The maximum efficiency of a screw jack having square threads and friction angle of 30° will be:

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  1. 11%
  2. 20%
  3. 30%
  4. 33%

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Option 4 : 33%
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Concept:

The maximum efficiency of screw jack is:

\(\eta = \frac{{1 - sin\phi }}{{1 + sin\phi }} \)

Calculation:

Given:

\(\eta = \frac{{1 - sin\phi }}{{1 + sin\phi }} = \frac{{1 - \sin 30^\circ }}{{1 + \sin 30^\circ }} = \frac{{1 - \frac{1}{2}}}{{1 + \frac{1}{2}}} = \frac{1}{3} = 33.3\% \)

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