Complete Selection & Identification guide for Power transmission V-Belts

Complete Selection & Identification guide for Power transmission V-Belts

In maintenance field you must be familiar with the terms V-Belts. V-Belts are the most common way to transmit power from one shaft to other.

     Motor driving pump with the help of V-Belt

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.

V-belt

Its very important to select right V-Belt for specific application, Also to avoid the frequent failure of V-belts its very important to check the alignments fo belts at the time of mounting.

Its very important to keep in mind that power is transmitted through friction between belt wedges & Pulley side wedges.

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Now, Lets under stand the V-Belts nomenclature system, for this lets take example of V-Belt of B-84,

Where B is the section of Belt, having standard Top width & Thickness

Section of V-Belt in Inches

Section of V-Belt in mm.

Click on the below link for identification of V-Belt Type & Number

How to Identify The Correct V-Belt Type & Number 

Hope this content will help you with the selection of right V-Belt  for your desired application & understanding the types of V-Belt will help you to select right V-Belt for your application.

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