COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

PME2D- MACHINE DESIGN 2

PLATE 3 FLAT BELTS

PROBLEM 1

A 36-in. driving pulley and a 48-in. driven pulley are arranged on 10-ft centers.
The output of the driven shaft is 150 hp. Assume a belt speed of 4,200 fpm, a
coefficient of friction of 0.3, a slip of 1.5 per cent at each pulley, and 5 percent
friction loss at each shaft.

(a) Determine the revolutions per minute of each shaft.

(b) Determine the difference in belt tensions.
(c) Determine the size of machine wire-laced leather belt required.
(d) Determine the required shaft sizes, assuming pure torsion and an allowable
stress of 8,000 psi.
(e) Determine mine the overall efficiency of this transmission.

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PROBLEM 2

A 5-hp, 900-rpm high torque squirrel-cage motor is used to drive a punch press.
The motor pulley is cast iron 14 in. in diameter. The driven pulley is cast iron 42 in.
in diameter. The center distance is 8 ft and is inclined at 55 deg with the horizontal.
Select a suitable leather belt.

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PROBLEM 3

A ventilating fan having an 18-in. cast-iron pulley is driven from a 25-hp at 870-rpm
normal-torque motor placed directly below it. The steel pulley on the motor is 10 in.
in diameter, and the center distance is 5 ft. select a leather belt for this drive.

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PROBLEM 4

Two-shafts, 6 ft apart, are connected by an open leather belt ¼ in. thick

and 4 in. wide. The driving shaft rotates at 1,750 rpm and carries an 8-
in. pulley. The driven shaft rotates at 438 rpm.
(a) Determine the horsepower that may be transmitted under steady-
load conditions.
(b) Determine the additional horsepower that may be transmitted when
a 6-in. idler is placed 9 in. from the center of the driver on a line parallel
to the original belt