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Solution                                                       Belt Drives  139

                           Steps             Computation                                    Results  Units
                           1. Compute the design  Select service factor K from Table 2.1 as K = 1.1, therefore  P = 8.25 kW
                                                             A              A                ca
                           power P           the design power is
                                 ca
                                             P = K P =1.1×7.5=8.25 kW
                                                  A
                                              ca
                           2. Determine      Select the diameter of the driving sheave as D = 100 mm  D = 100  mm
                                                                             1               1
                           the diameters of the  according to Table 6.1. Select slip ratio    = 1.5%, the diameter
                           sheaves           of the driven sheave can be calculated by Eq. (6.15)
                                             D = i(1 −   )D =3.5×(1 −1.5%) × 100 = 344.8mm
                                              2
                                                       1
                                             Select D = 355 mm according to Table 6.1.      D = 355  mm
                                                                                             2
                                                   2
                                             Check the speed of the belt by
                                                   D n       × 100 × 1450                   v = 7.59  ms −1
                                             v =    1 1  =           = 7.59 < 25 m∕s
                                                60 × 1000   60 × 1000
                                             The speed of the belt is acceptable.
                                             Check the error of speed ratio
                                                 |D ∕D − 3.5|      | 355∕100 − 3.5 |
                                                   2
                                                      1
                                             Δi =  |       | × 100%=  |       |  = 1.43% < 5%
                                                 |   3.5   |       |    3.5   |
                                                 |         |       |          |
                                             The speed ratio is acceptable.
                           3. Confirm centre  Specify a trial centre distance according to
                           distance a and belt  0.7(D + D ) < a < 2(D + D )
                           datum length L d      1   2   0    1   2
                                             The initial centre distance is selected as a = 500 mm.
                                                                          0
                                             The preliminary belt length is calculated by Eq. (6.26)
                                                               (D − D ) 2
                                                       
                                              ′
                                             L = 2a + (D + D )+  2   1
                                              d    0  2  1  2     4a
                                                 [                  0          2  ]
                                                                       (355 − 100)
                                               = 2 × 500 +  ×(100 + 355)+        = 1747mm
                                                         2              4 × 500
                                                                                            L = 1750 mm
                                                                                             d
                                             Select the belt datum length from Table 6.1 as L = 1750 mm.  a = 502  mm
                                                                               d
                                             The actual centre distance a is calculated from Eq. (6.27)
                                                    L d −L ′  (  1750 − 1747  )
                                             a ≈ a +  2  d  = 500 +  2   ≈ 502 mm           a min  = 476 mm
                                                 0
                                             a min  = a − 0.015L = 502 − 0.015 × 1750 = 476 mm  a max = 555 mm
                                                          d
                                             a max  = a +0.03L = 502 + 0.03 × 1750 = 555 mm
                                                          d
                           4. Compute        From Eq. (6.28) we have                           = 150.9  ∘
                                                   ∘
                           the contact angle     = 180 −  D − D 1  × 57.3 ∘
                                                       2
                           on the driving sheave  1      a
                                                 ∘  355 − 100   ∘      ∘    ∘
                                             = 180 −        × 57.3 = 150.9 > 120
                                                      502
                                             So the contact angle on the driving sheave is acceptable.
                           5. Compute        From Eq. (6.29)
                           the number of belts  z =  P ca
                           required to carry    (P +ΔP )K K L
                                                      0
                                                  0
                                                         a
                           the design power
                                             Since n = 1450 rpm, D = 100 mm, i = 3.5, from Figures 6.9
                                                  1          1
                                             and 6.10a, we have P = 1.32 kW, ΔP = 0.17 kW
                                                            0          0
                                             Select K = 0.92. From Figure 6.11, select K = 1.00
                                                                            L
                                                        8.25
                                             z =                   = 6.02
                                                (1.32 + 0.17)× 0.92 × 1.00
                                             Select z = 7                                   z = 7
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