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V- Belts

Q2. A V-Belt drive is used to transmit 22 KW to a crusher. The motor speed

is 960 rpm and the reduction ratio required is 3. The co-efficient of
friction between the belt and the pulley is 0.25. Design the drive for above
application. The crusher operates for 10 hrs/day. Expected life of belt is
12-14 months.
Design should include the following:
i. Selection of v belt material and its section
ii. Belt size
iii. Exact center distance
iv. Number of belts
Given :
Power : 22 KW
Driver speed N1 : 960 rpm
Reduction ratio i : 3 rpm
Duty hrs: 10 duty/day
Application: Motor to crusher
Co-efficient of friction: 0.25
Life expected : 12 to 14 months

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 Select service factor ..PSG 7.69

SF  1.3 based upon application
 Calculate Design Power [P]
[P]  SF  Power  221.3
[P]  SF  Power  28.6 KW
 Selection of Belt Cross section
Based upon Design Power, Selecting C cross section from PSG 7.58
 Determination of pulley diameters
 Method –I
Assume suitable belt speed between 17-22 m/sec
Assuming v= 17.5 m/sec
 dN1
v1  d1  348.15 mm
60
Selecting standard pulley diameter 355mm
  d  960
17.5 
60

 Calculate the larger pulley diameter  Calculate the Centre

Distance ..PSG 7.61
N  
s
Dd 1
 1  
N 2  100  D
 2.81
Assuming slip 2%. d
 2  C
D  355  3  1    1.0
 100  D
D  1043.7 mm
C  1250.00 mm
Using Standard pulley diameter of
 Calculate the Nominal
1250mm from PSG 7.54 D= 1250mm
Pitch Length ..PSG 7.61
 Calculate the actual driven speed  D  d  D  d 
2

L  2C 
d s  2 4C
N 2  N1  1   3551250 1250355
2
D  100  L 21250
400  2  2 41250
N 2  1440  1  
1250  100  L  5181.33 mm
N 2  301.05 rpm

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Selecting belt of 5009 mm pitch

A
5009

1250  355
length ….PSG 7.60 4 8
Lp  5009 mm A  621.96
For pitch length of 5009mm pitch
length Inside Length Li = 4953 mm C  621.96 621.962 100.128103 
Hence the belt selected is C-195
C1157.4 mm
 Calculate the Exact Centre
Distance ..PSG 7.61  Calculate the arc of contact
 Dd 
C  A  A2  B θ = 180-2   sin 1  
 2C 
L Dd  1250  355 
A    sin 1  
4 8  2 1157.4 
  22.740
D  d  1250  355
2 2

B B θ = 180-2  22.74
8 8
B  100.128 103 θ = 134.50

 Selection of Belt material  Calculate Design Torque [Mt]

 Assuming rubber canvas 9.55106  [Pkw ]
[Mt1] 
 ut  45 N/mm 2 N1
E  100 N/mm 2 9.55106  28.6
[Mt1] 
  1200 kg/m3 960

  0.25 [Mt1]  2.84 105 N-mm

 Calculate the Tension ratio  Calculate Belt tensions

Tt
 e sin   M t   Tt  Ts   Radius of pulley
Ts d

134.5  Mt   Tt  Ts  
Tt 0.25 180 2
e sin 20
2.84  105   5.56Ts  Ts  
355
Ts 2
Ts  350.87 N
Tt
 5.56 Tt  1950.87 N
Ts

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 Calculate required life in stress 10.77  107  0.2  45 
cycles  
V
107   max 
n  3600  Lh  n p
L  max   6.68 N/mm2
Lh  14  25  10  3500 hrs
 Calculate the Induced
17.84 stress
n  3600  3500  2
4171103 Et  m / l  v
2
T
n  10.77  107 cycles
 max  t  
Abnb d Ab
 Calculate the maximum permissible
stress  Calculate the Area of Belt
m
n   1  For C cross section from PSG
  7.58
nb   max 
W= 22 ; T= 14 ; m/l=0.343
 1  0.2 ut m  8 .. V Belt

x  14 tan 20 ; x  5.0
W  W  2 x 
Ab  T
2
Ab  W  x   T
W’
x x Ab   22  5   14
Ab  238 mm 2
 Calculate the Induced stress
 1950.87 100 14 
W W '  238n  355  
Ab  T  max  b   6.68
2  0.343 17.84 
2

W '  W  2x  
 238 
x  T tan 

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 Calculate the Number of Belts required

For safe design,

 max   max 

1950.87 100 14 0.343  17.842

   6.68
238nb 355 238
nb  3.68
Hence using 4 Belts

 Pulley Construction
d  200 mm use Web Construction
d  200 mm use Arm Construction

l  2 f   n  1 e Width of pulley

Rest calculations are same as pulley for flat belts

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 METHOD II–when life is not given

 Calculate the Number of Belts required
From PSG 7.70
P  Fa
Nb 
KW  Fc  Fd
P  Drive Power
P  22 KW
Fa  Correction Factor according to service ..PSG 7.69
Fa  1.3
Fc  Correction Factor for Length ..PSG 7.60
Fc  0.96 based upon Li
Fd  Correction Factor for Arc of Contact ..PSG 7.68
Fd  0.87 .. For 134o VV arrgmt

KW  Rating of V belt
d e  Fb  d .. PSG 7.62
Fb  Smaller Diameter factor ..PSG 7.62
D
 3.52 ; Fb  1.14
d
d e  F  355
d e  404.7 mm

KW  10.51 based upon d e and speed

P  Fa
Nb 
KW  Fc  Fd
22 1.3 ; N b  3.25
Nb 
10.51 0.96  0.87 Hence using 4 Belts