The Power Transmission Problem Solvers CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH COUPLINGSae: gee Se “An inexpensive, well proven, highly efficient means of starting heavy INTRODUCTION TO CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH COUPLINGS General Description ‘A hub is connected to the driving member and a drum to the driven member giving complete disconnection when at rest, Lined shoes aro mounted around the periphery of hub and. joined by links mounted through rubber bushes. Rotation of the driving member creates the centrifugal force necessary to outwardly move the lined shoes into engagement with the rum, giving a smooth take up of the drive. No slip takes place at operating speed, giving a 100% form of power transmission. The rubber bushes provide for mis-alignment tolerances, act as an efficient flexible coupling and in the flexiclutch design give torsional flexibility and damping. Adjustment can he made to vary the engaging speed and starting of high inertia drives can be achieved with larger size trailing shoes, Perfect for engine drives because: @ Engine starts and can idle free of load. @ Serves as automatic throttle-controlied clutch, (@ Eliminatos shock loads. @ Prevents engine stall under sudden overluad. © Prevents engine reverse swing when coming to Perfect for electric motors diives because: © Motor is started under no load, @ Uses peak motor torque to start heavy inertia machinery. @ Loads are smoothly accelerated giving soft, start. @ Reduces shock on shafts oa ‘and gearing. © Gives protection against © Limits vibratory torques to safe level. Ses ee © 100% etticient power © Combines advantages of an efficient flexible aaah coupling, © Serves as an efficient flexible coupling. © 100% efficiency eaves fuel. @ Automatic action, ideal for dual/stand-by drives. @ Saves energy therefore @ Long trouble-free life with no routine maintenance. savos costs. © Totally eliminates © No routine maintenance torsional vibration criticals required. at low speeds. SHAFT ALIGNMENT ‘The figures in the following table give the maximum penmissible alignment tolerances. The three forms of misalignment may co-exist. TH 300] sa] 200] 4] 124] a8] 165] 105] 236 | a6 [305] ses aot] ‘2a0iAL an [0:20 0.30] 040[020 0.40 | 040] o0|0.60 [0.60 loso faeo|o.70 [070] Tmicirag _[oa0[o20)0-20]a20[020 020) 020|020]020 020 fo.20|020 [020 DuGaEDS “Fie eno rial provided that ning earac eetabshed between eee aco Sg aL aoe a eresPOWER KW Power Ratings for Link Clutches eee eee see eae nates oo Ee 3456 an SPEED rpm. x 10° a 208 Information required A vaw Power and RPM wu No. of cylinders or motor power and speed. ‘Torque, speed characteristics of prime move, Engine manufacture and mode! no. Diiven machinery: 1 Type, including whether rotary or reciprocating 2 Starting load (torque speed cuive i possible) 3 Inertia referred to clutch speed. Gearbox drivoo: What ie output speed and total inertia referred to input speed. ‘Type of mou (te. flywheel to shat, shaft to shaft, with bearing assembly, ‘possible, shaft diameters, fiywheel SAF no, mating flange ‘eralls it clutch is to be hited with intemal bearings), Purpose of clutch (.e. Wo ease starting, overload protection, torsional vibration ‘damping, to provide disconnection at rest: especially upon standby drives etn) Uni or Bi-Diroctional, Engaging spood requirements: (is cutch to provide for ‘uncoupled engine idling, i $0, what is the idling speed), ‘Minimum operating speed and maximum abootbed power at this speed. Sequence of cutch operation required. Frequence of starting. Initial selection is provisional and torsional analysis i required to establish whether unit torsrnally suitable oe whether te- Sselecion is necessary to provide for salistacory torsional system, ‘Twiflex Enginoers can undertake to carry outa fll torsional ‘vibration analysis on a systet, upon receipe Of al relevant data, 2Overall Dimensions of Standard Unit MODEL | 100 | 53 | 200 | c94 |c124] c136]c156|c185 |c216 |c248|c308 |c368| C4510) A__| 117 | 156 | 210 | 267 | 350 |'356 | 413 | 492 | 578 | 654 | 813 | 978 | 1220 B | 73 | 98 | 117 | 148 | 318 | 210 | 38a | 478 | 375 | 587 | 670 | 781 | 546 c | 29 [| 38 | 51 [7 | eo | wo [aaa | azr | ae2 | 265 | 278 | 235 | 229 D__| 101 | 118 | 130 | 150 | 22a | 197 | 292 | 327 | 275 | 378 | 475 | 594 | 721 E__| 6000] 5600} 4900 | 2300 | 3600 | 3000 | 2900 | 2400 | 2000 | 1850 | 1500 |1250| 1000. F — |1800] 1600] 1700] 1600| 1200 | 200 | 87s | 725 | 600 | 680 | 200 | a50 | 250 G |108.4/143.1]190.6]244.6[312.2] 336.8] 381.0[467.2 [530.9 [600.7] 762.2 fora] 14a. H [445/540] 620[71.4[ 57 | ang |1175|1445|1365|149.2| 175 | 120 | 295 WEIGHT| 2.60 | 6.54 | 16.1 | 20.8 | 47.6 | 54.0| 103 | 141 | 212 | 289 | 494 | a1 | 1980 tueRtin® {0.0012|0,0045} 0.020]0.056|0.214 | 0.317]0.695|1.519 | 4.52 |8.022/11.55| 16.5 | 150 Tuzkrtas: | 0.003 ]0.010 | 0.061 | 0.072 | 0.28 | 0.36 | 1.11] 2.15 | 3.45 | 5.07 | 13.8 | 28.4| 108 E = MAX. RUNNING SPEED (r.p.m) F * MAX. ENGAGING SPEED (r.p.m) 2 D FLANGE To SHAFT Typical Applications @ Fans Automatic Doors* @ Pups Armoured Tanks @ Conveyors» @ Marine Propulsion 2 Mixers Daves * Centrifuges @ Vibrating Rollers wal Muls iriguration Units @ Crushers @ Dual and Standby Drive @ Compressors © Agricultural Equipment @ Pulverisers @ Turbines Locomotives © Generators @ Elevators" Pa png © Lifeboat Davits! + spat inting eke 3ToRGUE 0” PRED - x FULL apEED * 08 Ia sees Gonsraavt TOHOUE LOAD Diagram 1 Consider the advantages of using a TWIFLEX automatic clutch coupling with a standard squirrel cage motor. ‘The diagram (1) shows typical torque speed curves. ‘The motor starts completely free, the starting current conditions corresponding to those of a motor running light, and accelerates rapidly to point D. The driven load is subjected to an increasing accelerating torque as the motor speed rises, this torque being represented at any patlicular motor speed ‘AB If the load has a high inertia the motor speed dwells at point D, the full coupling torque there being Diagram 2 applied to accelerate the load 90 per cent. of full load speed tothe corresponding speed. whilst the load is accelerated Itcan be seen that amuch steadily to point B. From E to higher torque is available for F motor and load accelerate load acceleration nsing a together as if solidly coupled. TWIFLEX clutch coupling ‘The curve AG shows the than with a solidly coupled —_—_pehaviour of the same motor motor, thus permitting the and load if solidly coupled, use of the smallest possible the actual time taken to full naar speed being 60 seconds as compared with 22 seconds. ‘With really high inertia drives this means greatly reduced sustained starting current loads on cables and switehgear and a substantial ‘The diagram (2) shows speed plotted against time for the acceleration of a constant torque load from rest by a typival squinel cage motor, the load having twice the reduction in the temperature inertia of the motor. reached by the motor ‘The motor speed follows windings - frequently a curve ABDE, dwelling ata __ limiting factor with high- constant speed approaching powered drives. 4ic oped ental a no Prods spo an Hats cum ‘Snead rolaruon apn ae ensiés caty tat ecuge seg cheek ena co ie =f RIVE ine tart eee etluced vokage ces shock oag on goa et mouths oat pet ‘aon Sinuantes eble anne LIMITING BRAKE Lis tog spt fees dar eb, Typical Applications penstcomne ad COMPRESSOR OR PUMP DRIVE. 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