A 20 teeth sprocket is operating at 150 rpm and driving a 43 teeth sprocket through a chain. The pitch of the chain is 250 mm and alternate strength is 10 KN. Determine the average torque applied to driven shaft at maximum power transmission.
(a) 10000 N
(b) 17105 N
(c) 15984 N
(d) 16156 N
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Query is from Mechanical Power Transmission topic in chapter Mechanical Power Transmission of Farm Machinery