Belt Drive: = V-belt is mostly used in factories and workshops where a great amount of power is to be transmitted from one pulley to another. = The V-belts are made of fabric and cords moulded in rubber and covered with fabric and rubber as shown = These belts are moulded to a trapezoidal shape and are made endless. = These are particularly suitable for short drives. = The included angle for the V-belt is usually from 30° to 40°. _. Fabric and rubber cover Fabric ~~ Cords Rubber= The power is transmitted by the wedging action between the belt and the V-groove in the pulley or sheave. = Usually the groove angles of 32° to 38° are used. * Acclearance must be provided at the bottom of the groove as shown in Fig, in order to prevent touching of the bottom as it becomes narrower from wear. fem 77 Pite Tine Be a NE oh caret ae TAD, “ Y.-B- vive | Kop VI j |< Face width (B) ——>| 3 e» Ratio of Driving Tensions for V-belt: A V-belt with a grooved pulley is shown in Fig. 20.2. Let R1 = Normal reactions between belts and sides of the groove. 2B) SS Vegrooved ty ply R = Total reaction in the plane of the groove. 11 = Coefficient of friction between the belt and sides of the groove. Resolving the reactions vertically to the groove, we have: anise DSRip We know that the frictional force: Rk 2 sin 2R, sin B R= 2x =2p. k R “ER 2sinp = wRcosecpmal resistanc F= tt RcosecB Consider a small portion of the belt, * The tension on one side be T + and on the other side (T +8T). > The relation between T: and T2 for the V-belt drive will be: 2.3 log (7, / T,) = p.0 cosec B ‘Vebelt pulley Flat pulleyExample 20.1 A compressor, requiring 90 kW, is to run at about 250 r.p.m. The drive is by V-belts from an electric motor running at 750 r-p.m. ‘The diameter of the pulley on the compressor shaft must not be greater than | metre while the centre distance between the pulleys is limited to 1.75 metre. ‘The belt speed should not exeeed 1600 m/min. Determine the number of V-belts required to transmit the power if each belt has a cross-sectional area of 375 mm?, density 1000 kg / m3 and an allowable tensile stress of 2.5 MPa. ‘The groove angle of the pulleys is 35°. The coefficient of friction between the belt and the pulley is 0.25, Calculate also the length required of each belt.P= 90 kW = 90 « 10 W; N, = 250 rpm. N,=750 rpm. @,= 1m. x=1.75m_ v=1600 m/min =26.67 ms @=375 mm*= 375 10-§ m* p= 1000 kg/m 0=2.5 MPa = 2.5 N/mm? 2B = 35° or B= 17.5° n=0.25Number of V-bel 2 Number of V-belts Total power transmitted Power transmitted per belt Therefore we require: The tension on both sides (tight and slack side) for finding out the number of belts.Number of V-bel 2 Number of V-belts Total power transmitted Power transmitted per belt Therefore we require: The tension on both sides (tight and slack side) for finding out the number of belts.Number of V-bel 2 Number of V-belts Total power transmitted Power transmitted per belt Therefore we require: The tension on both sides (tight and slack side) for finding out the number of belts.‘We know that 1.8 cosec Bi ‘Tension in the tight side of the belt: Centrifugal tension, To= ms? m = Area = length * density 7, =T-Te " » = 375 « 10% « 1 = 1000 = 0.375 kg/m = 937.5 - 267 = 0.375 (26.677 =670.5N [ 267N maximum tension in the belt, T=0%a=25% 375 [= 937.5 NTension in the tight side of the bel (i 1.0 cosee fi 3 log = 0.25 x 2.76 x cosee 17.5 = 0,69 «3.3255 = 2.295 M jog( 7.) _ 2.295 Ms \y) "3 (=0.9976 4-995 7, = 7,/9.95 = 6705 /995 w= ior =614N Angle of lap on the smaller pulley - (i.¢. pulley on the motor shaft): ® = 180° - 20 = 180-2 11.04 = 157.92" - i ‘i tatrpuley —/ ee: = 157.92% % =2,7 Motor pulley 187.92 = 2.76 rad * e129 -Number of V-belts: ‘We know that the power transmitted per belt, = (F,—T,) v= (670.5 ~ 67.4) 26.67 = 16 085 W = 16,085 kW Number of F-belts __. Total power transmitted Power transmitted per belt Length of each belt: ‘We know that radius of pulley on motor shaft, 2 La eins dee Boh ‘We know that radius of pulley on motor shaft, r= d,/2=033/2 = 0.165 m and radius of pulley on compressor shaft, ry =d/2=1/2=05m = (08+ 0165) + 21.78 + OS= 165" = 2.09+35+0.064 =5.654m Ans]