Presented By: Ashutosh Kumar

Roll No. 8
Application of Belt Drive

 Belt drive is used where we have to transfer power for a

larger distance.
 It can also be used for shorter distance but force
transmitted should be less.
 It is used in mill industry.
 In Conveyors and Esclators.
 In automobiles e.g. CVTs, to drive cooling fan.
Selection method

 The designer has to select a belt from the manufacturer’s

catalogue.
 For the selection of a proper belt for a given
application, the following information is required:
(i) power to be transmitted;
(ii) the input and the output speeds;
(iii) the centre distance depending upon the
availability of space; and
(iv) type of load.
Selection method

 The basic procedure for belt selection from the

catalogue of The Dunlop Rubber Co. (India) Ltd is
discussed in following slides
Selection method
 The maximum power transmitted by the belt is obtained
by multiplying the rated power by a load correction factor
 (kW)max = Fa (kW)
where,
(kW)max = power transmitted by the belt for
design purpose
kW = actual power transmitted by the belt in a
given application
Fa = load correction factor
 There are two varieties of Dunlop transmission
 belts—HI-SPEED duck belting and FORT duck
belting.
 HI-SPEED duck belting is used in general purpose
applications.
 FORT duck belting is recommended for heavy duty
applications.
 The range of optimum belt velocity for these two belts
is 17.8 to 22.9 m/s.
The basic procedure for selection of flat belt
consists of the following steps:
(i) The optimum belt velocity of Dunlop belts is from 17.8 to 22.9 m/s.
Assume some belt velocity such as 18 m/s in this range and calculate the
diameter of the smaller pulley by the following relationship:
d = 60(1000)v/πn
where n is the input speed or rpm of the
smaller pulley.
The diameter of the bigger pulley is obtained by the following
relationship:

Modify the values of d and D to the nearest preferred diameters.

Determine the correct belt velocity for these preferred pulley diameters
and check whether the actual
velocity is in the range of optimum belt velocity.
(ii) Determine the load correction factor Fa It depends upon
the type of load. Find out the maximum power for the
purpose of belt selection by following relationship,
(kW)max. = Fa (kW)
(iii) Calculate the angle of wrap for the smaller pulley by
the following relationship:

(iv) Calculate the corrected power by the following

relationship:
(kW)corrected = (kW)max. \ Fd
(v) Calculate the corrected power rating for the belt by
the following relationships:
For HI-SPEED belt,
Corrected kW rating = 0.0118v/5.08
For FORT belt,
Corrected kW rating = 0.0147v/5.08
where v is the correct belt velocity in m/s.
(vi) Calculate the product of (width * number of plies) by
dividing the corrected power by the corrected kW rating. Or,
(Width*No. of plies) =corrected power/corrected belt rating
=(kW)Corrected /corrected kW rating of belt
Calculate the belt width by assuming a suitable number of
plies. In this step, there are a number alternative solutions. A
belt whose width is near the value of the standard width is
the optimum solution. For this belt, select the standard belt
width.
(vii) Calculate the belt length by using the following
relationship:
Thank You