CASE STUDY OF POWER TRANSMISSION - GROUP 4 Problem 1 : How do we get following expressions of Belt Drives ?

Member : w
a. The Centrifugal Force : Fc  V 2
g
 HOANG Ly Hai
 PHAM Viet Hoang
 LE Minh Quan

Problem 0 : Remark on some equations of Belt Drives

a. Transmitted Power
- 
The torque on a pulley : T  F1  F2  r 
1
- The required initial tension : Fi  F  F2
2 1
 The centrifugal force expression can be proven by using the basic physics equation for
centrifugal force as follows : Fc  m   2  r
The transmitted power : hp 
F 1
 F2 V 
- Where :
33, 000
- m is the mass of the belt (kg)
-  is the angular velocity of the belt (rad/s)
- r is the radius of the belt (m)
Substituting these into the original equation, one has : Fcd  dm   2  r
Where :
w
- dm  rd which w is the belt weight per unit length (N/m)
g
V
b. Contact angle -  which  is the angular velocity of the belt (rad/s)
r
r r 
- Angle   sin 1  2 1  2
 c  w V  w
  So, we have : Fcd  rd     r  d  V 2
g r  g
r  r 
- The contact angle on the small pulley :     2    2 sin 1  2 1 
 c 
  w
The Centrifugal Force is Fc  V 2
c. Belt Length and Center Distance g
1 1/ 2
The belt pitch length : L  2c    ( r1  r2 )   ( r1  r2 )2

b. The shaft Force : Fs   F1  F2 cos 2   F sin 2  
2 2
-
c  2

1   

- The center distance : c  b  b 2  8( r2  r1 )2  Fs is the vector sum of tensions F1 and F2 , then : Fs  F1  F2
4  
Fs 2  F12  F22  2F1F2  cos 2
 F12  F22(sin 2 2  cos 2 2 )  2F1F2  cos 2

 
 F12  F2 cos 2  2F1F2  cos 2   F2 sin 2  
2 2

 
   
2 2
 F1  F2 cos 2  F2 sin 2

F    F sin 2 
2 2
So, one has Fs  1
 F2 cos 2 2
Problem 2 : Case study – Belt Design of High – speed Cutting Machine b. One has : b  L    ( r1  r2 )  34 in
The center distance is :
A high-speed knife cutter assembly for flexible materials (including PVC and other plastics) is
1
shown in Figure 13.9. The unit is compact and designed for bench – top installation. The drive cb  b 2  8( r2  r1 )2   16.97 in
4  
wheels are part of the automatic feeding mechanism (not shown in the figure). These wheels drive
The requirement that c < c0 = 17 in. is satisfied
the material through the feed tube to the cutting wheel. The feed mechanism includes a
c. The contact angle  equals :
compression spring for smooth operation. The variable cut lengths and rates (as high as 1000 per  r2  r1  1  2.25  1.25 
minute) are accomplished by changing the number of blades in the rotary cutting wheel and
    2 sin 1      2 sin    3.024 rad
 c   16.97 
changing the reduction drive ratio between the motor and shaft on which cutter wheel is keyed. The tight – side tension in the belt is calculated for a toothed belt ( sin   1 )
Determine : We have :

a. The belt length w 0.007    2.25  1800 

- The Centrifugal Force is Fc  V 2     1.006 lb
g 386.4  60 
b. The maximum center distance
33, 000  hp 33, 000  2
c. The maximum belt tension - The torque at the smaller pulley is T1    36.67 lb.in
n1 1800
- And the coefficient   e f   e13.024  20.57
Therefore :
   T1
- The tight-side tension is : F1  Fc     31.84 lb
   1  r1
T1 36.67
- The slack-side tension is : F2  F1   31.84   2.50 lb
r1 1.25
The service factor, from table 13.5, Ks  1.4 .

Design Requirements : The center distance between the motor (driver) pulley and driven pulley
should not exceed c0 = 17 in. A belt coefficient of friction of f = 1.0 is used.

Given : A 2 – hp, n1 = 1800 rpm, AC motor is used. The belt weights w = 0.007 lb/in. The driver
pulley radius, r1 = 1 ¼ in. Driven pulley radius, r2 = 2 ¼ in.
The maximum belt tensible load is : Fmax  Ks  F1  1.4  31.84  44.58 lb
Assumptions : The driver is a normal torque motor. The cutter, and hence the driven shaft, resists
heavy shock loads. The machine cuts uniform lengths of flexible materials of cross sections up to 2
in. in diameter. Operation is fully automatic, requiring minimal operator involvement.

Solution :

a. The appropriate belt pitch length is :

1
L  2c    ( r1  r2 )   ( r2  r1 )2  45.05 in
c