Pulley Belt CALCULATIONS - Belt length, distance between pulley wheels

Pulley Belt CALCULATIONS - Belt length, distance between pulley wheels

Pulley Belt CALCULATIONS - Belt length, distance between pulley wheels
Pulley Belt CALCULATIONS - Belt length, distance between pulley wheels

 
A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically, most often parallel. Belts may be used as a source of motion, to transmit power efficiently or to track relative movement. Belts are looped over pulleys and may have a twist between the pulleys, and the shafts need not be parallel.
In a two pulley system, the belt can either drive the pulleys normally in one direction (the same if on parallel shafts), or the belt may be crossed, so that the direction of the driven shaft is reversed (the opposite direction to the driver if on parallel shafts). As a source of motion, a conveyor belt is one application where the belt is adapted to carry a load continuously between two points. The belt drive can also be used to change the speed of rotation, either up or down, by using different sized pulleys.

*/*A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft that is designed to support movement and change of direction of a taut cable or belt, or transfer of power between the shaft and cable or belt. In the case of a pulley supported by a frame or shell that does not transfer power to a shaft, but is used to guide the cable or exert a force, the supporting shell is called a block, and the pulley may be called a sheave.

A pulley may have a groove or grooves between flanges around its circumference to locate the cable or belt. The drive element of a pulley system can be a rope, cable, belt, or chain.

In this video we learn how to calculate the belt length as well as the distance between the two pulleys This is common in the HVAC and building services industry, used to drive pumps, fans, conveyor belts etc.

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