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Theory of Machines / August 2, 2021

Power transmitted by a Belt

Fig. shows the driving pulley (or driver) A and the driven pulley (or follower) B. We have already discussed that the driving pulley pulls the belt from one side and delivers the same to the other side. It is thus obvious that the tension on the former side (i.e. tight side) will be greater than the latter side […]

Fig. shows the driving pulley (or driver) A and the driven pulley (or follower) B. We have already discussed that the driving pulley pulls the belt from one side and delivers the same to the other side. It is thus obvious that the tension on the former side (i.e. tight side) will be greater than the latter side (i.e. slack side) as shown in Fig.