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A MEDIUM DOUBLE-PLY FLAT LEATHER

BELT IS USED ON A 15 IN. DIAMETER


DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF BELTS
PULLEY MOUNTED ON THE SHAFT OF A
REQUIRED TO TRANSMIT 70 HP BY A 3 V
SQUIRREL CAGE, INDUCTION MOTOR
LARGE CAPACITY BELT OF LENGTH 100 IN.,
RATED AT 25 HP AND 1500 RPM, LOCATED
RUNNING ON PULLEYS 12 IN. IN DIAMETER
IN A DUSTY SURROUNDING. CALCULATE
AND SPEED 2000 RPM. THE MAXIMUM LIFE
THE WIDTH OF THE BELT.
OF THE BELT, BEFORE FAILURE, IS 15,000
HRS
A 15 IN. WIDE MEDIUM DOUBLE PLY
LEATHER BELT IS USED TO DELIVER
POWER AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1.
CALCULATE THE POWER TRANSMITTED A PULLEY 15 INCHES IN DIAMETER
WHEN THE SPEED OF THE LARGER PULLEY ROTATES AT 1200 RPM AND TRANSMITS 15
IS 500 RPM. HP. IF A (1/4) IN. THICK SINGLE LEATHER
BELT IS USED CALCULATE THE WIDTH OF
THE BELT IF THE RATIO OF TENSIONS ON
THE TIGHT TO SLACK SIDE IS 2:1 AND
DESIGN STRESS IS 200 PSI.

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