CASE STUDY OF POWER TRANSMISSION - GROUP 4

Member :

 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 transmitted power : hp 
F
1
 F2 V 
33, 000

b. Contact angle
r r 
- Angle   sin 1  2 1 
 c 
 
r r 
- The contact angle on the small pulley :     2    2 sin 1  2 1 
 c 
 
c. Belt Length and Center Distance
1
- The belt pitch length : L  2c    ( r1  r2 )   ( r1  r2 ) 2
c
1
- The center distance : c  b  b 2  8( r2  r1 )2 
4 
 
Problem 1 : How do we get following expressions of Belt Drives ?

w
a. The Centrifugal Force : Fc  V 2
g

The centrifugal force expression can be proven by using the basic physics equation for
centrifugal force as follows : Fc  m   2  r
Where :
- 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
-  which  is the angular velocity of the belt (rad/s)
r
2
w V  w
So, we have : Fcd  rd     r  d  V 2
g r  g

w
The Centrifugal Force is Fc  V 2
g
1/ 2


b. The shaft Force : Fs   F1  F2 cos 2  
 F2 sin 2  
2 2

 
  
Fs is the vector sum of tensions F1 and F2 , then : Fs  F1  F2
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

A high-speed knife cutter assembly for flexible materials (including PVC and other plastics) is
shown in Figure 13.9. The unit is compact and designed for bench – top installation. The drive
wheels are part of the automatic feeding mechanism (not shown in the figure). These wheels drive
the material through the feed tube to the cutting wheel. The feed mechanism includes a
compression spring for smooth operation. The variable cut lengths and rates (as high as 1000 per
minute) are accomplished by changing the number of blades in the rotary cutting wheel and
changing the reduction drive ratio between the motor and shaft on which cutter wheel is keyed.
Determine :

a. The belt length

b. The maximum center distance
c. The maximum belt tension

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.

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
b. One has : b  L    ( r1  r2 )  34 in
The center distance is :
1
b  b 2  8( r2  r1 )2   16.97 in
c
4 
 
The requirement that c < c0 = 17 in. is satisfied
c. The contact angle  equals :
 r2  r1  1  2.25  1.25 
    2 sin 1      2 sin    3.024 rad
 c   16.97 
The tight – side tension in the belt is calculated for a toothed belt ( sin   1 )
We have :
w 0.007    2.25  1800 
- The Centrifugal Force is Fc  V 2     1.006 lb
g 386.4  60 
33, 000  hp 33, 000  2
- 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 .

The maximum belt tensible load is : Fmax  Ks  F1  1.4  31.84  44.58 lb