KIT’s College of Engineering, Kolhapur

Department Of Mechanical Engineering

Title: Selection of Flat Belt & V-Belt according to manufacturing catalogue

T.Y. Mechanical, Div. A & B Tutorial No.7 Course: Design of Machine Elements

Date: 02/11/2019

1. Explain the step by step procedure for selection of Flat belt from Manufacturer’s
Catalogue.(CO3)

2. Explain the step by step procedure for selection of V-belt from Manufacturer’s
Catalogue. (CO3)

3. V-belt drive is required for a 7.5 KW, 1440r.p.m. electric motor, which drives a
centrifugal pump running at 360 rpm. for a service of 24 hr per day. From the
space considerations, centre distance should be appx.1 m.
Determine,
i) Belt specifications,
ii) Number of belts
iii) Correct centre distance and
iv) Pulley diameters, (CO3)

4. It is required to select a flat belt drive to connect two transmission shafts rotating
at 800 rpm and 400 rpm respectively. The centre-to-centre distance between the
shafts is approximately 3 m and the belt drive is open type. The power transmitted
by the belt is 30 KW and the load correction factor is 1.3. The belt should operate
at a velocity between l7.8 m/s to 22.90 m/s. The power transmitting capacity of
the belt per mm width per ply at 180o arc of contact and at a belt velocity of 5.08
m/s is 0.0147 KW. Select preferred pulley diameters and specify the belt
(CO3)

Note: Refer the required table to solve numerical

J.S.Bhat
Course Coordinator