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PLATE NO.

8: POWER TRANSMITTED IN AN OPEN BELT DRIVE

ILLUSTRATION:

PROBLEM:
An open belt 100mm wide connects two pulleys mounted on parallel shafts with their centers
2.4m apart. The diameter of the larger pulley is 450mm and that of the smaller pulley 300mm.
The coefficient of friction is 0.3 and the maximum stress in the belt is limited to 14N/mm per
width. If the larger pulley rotates at 120 rpm, find the power transmitted.

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