Synchronous drive belts save time and energy
Describes how, for some applications, synchronous drive belts can cut power consumption by 5% if substituted for conventional V-belt drives. As an added bonus, synchronous belts are kinder to bearings, and require less maintenance than V-belt drives. Observes that as torque loads increase, V-belts tend to slip more (thereby cutting transmission efficiency) while synchronous belts actually become a bit more efficient; when underbelted or overbelted, V-belt drives significantly decline in efficiency, while synchronous belt systems remain relatively constant; and efficiency of synchronous belts can be predicted easily, while those of V-belts, with their wider variations in performance, are more difficult to predict. Concludes that very significant savings in energy can be achieved in some instances by substituting synchronous belts for V-belt drive systems.
- Research Organization:
- Power Transmission Products Div., Uniroyal, Inc., Middlebury, Connecticut
- OSTI ID:
- 6224899
- Journal Information:
- Power Transm. Des.; (United States), Vol. 24:9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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