A 3-m steel shaft is to transmit 100 kW at 300 rpm. It carries two gears each weighing 1.9 kN supported at a distance of 1 meter from each ends. Assuming an allowable shaft bending stress of 117 MPa, determine the diameter of the shaft in mm using ASME code (assume Km = 1.0 and Kt = 1.0)

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A 3-m steel shaft is to transmit 100 kW at 300 rpm. It carries two gears each weighing 1.9 kN supported at a distance of 1 meter from each ends. Assuming an allowable shaft bending stress of 117 MPa, determine the diameter of the shaft in mm using ASME code (assume Km = 1.0 and Kt = 1.0)

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