Lecture 5. ACCELERATION ANALYSIS/ACCELERATION IMAGE HOMEWORK/ PLATE no. 5 - ACCELERATION ANALYSIS Problem: The crank of a steam engine mechanism is 25 cm long and the connecting rod is 100 cm long. At a given instant the crank has turned an angle of 200 degrees clockwise from inner dead center. Assuming the crank to rotate at 180 rpm, find the velocity and acceleration of the connecting rod at point P when the crank is subject to an angular acceleration of 110 + 10/Seat No. rev/sec. sqd., (CW) direction Determine also the acceleration at point G using the Image Method. 25cm 200 deg 30 cm 100 cm G P