ASSIGNMENT: BELT DRIVE

Q-1: A belt drive transmits 8 kW of power from a shaft rotating at 240 rpm to another shaft
rotating at 160 rpm. The belt is 8 mm thick. The diameter of smaller pulley is 600 mm and the two
shafts are 5 m apart. The coefficient of friction is 0.25. If the maximum stress in the belt is limited
to 3 N/mm2. Find the width of the belt for (i) open belt drive and (ii) crossed belt drive.

Q-2: A 100 mm wide and 10 mm thick belt transmits 5 kW of power between two parallel shafts.
The distance between the shaft centres is 1.5 m and the diameter of the smaller pulley is 440 mm.
The driving and the driven shafts rotate at 60 rpm and 150 rpm respectively. The coefficient of
friction is 0.22. Find the stress in the belt if the two pulleys are connected by (i) an open belt drive
(ii) a cross belt drive.

Q-3: An open belt drive is required to transmit 10 kW of power from a motor running at 600rpm.
Diameter of the driving pulley is 250 mm. Speed of the driven pulley is 220 rpm. The belt is 12
mm thick and has a mass density of 0.001 g/mm3. Safe stress in the belt is not to exceed 2.5
N/mm2. Two shafts are 1.25 m apart. Take μ = 0.25. Determine the width of the belt.

Q-4: A V- belt drive with the following data transmits power from an electric motor to centrifugal
pump:
Power transmitted = 100 kW
Speed of the electric motor = 750 rpm
Speed of centrifugal pump = 300 rpm
Diameter of centrifugal pump = 800 mm
Centre distance between pulleys = 1.5 m
Max speed of the belt = 30 m/sec
Mass of density = 900 kg / m3
C/s area of belt = 350 mm2
Allowable stress in the belt = 2.2 N / mm2
Groove angle of pulley = 38°
Coefficient of friction = 0.28
Determine the number of belts required and length of each belt.

Q-5: Two shafts whose centres are 1 m apart are connected by a V-belt drive. The driving pulley is
supplied with 100 kW and has an effective diameter of 300 mm. It runs at 1000 r.p.m. while the
driven pulley runs at 370 r.p.m. The angle of groove on the pulleys is 400. The permissible stress in
400 mm2 cross-sectional area belt is 2.1 MPa. The density of the belt is 1100 kg/m3. The coefficient
of friction between the belt and pulley is 0.28. Estimate the number of belts required.

Q-6: Determine the maximum power transmitted by a V – belt drive having the included v –groove
angle of 35°. The belt used is 18 mm deep with 18 mm maximum width and weight 300 g per
meter length. The angle of lap is 145° and the maximum permissible stress is 1.5 N/mm2. μ = 0.2.

Q-7: 2.5 kW power is transmitted by an open belt drive. The linear velocity of the belt is 2.5 m/sec.
The angle of lap on the smaller pulley is 165°. The coefficient of friction is 0.3.Determine the
effect on power transmission in the following cases.
(i) Initial tension in the belt is increased by 8%.
(ii) Initial tension in the belt is decreased by 8%.
(iii) Angle of lap is increased by 8% by the use of an idler pulley, for the same speed and the
tension on the tight side.
(iv) Co-efficient of friction is increased by 8% by suitable dressing to friction surface of belt.
Q-8: A leather belt 9 mm x 250 mm is used to drive cast iron pulley 900 mm in diameter at 336
rpm. If the active arc on smaller pulley is 1200 and the stress in the tight side is 2N/mm2, find the
power capacity of the belt. The density of leather may be taken as 980 kg/m3 and co-efficient of
friction of leather on cast iron is 0.35.

Q-9: Two shafts whose centres are 4.8 m apart are connected by an open belt drive. The diameter
of the larger pulley is 1.5 m and that of smaller pulley 1.05 m. The initial tension in the belt when
it stationery is 3 KN. The mass of the belt is 1.5kg/m length. The co-efficient of friction between
the belt and pulley is 0.3. Taking centrifugal tension in to account, calculate horse power
transmitted, when smaller pulley rotates at 400 rpm.

Q-10: An open belt drive connects two pulleys 1.2 m and 0.5 m diameter, on parallel shafts 3.6m
apart. The mass of the belt is 1 kg/m length and the maximum tension is not to exceed 2000 N. The
coefficient of friction is 0.3. The 1.2 m pulley, which is the driver, runs at 200 rpm. Due to slip on
one of the pulleys, the velocity of the driven shaft is only 450 rpm. Calculate (1) The torque on
each of the two shafts, (2) The power transmitted, and (3) Power lost in friction.