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Ramsey Test Questions and Correct
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Graded
What is the usual cause of overheating in high speed, grease-
lubricated antifriction bearing
Ans: Faulty mounting practices
How can too much wear in gears be reduced
Ans: Proper meshed
Why are timing belts made with teeth
Ans: Doesn't slip
The insert, or spider, used in flexible jaw couplings is meant to
Ans: Transmit torque and accept misalignment
Clutches on machinery provide for disengaging and may also
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Ans: Interrupt the power supply
What determines the selection of gear reducer size
Ans: Torque and speed
why do metal parts seize when there is a lack of lubrication
Ans: Metal to metal contact. (lube protects the bearing against
corrosion)
What causes lubrication oil to get milky
Ans: Mixing incompatible oils, contamination
Why are heavy oils used
Ans: To reduce the friction from heat and wear
What is viscosity?
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Ans: The resistance of a liquid to flow
Which machine condition can be determined by using oil analysis?
Ans: Various types of wear and take corrective action before fails
Acids that form in lubricants affect performance are a result of
Ans: Oxygen from the air and high temperatures
Shutting fluid discharge of an air operated reciprocating pump will
cause the pump to
Ans: Overstroke
What is the pressure on a fluid
Ans: Measurement of force per unit area on an object in the fluid
What can you use to meet peak hydraulic system demands
Ramsey Test Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
What is the usual cause of overheating in high speed, grease-
lubricated antifriction bearing
Ans: Faulty mounting practices
How can too much wear in gears be reduced
Ans: Proper meshed
Why are timing belts made with teeth
Ans: Doesn't slip
The insert, or spider, used in flexible jaw couplings is meant to
Ans: Transmit torque and accept misalignment
Clutches on machinery provide for disengaging and may also
,2 | Page
Ans: Interrupt the power supply
What determines the selection of gear reducer size
Ans: Torque and speed
why do metal parts seize when there is a lack of lubrication
Ans: Metal to metal contact. (lube protects the bearing against
corrosion)
What causes lubrication oil to get milky
Ans: Mixing incompatible oils, contamination
Why are heavy oils used
Ans: To reduce the friction from heat and wear
What is viscosity?
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Ans: The resistance of a liquid to flow
Which machine condition can be determined by using oil analysis?
Ans: Various types of wear and take corrective action before fails
Acids that form in lubricants affect performance are a result of
Ans: Oxygen from the air and high temperatures
Shutting fluid discharge of an air operated reciprocating pump will
cause the pump to
Ans: Overstroke
What is the pressure on a fluid
Ans: Measurement of force per unit area on an object in the fluid
What can you use to meet peak hydraulic system demands
