Belts

Chapter 19 juvinall and marshek

Announcement
• 23rd may-Thursday : project due
• Report submission before 5pm
• Soft copy to e learning
• Hard copy to me after class

• 27 may- Monday : test

• (DEWAN SERBAGUNA)
• 3pm - 4:30 pm
Introduction to belts
• Other than gears, power transmission between shafts can be
transferred by belt
• Advantages:
• Flexibility- Allows transfer power to shaft separated by some distance
• Quiet- provides damping effect to drive train
• Disadvantages
• Torque transmission slippage- causes change in speed ratio
Torque capacity (limiting torque)
•
• = tight side belt tension
• = slack side belt tension
• r= radius of pulley

• Where

• f= coefficient of friction (0.25~0.3)

• Φ = angle of contact/ angle of
wrap (in radian)
Initial belt tension
•
• Too tight:
• Overload the shaft bearings
• Shorten belt life
 Centrifugal force effect on belt

• For flat belt

•

• For v-belt
• !

• Where " #$ % #$
• #$ :
mass per unit length
• r: pulley radius
 V belt
• Works well with short distance centers
• Do not require frequent adjustments
• Wedging action increases normal force ~3.25x
• Can be used with flat pulley (no capacity reduction)
• Advisable to use <20m/s
• When 1 belt can provide torque capacity
• Multiple belts used
• Only use matched belts to divide load evenly
• When change a belt, change the whole set
Example
• 25hp, 1750 RPM electric motor drives a machine through multiple v belt
• Belt specs:
• 5V
• β = 18(
• Unit weight = 0.012 lb/in
• Maximum tension = 150 lb-f
• f= 0.2
• Pulley:
• Angle of contact (Φ)= 165(
• Pitch diameter = 3.7 inch
• Find: number of belts needed
• + ,- , P1 = 150 lb

...
• " #$ % 339 3.57 67
012
9:. 0.9 ,
• % 8 2< ∗ 339
2. +
... @A. ,
• #$ , 167? 386
012 +

C. ∗ .DD
:. 0.:9
• ! → ! → 26.367
0.:9
 :. 2.0 0.9
• =229 lb in

• Power (hp) one belt can handle

E, F∗ 9:.
• 6.36 G /7 6I
: : : : ∗

• For 25hp
:
• 3.93… Needs 4 5V belts
2.02
• No class on Thursday (16th may)
• Focus on project
• No HW from now on
• Revision on next Thursday 23rd may (last class)