Selecting synchronous belt drives for energy savings

Journal Article · Thu Oct 28 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Plant Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5957999

Batchelar, P

Compares performances of V belts and synchronous belts. Reports that engineers tested a synchronous belt against a 3V belt at speeds from 1160 rpm to 3500 rpm; pulleys of various diameters were used while the load was varied 2 to 25 hp. Findings indicate that efficiency increases with increasing torque for synchronous belts but decreases for V belts because of slippage; large pulleys provide higher efficiencies with both types of belt; narrower or fewer V belts produce higher efficiencies at low torques; wider or more numerous V belts produce higher efficiencies at high torque; underbelted and overbelted V belt drives are inefficient; the efficiency of synchronous belts remains relatively constant; there are relatively large variations in V-belt efficiencies; and synchronous belt efficiencies can be accurately predicted.

• Research Organization: Product Manager, Power Transmission Products, Uniroyal Engineered Products Co., Middlebury, CT
• OSTI ID: 5957999
• Journal Information: Plant Eng.; (United States), Vol. 36:22
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
ELECTRIC MOTORS
POWER TRANSMISSION
ANGULAR VELOCITY
BELT CONVEYORS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
SYNCHRONIZATION
TORQUE
CONVEYORS
EQUIPMENT
HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MOTORS
TESTING
VELOCITY
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