in an interview for internship.

This is a very interesting question from Klien’s Construction topic in chapter Inertia Forces in Reciprocating Parts of Machine Dynamics

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Correct choice is (a) Maximum

To explain: When the crank and the connecting rod are perpendicular to each other, at that instance the acceleration is 0 but the velocity is maximum.

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