Carleton University

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

MECH 4003 A Mechanical Systems Design – Fall 2019

Problem Set 2: Flexible Mechanical Elements

1. A polyamide type A-3 flat belt is 10 in wide and connects a 16 in cast-iron driving pulley to a 36
in driven pulley in an open configuration and a 15 ft center distance. If the belt speed is 3600
ft/min, what maximum power can be transmitted? Use KS=1.3. What are the resulting belt
tensions?

2. A 60 hp four-cylinder internal combustion engine is used to drive brick-making machinery under

a schedule of two shifts per day. The drive consists of two 26 in sheaves, spaced about 12 ft
apart, with a sheave speed of 400 rev/min. Select a V-belt arrangement to handle this job.

3. A double-strand No. 60 roller chain is used to transmit power between a 13-tooth driving sprocket
rotating at 300 rev/min and a 52-tooth driven sprocket.
(a) What is the rated horsepower of this drive?
(b) Determine the approximate center distance if the chain length is 82 pitches.

Due Date

Thursday November 7, 2019, 2:35pm at lecture.