Question
Mining Methods and Machinery Question on Transportation of Surface Mining
A 35.0 kW motor transmits power to a pulley of 600 mm diameter, which rotates at 400 rpm to drive a flat belt. The tension in the tight side is 2.5 times of the slack side. Neglect all transmission losses. If the maximum allowable tension is 8.0 N per mm of belt width, then the minimum width of the belt in mm, is____.(round off up to 2 decimals)
Answer
The correct answer is: 570.00 or 590.00 (approx)