Q3/ An open belt drive connected two parallel shafts 1.2 m apart. The driving and driven shafts rotate at 350 rpm and 140 rpm respectively and the driven pulley is 40 cm diameter. The belt is 5 mm thick and 8 cm wide. u = 0.3 and maximum permissible stress in the belting is 140 N/cm2. Determine (a) diameter of the driving pulley, (b) maximum power that may be transmitted by the belting, and (c) required initial tension in the belt.

Q3/ An open belt drive connected two parallel shafts 1.2 m apart. The driving and driven shafts rotate at 350 rpm and 140 rpm respectively and the driven pulley is 40 cm diameter. The belt is 5 mm thick and 8 cm wide. u = 0.3 and maximum permissible stress in the belting is 140 N/cm2. Determine (a) diameter of the driving pulley, (b) maximum power that may be transmitted by the belting, and (c) required initial tension in the belt.

Mechanics of Materials (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Torsion

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Problem 3.2.6P: A circular aluminum tube subjected to pure torsion by torques T(sec figure) has an outer radius...

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