(Belt & Chain Drives)

By
Dr. S. Solaimurugan
Belt Drives
1. Power capacity of a belt drive depends upon
a) velocity of the belt

b) initial tension

c) arc of contact

d) coefficient of friction between the belt and the pulley

e) all of the above

Belt Drives
2. Creep in a belt is due to

a) material of the belt

b) temperature effect on the belt

c) unequal extensions in the belt due to tight-side

and slack-side tensions

d) none of the above

Belt Drives
3. The coefficient of friction between belt and pulley
depends upon

a) material of the belt

b) material of the pulley

c) materials of pulley and belt

d) belt velocity

e) none of the above

Belt Drives
4. When the speed of a belt increases

a) power transmitted will increase

b) power transmitted will decrease

c) power transmitted will increase to a maximum value

and then decrease

d) none of the above

Belt Drives

5. Which one is a positive drive?

a) flat belt drive

b) V-belt drive

c) open belt drive

d) crossed belt drive

e) chain drive
Belt Drives

6. Power transmitted by a belt drive considering the initial

tension, is maximum when the tightside tension is equal to

a) 3T0

b)"3

c) 3T c

d) none of the above

Belt Drives

7. The angle between the sides of a V-belt is

a) 15 - 25

b) 30 - 40

c) 40 - 60

d) 60 - 8O
Belt Drives

8. Crowning is done on a pulley to

a) decrease the tendency to slip

b) increase the coefficient of friction

c) increase the power capacity

d) increase creep

e) none of the above

Belt Drives

9. Idler pulley is used to

a) increase the power capacity

b) change the direction of motion of the driven

pulley

c) increase the lap angle and belt tension

d) all of the above

Belt Drives

10. Centrifugal tension in a belt drive

a) increases the power transmitted

b) decreases the power transmitted

c) has no effect on the power transmitted

d) increases belt tension without increasing the

power capacity
Belt Drives

11. For the same pulley dimeters, centre distance, belt and
pulley materials, and belt speed

a) open belt drive transmits greater power

than the crossed belt drive

b) crossed belt drive transmits greater power

than the open belt drive

c) both the drives transmit same power

Belt Drives

12. The power transmitted by a belt drive is calculated using

the

a) tension ratio of smaller pulley

b) tension ratio of larger pulley

c) smaller of the tension ratios of the pulleys

d) tension ratio of either pulley

Chain Drives

13. In some applications, chain drives are preferred to belt

drives because of

a) smaller size

b) positive transmission

c) cheapness

d) reasons given in a) & b)

Chain Drives

14. It is desirable to have the number of teeth in the driving

sprocket above 25 so as to reduce

a) interference

b) undercutting

c) wear

d) variation in chain speed

Chain Drives

15. Chain speed variation is due to

a) slip

b) creep

c) chordal action

d) none of the above

Chain Drives

16. The sprocket tooth number should be odd, to

a) reduce wear of tooth

b) eliminate chordal action

c) reduce back sliding

d) evenly distribute wear on all sprocket teeth

GATE-6. The difference between tensions on the tight and slack sides of a belt drive is 3000 N. If the belt speed is 15 m/s, the transmitted power in k W is
(a) 45 (b) 22.5 (c) 90 (d) 100 [GATE-1998]

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