Pulley
Pulley: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Pulleys, Single Movable Pulley, Single Fixed Pulley, Combination of Pulley, Mechanical Advantage of Single Movable Pulley, Block and Tackle Pulley System and, Velocity Ratio of a Single Movable Pulley
Important Questions on Pulley

The diagram shows a fixed pulley used by a boy to lift a load of through a vertical height. The effort applied by the boy on the other end of the rope is . Calculate the efficiency of the pulley.

What are the advantages of a fixed and movable pulley system? Explain with a diagram.


Explain the relation of the weight of the pulley with the mechanical advantage.

The weight of the pulley does not have any effect on the efficiency of a machine.

Is there any relationship between mechanical advantage velocity ratio and efficiency of a machine? Explain.

Why is the mechanical advantage of a single fixed pulley equal to one?

In a single fixed pulley, the wheel is stationary and motionless.




The arrangement of number of fixed and movable pulleys in a system is called :
(Choose from: Block and tackle pulley system/ Block pulley system/ Fixed pulley system)

The mechanical advantage in the ideal case of a single moveable pulley is greater than one.


The efficiency of a single moveable pulley system is not . Why?


Name the machine used to change the direction of force.


Why in block and tackle pulley system, the mechanical advantage increases with the increase in the number of pulleys?
