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When the centre of gravity of the rotor lies between the centre line of the shaft and the centre line of the bearing, e is taken positive.

(a) True

(b) False

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The above asked question is from Critical or Whirling Speed of a Shaft topic in chapter Longitudinal and Transverse Vibrations of Machine Dynamics

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The correct answer is (b) False

To explain I would say: If the centre of gravity(G) of the rotor does not lie between the centre line of the shaft and the centre line of the bearing, then the value of e is taken positive.

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