DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING

Design and Selection of V – Belt drives

using PSG design data book

By
Mr. B.Balavairavan
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Kamaraj College of Engg and Tech
Virudhunagar
V – Belt Types
Based on the manufacture
specifications the v-belts are
classified into many types.

For example : Cog Belt, Wedge Belt,

Chipper Belt, Double angle belt, v-flat
belt etc..
Cross Section of V-Belt
Advantages of V-Belt drives
• Smooth starting and running.
• Permit a wide range of driven speeds, using
standard electric motors.
• They’re rugged and provide years of trouble-
free performance with minimal attention . . .
even under adverse conditions.
• Capable of transmitting power around
corners or out of plane drives.
• Clean—require no lubrication. • Highly
efficient.
• Extremely wide horsepower ranges.
• Dampen vibration between driver and driven
machines.
• Silent operation. • Long service life. • Easy
installation.
• Can be used as an effective means of
clutching.
• They act as a “safety fuse” refusing to
transmit severe power overload, except for a
very brief period.
• V-belts and sheaves wear gradually-making
preventive corrective maintenance simple and
easy.
V belt pulley

All pulley grooves are to be the same size.

Uneven wear of grooves causes belts
running on different diameter levels in the
pulley. That generates excessive slip of the
belts on one side.
Tight side and slack side
For the selection of a two-pulley power transmission
V - belt the following data are required:

Motor power or power to be transmitted (in kW)

Speed of drives
Number of revolutions of driving pulley (n)
Number of revolutions of driven pulley (N)
Diameter of pulley
Diameter of driving pulley (d)
Diameter of driven pulley (D)
Transmission ratio or velocity ratio (i)
Center distance (C)
Procedure Stages
1. Selection of belt section.
2. Selection of standard pulleys.
3. Approximate or Maximum centre distance.
4. Nominal pitch length selection.
5. Modification factors “length correction, Service factor, Arc of contact factor”
6. Calculating of maximum power capacity.
7. No of belts.
8. Actual centre distance
9. Pulley dimensions
Problem 1
Problem Statement: Given Data:

A centrifugal pump running at 340 Power = 100 kW

rpm is to be driven by a 100 kW Driver speed (n) = 1440 rpm
motor running at 1440 rpm. The drive Driven speed (N) = 340 rpm
is to work for atleast 20 hours a day. Centre Distance (c) = 1200 mm
The centre distance between motor
and pump shaft is 1200 mm. Sugest
a suitable v-belt drive.
Step - 1 “Selection of belt section”
From page no: 7.58

Based on the power of motor, the cross section of belt is selected, as D

Step - 2 “Selection of Std. Pulleys”
1440
i=
340

i = 4.235

From page No: 7.58 for the selected cross section, d value is given
d = 355 mm
D
4.235 =
355

D = 1503.33 mm
from page no: 7.54

Standard pulley diameters are

d = 355 mm

D = 1600 mm
Step - 3 “Centre distance”
Given, Centre distance (C) = 1200 mm

If centre distance is not given, it can be approimated using the table in page no: 7.61
Step - 4 “Nominal pitch length selection”

Length of belt = 2 x 1200 + 𝜋

2
(1600+355)+ (1600 - 355)
2 4 x 1200

= 5793.83 mm
The standard nominal length is selected based on the cross section of belt from
page no:7.59 to 7.60

Standard Nominal Length = 6124 mm

Step - 5 “Modification factors”

Length Correction Factor (Fc)

from page no: 7.58 – 7.60

Based on cross section of belt
selected its choosen

Load Correcting factor = 1

 Arc of Contact Factor (Fd)

from page no: 7.68

൦
1600 - 355
Arc of contact = 180 - x 60 ൦
1200

= 117.75 ൦
for arc of contact 117.75 ൦
Arc of contact factor = 0.81
Service Factor (Fa)

from page no: 7.69

The working over 16 hrs

Service factor = 1.3

Step - 6 “Calculation of Maximum power capacity”
from page no: 7.62
Step - 6 “Calculation of Maximum power capacity”
from page no: 7.62

𝜋 xdxn 𝜋 x 0.355 x 1440

S= =
60 60

= 26.76 m/s
To find de

de= 355 x 1.14

= 404.7 mm
 506.7
Power in kW= 3.22 x 2.76-0.09 - - 4.78 25 x 10 -4 x 26.762 26.76
404.7

= 25 kW
Step – 7 “Determination of number of belts”
from page no. 7.70

100 x 1.3
=
21.44 x 1 x 0.81

= 7.486
=8
Step - 8 “Actual Centre Distance”
from page no: 7.61
Step - 9 “Pulley Dimensions”
from page no: 7.70, for the selected “D” cros section v-belt, the pulley
dimensions follows

d = 355 mm
D = 1600 mm
Pitch Width (lp) = 27 mm
Angle (A) = 36 o
Centre to centre distance (e) = 37 mm
Edge of pulley to first grove (f) = 24 mm
Minimum distance down to pitch line = 8.1 mm
 A
36 o
Result (dimensions in mm) lp
27
b = 8.1
D = 1600

d = 355

37 24
w e f
32
C =1386.83
t = 19

for “D” cross section V-Belt

Difference between Flat Belt and V- belt Drives
1. Frictional engagement between the 1. Frictional engagement on the outer
lateral wedge surfaces of the belt profile. pulley diameter.
2. Large bending cross-section, large 2. Small bending cross-section, small
mass. mass.
3. Different effective diameters and thus 3. Precisely defined effective diameters
varying speeds of individual belts. across the belt width and therefore exact
speeds.
1. Differences in the effective diameter
2. Uneven distribution of tension across
individual belts.
3. Unequal speed conditions in individual
belts cause tensions, vibrations and
fluttering.
4. Vibrations cause premature bearing
damages.
1. Precisely defined diameter across the
entire belt width.
2. Even distribution of tension across the
entire belt width.
3. Smooth running as a result of exactly
defined speed conditions across the entire
belt width, even at high speed.
4. Smooth running assures longer bearing
life.