Step 6: Width No. of Plies Corrected Power/Corrected Power Rating

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Selection of Flat belt drive

It is required to select a fl at belt drive for a compressor running at


720 rpm, which is driven by a 25 kW, 1440 rpm motor. Space is
available for a centre distance of 3 m. The belt is open-type.
Given: kW = 25 n1 = 1440 rpm n2 = 720 rpm C = 3 m
Solution , Belt selection is based upon two terms i.e; a) Corrected power & b)
Power rating. This procedure is divided into 6 steps

Corrected Power: Corrected Power Rating


Step 1 Diameter of smaller and bigger Step 5
pulleys
Step 2 Load correction Factor (Fa)
Step 3 Arc of contact correction factor (Fd)
Step 4 Corrected Power = KW*Fa*Fd

Step 6: Width * No. of Plies= Corrected Power/Corrected


Power Rating
Terminology of V belt cross section
• (i) Pitch Width (Wp ) It is the width of the belt
at its pitch z
• (ii) Nominal Top Width (W) It is the top width
of the trapezium outlined on the cross-section
of the belt.
• (iii) Nominal Height (T) It is the height of the
trapezium outlined on the cross-section of the
belt.
• (iv) Angle of Belt (A) It is the included angle
obtained by extending the sides of the belt.
The standard value of the belt angle is 40°.
• (v) Pitch Length (Lp) It is the length of the pitch
line of the belt. This is the circumferential
length of the belt at the pitch width. one.
Standardized cross-section for V-belt
The manufacturers and the Bureau of Indian Standards have standardized the
dimensions of the cross-section. The cross-sectional dimensions are given in
Table 13.12. There are six basic symbols— Z, A, B, C, D and E—for the cross-
section of V-belts.
Selection of standard cross section V belt
• The selection of the cross-section depends upon two factors,
a) power to be transmitted
b) speed of the faster shaft
Depending upon the power and speed of the faster pulley, a point can be
plotted on this diagram and the corresponding cross section selected.
For example power is 9.75 kw and max speed is 1440
then selected is cross section B
Pitch diameters of pulleys and Pitch
lengths.
• The calculations of V-belts are based on preferred pitch diameters of
pulleys and pitch lengths. The series of preferred values for pitch
diameters and pitch lengths (in mm) are given in
Tables 13.13 and 13.14 respectively.
Number of V- belts

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