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If α denotes the lead angle and φ, the angle of friction, then the efficiency of the screw is written as

(a) tan(α − φ)/tanα

(b) tanα/tan (α − φ)

(c) tan(α + φ)/tanα

(d) tanα/tan (α + φ)

I got this question in semester exam.

My enquiry is from Efficiency of Self Locking Screws topic in section Friction of Machine Kinematics

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The correct answer is (d) tanα/tan (α + φ)

Explanation: Efficiency, η = Ideal effort/Actual effort = tanα/tan (α + φ).

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