A shaft turning 120 rpm is to drive another shaft at 200 rpm.

Find the diameter of the

two pulleys to give as nearly as possible a belt speed of 13 m/s.

Given: An open belt connection

𝑁1 = 200 𝑟𝑝𝑚 𝑁2 = 120 𝑟𝑝𝑚 𝑉𝑏 = 13 𝑚/𝑠

Required: Determine the diameters 𝐷1 and 𝐷2

Solution: Solving for the diameter of pulley 1,

𝐷1 =

60𝑉𝑏

𝜋𝑁1

60(30)

𝜋(200)

= 1.379 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠

Solving for diameter, 𝐷2

𝐷2 =

𝐷1𝑁1

𝑁2

200

120

(1.379) = 2.069 𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟