TY - BOOK
T1 - Belt drives in arctic conditions
AU - Lehto, Ari
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Problems concerning the behaviour of power transmission
belts at low temperatures were studied experimentally. A
belt drive, designed according to the standard SFS 3527,
was used at low temperatures. The minimum service
temperature was determined for ten v-bells and one timing
belt. The influence of pulley diameter, loading,
tensioning method and storage time at low temperatures
was studied experimentally.
The main problems when using belts at low temperatures
were caused by rubber materials becoming stiff and
brittle. That increased the starting torques of the
belts, and caused cracks in the top or the bottom rubber
of the belt.
AB - Problems concerning the behaviour of power transmission
belts at low temperatures were studied experimentally. A
belt drive, designed according to the standard SFS 3527,
was used at low temperatures. The minimum service
temperature was determined for ten v-bells and one timing
belt. The influence of pulley diameter, loading,
tensioning method and storage time at low temperatures
was studied experimentally.
The main problems when using belts at low temperatures
were caused by rubber materials becoming stiff and
brittle. That increased the starting torques of the
belts, and caused cracks in the top or the bottom rubber
of the belt.
KW - belt drives
KW - cold weather tests
KW - low temperature tests
M3 - Report
SN - 951-38-2868-9
T3 - Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus. Tiedotteita
BT - Belt drives in arctic conditions
PB - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
CY - Espoo
ER -