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A rotating shaft is being designed to carry 6 MW of power at a speed of 3000 rpm .

1. What is the smallest diameter solid steel shaft [ G= 85 GPa , "{\\tau_{failure}}"= 100 MPa ] that can be used if the power factor of safety is 2.3 ?

2. At rated power, what is the maximum shear strain in the shaft?

3. At rated power, what is the angle of twist per unit length of the shaft?


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