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Tutorial/Assignment 3
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Tutorial/Assignment 4
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What is centrifugal tension in a belt? How does it affect the power transmitted.
Derive the condition for transmitting the maximum power in a flat belt drive.
Explain what do you understand by initial tension in a belt.
Obtain an expression for the length of a chain.
Obtain an expression for the length of a belt in 1. an open belt drive ; and 2. a cross
belt drive.
6. A flat belt, 8 mm thick and 100 mm wide transmits power between two pulleys,
running at 1600 m/min. The mass of the belt is 0.9 kg/m length. The angle of lap in
the smaller pulley is 165 and the coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley is
0.3. If the maximum permissible stress in the belt is 2 MN/m 2, find : 1. maximum
power transmitted ; and 2. initial tension in the belt
[Ans. 14.83
kW ; 1002 N]
7. An open belt 100 mm wide connects two pulleys mounted on parallel shafts with their
centres 2.4 m apart. The diameter of the larger pulley is 450 mm and that of the
smaller pulley 300 mm. The coefficient of friction between the belt and the pulley is
0.3 and the maximum stress in the belt is limited to14 N/mm width. If the larger
pulley rotates at 120 r.p.m., find the maximum power that can be transmitted.
[Ans. 2.39 kW]
8. A pulley is driven by a flat belt running at a speed of 600 m/min. The coefficient of
friction between the pulley and the belt is 0.3 and the angle of lap is 160. If the
maximum tension in the belt 1 is 700 N ; find the power transmitted by a belt.
[Ans. 3.983 kW]
9. A V-belt drive consists of three V-belts in parallel on grooved pulleys of the same size.
The angle of groove is 30 and the coefficient of friction 0.12. The cross-sectional
area of each belt is 800 mm and the permissible safe stress in the material is 3 MPa.
Calculate the power that can be transmitted between two pulleys 400 mm in diameter
rotating at 960 r.p.m. [Ans. 111.12 kW]
10. A flat belt, 8 mm thick and 100 mm wide transmits power between two pulleys,
running at 1600 m/min. The mass of the belt is 0.9 kg/m length. The angle of lap in
the smaller pulley is 165 and the coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley is
0.3. If the maximum permissible stress in the belt is 2 MN/m 2, find : 1. maximum
power transmitted ; and 2. initial tension in the belt[Ans. 14.83 kW ; 1002 N]
Date of submission
30/10/2016