A new design method for V-belts has been developed. The new method involves a horsepower-life relationship which has been derived on the basis of the results of a vast experimental program of belt testing involving many hundreds of tests, together with an analysis of these data which introduces several new concepts of stress analysis for rubber-textile structures.

Issue Section:
Research Papers
Topics:
Fatigue life, V-belts, Belts, Design methodology, Horsepower, Rubber, Stress analysis (Engineering), Testing, Textiles
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