Belts Friction

FEATURES

v Compact, comprehensive, sturdy design

v Fully instrumentation for experimentation of Friction of Belts Apparatus study.

v Wall mounted

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

Friction of Belts Apparatus TOM-23 is specially designed in such a fashion that allows students to demonstrate and experimentally confirm basic engineering principles.

The apparatus consists of a wall-mounted pulley with a loaded belt. The pulley is made of aluminum and has two machined grooves to suit a flat, V belt, and a rope.

For a given belt tension and angle of lap, a turning moment can be applied by adding weights to the pulley drive hanger. The idea is to determine the torque, which just causes the pulley to turn, and so to find the ratio of the belt tensions. This enables the belt tension equation to be verified and the coefficient of friction to be determined. The angle of lap can be easily varied.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

v To observe the relationship between the tensions in the two sides of a belt

v To determine the coefficient of friction between the pulley and belt for the belt sections

OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL

Self-explanatory operating & maintenance manual will be provided. This will include Theory, operating procedure, standard results, and maintenance procedures.