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This document provides an overview of belt drives. It defines a belt as a loop of flexible material used to transmit power between rotating shafts. The amount of power transmitted depends on factors like belt velocity, tension, arc of contact, and operating conditions. Common belt types include flat, V, and toothed belts. Flat belts are often used in dusty environments and allow for long distances between shafts. Proper belt design considers parameters like material strength, arc of contact, center distance, and more. Open belt drives are used for parallel shafts rotating in the same direction, with the bottom belt under higher tension. Formulas to calculate belt length and arc of contact are also presented.

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Belt

This document provides an overview of belt drives. It defines a belt as a loop of flexible material used to transmit power between rotating shafts. The amount of power transmitted depends on factors like belt velocity, tension, arc of contact, and operating conditions. Common belt types include flat, V, and toothed belts. Flat belts are often used in dusty environments and allow for long distances between shafts. Proper belt design considers parameters like material strength, arc of contact, center distance, and more. Open belt drives are used for parallel shafts rotating in the same direction, with the bottom belt under higher tension. Formulas to calculate belt length and arc of contact are also presented.

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Lesson 1

Belts Module 1

Learning outcomes

- To familiarized the formulas and


principles of belts.

Explain

Belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more


rotating shafts mechanically, most often parallel. Belts may be used as a
source of motion, to transmit power efficiently or to track relative
movement. Belts are looped over pulleys and may have a twist between
the pulleys, and the shafts need not be parallel.

The amount of power transmitted depends on the following factors:


 The velocity of the belt.
 The tension under which the belt is applied to the pulleys.
 Arc of contact between the belt and small pulley.
 Conditions under which belts are used.
Types of Transmission Belts
 Flat Belt
 V – Belt
 Toothed Belt

Usual Flat Belts Materials


 Leather
 Rubber
 Stitched canvass
 Balata

Advantages of Flat Belt


- It can be used with high speed drives.
- It can be used in dusty and abrasive environments.
- It allows long distances between shafts
- It offers long life high efficiency, low cost and low maintenance

Disadvantages of Flat Belt


- The tension must be kept high so as to keep the slow two percent.
This tension results in high bearing loads and belt stress.
- Noise

Belt Design
In belt design, the following parameters are to be considered:
1. The strength of the belt materials
2. The arc of contact
3. The center distance
4. The effect of centrifugal force
5. The coefficient of friction
6. The belt thickness
7. The belt width
8. The working stress
Type of Belt Connections
1. Open Belt Drive
The open belt drive is used with shafts arranged parallel and
rotating in the same direction. In that case, the driver pulls the belt from
one side and delivers it to the other side.
Thus, the tension in the lower side belt will be higher than the
upper side belt. The lower side belt is known as the tight side belt while
the upper side belt is known as the slack side belt.
When the shafts are too far apart, the bottom of the belt should be
the tight side and the upper side should be the slack side. This is so,
when the upper side becomes the dull side, it will relax due to its own
weight and thus increase the arc of contact.

π ( D2−D1 )2
L = 2C + 2 ( D 2 + D 1) + 4C

R−r D −D1
θ = π ±2 sin−1
C
=π ± 2
C
rad

- sign for smaller pulley + sign for larger pulley


Where:
L = length of belt R = radius of larger pulley
D 1 = diameter of smaller pulley r = radius of smaller pulley
D 2 = diameter of smaller pulley θ = arc of contact, radians

C = center distance

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