A belt drive consists of two V-belts in parallel, on grooved pulleys of the same size. The angle of the groove is 30°. The cross-sectional area of each belt is 750 mm2 and u= 0.12. The density of the belt material is 1.2 Mg/m3 and the maximum safe stress in the material is 7 MPa. (a) Calculate the power that can be transmitted between pulleys of 300 mm diameter rotating at 1500 r.p.m. (b) Find also the shaft speed in r.p.m. at which the power transmitted would be a maximum.

A belt drive consists of two V-belts in parallel, on grooved pulleys of the same size. The angle of the groove is 30°. The cross-sectional area of each belt is 750 mm2 and u= 0.12. The density of the belt material is 1.2 Mg/m3 and the maximum safe stress in the material is 7 MPa. (a) Calculate the power that can be transmitted between pulleys of 300 mm diameter rotating at 1500 r.p.m. (b) Find also the shaft speed in r.p.m. at which the power transmitted would be a maximum.

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