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Example

Design and draw a valve spring of a petrol engine for the following operating
conditions :
Spring load when the valve is open = 400 N
Spring load when the valve is closed = 250 N
Maximum inside diameter of spring = 25 mm
Length of the spring when the valve is open
= 40 mm
Length of the spring when the valve is closed
= 50 mm
Maximum permissible shear stress = 400 MPa
1. Mean diameter of the spring coil
Let d = Diameter of the spring wire in mm,and
D = Mean diameter of the spring coil
= Inside dia. of spring + Dia. of spring wire = (25 + d) mm

By trial & error Method, d= 4.2 mm & nearest standard size is SWG7 with diameter
d=4.47mm
By taking Wahls factor into consideration,

For W1-W2 = 400-250 =150N, Compression of spring is 10mm hence,

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