HCM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MACHINE DESIGN

MACHINE ELEMENT PROJECT

TOPIC 1
DESIGNING A MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
FOR A CHAIN CONVEYOR

Chain conveyor Load Diagram

Mechanical system
1- Electric motor; 2- V-belt drive; 3- Gearbox; 4- Coupling; 5- Chain
conveyor.
Rotational direction is shown as in above scheme.
Design Parameters
Tangential force, F (N): …
Chain velocity, v (m/s): …
Number of driving sprocket teeth, Z (teeth): …
Chain pitch, p (mm): …
Service life, L (year): …
One-directional rotations, two shifts, low level load.
(300 days of working per year, 8 hours per shift)
Load mode: 𝑇! = … ; 𝑡! = … ; 𝑇" = … ; 𝑡" = …
Error of speed ratio ≤ ±5%

REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 1: Selecting electric motor and speed ratio distribution
Chapter 2: Designing V-belt drive
Chapter 3: Designing helical gear transmission
Chapter 4: Designing shafts
Chapter 5: Designing bearings
Option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
F, N 2000 2500 2000 2500 4000 4500 4000 4500
v, m/s 3.25 2.25 3.25 2.75 2.45 3.75 2.35 3.25
z, teeth 13 15 17 9 9 11 13 15
p, mm 120 110 100 90 110 120 130 100
L, year 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5
𝒕𝟏 , sec 60 45 30 15 36 48 44 12
𝒕𝟐 , sec 12 24 36 48 15 30 45 60
𝑻𝟏 T T T T T T T T
𝑻𝟏 0.7T 0.7T 0.8T 0.8T 0.6T 0.7T 0.5T 0.6T
Option 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
F, N 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500
v, m/s 3.65 3.0 3.25 2.75 3.25 2.25 2.35 3.25
z, teeth 9 11 13 15 17 9 11 13
p, mm 100 120 110 100 90 100 110 120
L, year 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
𝒕𝟏 , sec 15 30 45 60 12 24 36 48
𝒕𝟐 , sec 36 48 44 12 36 48 15 30
𝑻𝟏 T T T T T T T T
𝑻𝟏 0.4T 0.6T 0.8T 0.6T 0.8T 0.6T 0.7T 0.8T
Option 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
F, N 6500 7000 7500 8000 8500 9000 9500 10000
v, m/s 2.55 2.45 2.35 2.25 3.35 3.25 3.15 3.05
z, teeth 9 11 13 15 17 9 11 13
p, mm 100 120 110 100 90 100 110 120
L, year 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
𝒕𝟏 , sec 15 30 45 60 12 24 36 48
𝒕𝟐 , sec 36 48 44 12 36 48 15 30
𝑻𝟏 T T T T T T T T
𝑻𝟏 0.4T 0.6T 0.8T 0.6T 0.8T 0.6T 0.7T 0.8T
HCM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF MACHINE DESIGN

MACHINE ELEMENT PROJECT

TOPIC 2
DESIGNING A MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
FOR A BELT CONVEYOR

Load Diagram
Mechanical system
1- Electric motor; 2- Coupling; 3- Gearbox; 4- Rolling chain drive; 5- Belt
conveyor. Rotational direction is shown in above scheme.
Design Parameters
Tangential force, F (N): …
Belt velocity, v (m/s):
Pulley diameter, D (mm):
Service life, L (year):
One-directional rotation, two shifts, low level load.
(300 days of working per year, 8 hours per shift)
Load mode: 𝑇! = … ; 𝑡! = … ; 𝑇" = … ; 𝑡" = …
Error of speed ratio ≤ ±5%

REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 1: Selecting electric motor and speed ratio distribution
Chapter 2: Designing rolling chain drive
Chapter 3: Designing helical gear transmission
Chapter 4: Designing shafts
Chapter 5: Designing bearings
Option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
F, N 5000 5500 5500 6000 3000 3500 4000 4500
v, m/s 2.55 2.45 2.35 2.25 3.35 3.25 3.15 3.05
D, mm 425 500 400 300 250 550 300 500
L, year 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
𝒕𝟏 , sec 60 45 30 15 36 48 44 12
𝒕𝟐 , sec 12 24 36 48 15 30 45 60
𝑻𝟏 T T T T T T T T
𝑻𝟏 0.6T 0.8T 0.7T 0.6T 0.6T 0.6T 0.7T 0.7T
Option 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
F, N 6500 7000 7500 8000 8500 9000 9500 10000
v, m/s 3.35 3.25 3.15 3.05 2.55 2.45 2.35 2.25
D, mm 250 550 300 500 525 325 475 375
L, year 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
𝒕𝟏 , sec 15 30 45 60 12 24 36 48
𝒕𝟐 , sec 36 48 44 12 36 48 15 30
𝑻𝟏 T T T T T T T T
𝑻𝟏 0.6T 0.8T 0.7T 0.6T 0.7T 0.6T 0.6T 0.7T
Option 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
F, N 2000 2500 2000 2500 4000 4500 4000 4500
v, m/s 3.65 3.0 3.25 2.75 3.25 2.25 2.35 3.25
D, mm 250 550 300 500 525 325 478 378
L, year 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
𝒕𝟏 , sec 15 30 45 60 12 24 36 48
𝒕𝟐 , sec 36 48 44 12 36 48 15 30
𝑻𝟏 T T T T T T T T
𝑻𝟏 0.6T 0.8T 0.7T 0.6T 0.7T 0.6T 0.6T 0.7T
HCM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF MACHINE DESIGN

MACHINE ELEMENT PROJECT

TOPIC 3
DESIGNING A MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
FOR A ROTATING TANK

Load Diagram
Mechanical system
1- Electric motor; 2- Coupling; 3- Gearbox; 4- Rolling chain drive;
5- Rotating tank. Rotational direction is shown as in above scheme.
Design parameters
Tank power, P (kW): …
Tank speed, n (rpm): …
Service life, L (year): …
One-directional rotation, two shifts, low level load.
(300 days of working per year, 8 hours per shift)
Speed ratio error ≤ ±5%

REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 1: Selecting electric motor and speed ratio distribution
Chapter 2: Designing rolling chain drive
Chapter 3: Designing spur gear transmission
Chapter 4: Designing shafts
Chapter 5: Designing bearings
Option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P, kW 3.25 4.25 5.25 6.25 7.5 10 12.5 15
n, rpm 85 95 105 115 155 145 135 125
L, year 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3
Option 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
P, kW 7.25 8.25 9.25 10.25 2.5 5 7.5 10
n, rpm 125 135 145 155 155 145 135 125
L, year 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4
Option 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
P, kW 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.5 9.5
n, rpm 125 135 145 155 110 100 90 80
L, year 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4
HCM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF MACHINE DESIGN

MACHINE ELEMENT PROJECT

TOPIC 4
DESIGNING A MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
FOR A ROTATING TANK

Load Diagram
Mechanical system
1- Electric motor; 2- Coupling; 3- Gearbox; 4- Rolling chain drive;
5- Rotating tank. Rotational direction is shown as in above scheme.
Design parameters
Tank power, P (kW): …
Tank speed, n (rpm): …
Service life, L (year): …
One-directional rotation, two shifts, low level load.
(300 days of working per year, 8 hours per shift)
(300 days of working per year, 8 hours per shift)
Speed ratio error ≤ ±5%

REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 1: Selecting electric motor and speed ratio distribution
Chapter 2: Designing rolling chain drive
Chapter 3: Designing spur gear transmission
Chapter 4: Designing shafts
Chapter 5: Designing bearings
Option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
P, kW 10 9 8 7 5 6 5 4
n, rpm 95 65 135 85 155 105 55 145
L, year 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
𝒕𝟏 , sec 45 60 15 30 45 60 36 48
𝒕𝟐 , sec 44 12 36 48 44 12 30 15
𝑻𝟏 T T T T T T T T
𝑻𝟏 0.6T 0.7T 0.8T 0.6T 0.8T 0.7T 0.6T 0.7T
Option 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
P, kW 2.5 3.5 4.5 5.5 5 6 5 4
n, rpm 95 65 135 85 155 105 55 145
L, year 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
𝒕𝟏 , sec 12 24 36 48 15 30 45 60
𝒕𝟐 , sec 60 45 30 15 36 48 44 12
𝑻𝟏 T T T T T T T T
𝑻𝟏 0.6T 0.8T 0.7T 0.6T 0.7T 0.8T 0.6T 0.8T