BELT DRIVE

Guided By:- Prof. P.D. Wadile

Presented By:- Hemraj C. Thakare
Roll No:- 52
 CONTENTS

1. Introduction.
2. Types of Belts.
3. Condition under which belt is used.
4. Material used for belt drive.
5. Selection of belt drive.
6. Velocity ratio of belt drive.
7. Advantages of belt drive.
8. Disadvantages of belt drive.
9. Applications of belt drive.
 1. INTRODUCTION
• A belt is a looped strip of flexible material, used to mechanically
link two or more rotating shafts.
• They may be used as a source of motion, to efficiently
transmit power , or to track relative movement.
• Belts are looped over pulleys. In a two pulley system, the belt can
either drive the pulleys in the same direction, or the belt may be
crossed, so that the direction of the shafts is opposite.

• The amount of power transmitted depends upon the following

factor
1.Velocity of the belt
2.Tension under which belt is placed in pulley.
3.Condition under which belt is used.
 2. Types of Belts
1. Flat belt : The flat belt is mostly used in the factories and workshops,
where a moderate amount of power is to be transmitted, from one pulley
to another when the two pulleys are not more than 8 meters apart.
2. V-belt : The V-belt is mostly used in the factories and workshops,
where a moderate amount of power is to be transmitted, from one pulley
to another, when the two pulleys are very near to each other.
3. Circular belt or rope : The circular belt or rope is mostly used in the
factories and workshops, where a great amount of power is to be
transmitted, from one pulley to another, when the two pulleys are more
than 8 meters apart.
 FLAT BELT V BELT CIRCULAR
BELT OR
ROPE
POWER MODERATE MODERATE GREAT AMOUNT OF
AMOUNT OF AMOUNT OF POWER IS TO BE
POWER IS TO POWER IS TO TRANSMITED
TRANSMITTED TRANSMITTED

DISTANCE TWO PULLEYS ARE TWO PULLEYS ARE TWO PULLEYS ARE
NOT MORE THAN VERY NEAR TO MORE THAN THE 8
THE 8 METERS EACH OTHER M/S APART
APART

APPLICATION WORK SHOP AND WORKSHOP AND WORKSHOP AND

FACTORIES FACTORIES FACTORIES
Flat Belt Roller Belt

V-Belt
 3. CONDITION UNDER WHICH
BELT IS USED

• The shaft should be properly in line.

• The pulley should not be too close & too far to avoid arc of contact,
increasing friction load on the bearing .
• The long belt tends to swing, causing the belt to run out of the
pulley.
• In flat belt the maximum distance between pulley not more than 10
m/s & minimum should be less than 3.5 times the diameter of the
pulley.
 4. MATERIAL USED FOR BELT DRIVE
LEATHER BELT COTTON OR FABRIC RUBBER BELT BALATA BELTS
BELT
MADE FROM 1.2 MTS TO 1.5 MADE BY FOLDING CANVAS TO MADE OF LAYERS BALATA GUM IS USED
MTS THREE OR MORE LAYER AND IMPREGNATED WITH IN PLACE OF RUBBER
STICHING TOGETHER RUBBER
COMPOSITION
HAIR SIDE IS STRONGER THAN IMPREGNATED WITH FILLER THEY ARE FLEXIBLE THEY ARE ACID
THE FLESH SIDE LIKE LINSEED OIL TO MAKE BUT DESTROYED IF PROOF AND WATER
BELT WATER PROOF AND ALLOWED COME IN PROOF
PREVENT INJURY TO FIBRES CONTACT WITH
HEAT,OIL,GREASE

HAIR SIDE SHOULD HAVE THEY ARE USED AS BELT SUTABLE FOR SAW THIS BELT SHOULD
CONTACT WITH PULLEY WHERE CONVEYOR MILLS AND PAPER NOT BE AT
TENSION IS MAXIMUM MILLS TEMPERATURE
ABOVE 40°C

THE LEATHER MAY BE CHROME AT THIS TEMP.IT IS

TANNED. SOFTEN AND STICKY
THEY ARE SPECIFIED THE STRENGTH OF
ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER BELT IS 25% HIGHER
OF LAYERS AND THICKNESS OF THAN RUBBER BELT
HIDES
5. SELECTION OF BELT DRIVE

• Speed of the driving and follower shaft

• Speed reduction ratio

• Power to be transmitted

• Centre distance between the shaft

• Space available

• Service conditions
 The factor to be consider during selection
of belt drive from manufacturing
catalogue

• Power to be transmitted.

• Input and output speed.

• Centre distance depending upon availability of space.

• Type of load.
Procedure for selection of belts from manufacturer’s catalogue
 6. VELOCITY RATIO OF BELT
DRIVE
It is the ratio between the velocities of the driver and the follower or driven.
It may be expressed, mathematically, as discussed below:
Let d1 = Diameter of the driver,
d2 = Diameter of the follower,
N1= Speed of the driver in r.p.m., and
N2 = Speed of the follower in r.p.m.
Length of the belt that passes over the driver, in one minute=  d1.N1
Similarly, length of the belt that passes over the follower,
in one minute =  d2 . N2
Since the length of belt that passes over the driver in one minute is equal to the length
of belt that passes over the follower in one minute,
therefore  d1 . N1 =  d2 . N2

 Velocity ratio, N2/N1 = d1/d2

 7. ADVANTAGES OF BELT DRIVE

• Belt drive are simple and economical.

• They don’t need parallel shaft.

• Noise and vibration are damped out.

• They are lubrication free and require less maintenance cost.

• Belt drive are highly efficient in use(up to98%)

 8. DISADVANTAGES OF BELT DRIVE

• In belt drive angular velocity ratio is not necessarily constant because of

slipping & stretching.

• Operating temperature are restricted to-35⁰C to 85⁰C.

• Heat buildup occurs.

• Speed is limited to usually 35 m/s.

 9. APPLICATION OF BELT DRIVE

• Transmit power from low and medium capacity electric motors to

operative machines.

• To transmit power from small prime movers.