MECHANICAL ENGINEER LICENSURE EXAMINATION

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MACHINE DESIGN: Belting

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the
box corresponding to the Letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil
no. 2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. A 5 hp motor running at 350 rpm drives an irrigation pump which has a pulley diameter same as the pulley used in the motor.
Determine the angle of the wrap.
A. 1700 B. 1800 C. 1750 D. 1850

2. A power transmitting system uses a flat belt wherein during the operation a 1.5 % slip on each pulley was observed. The
driving pulley runs at 750 rpm with a diameter of 600 mm. Determine the rotative speed of a 2 000 mm driven pulley.
A. 238.46 rpm B. 228.28 rpm C. 208.60 rpm D. 218.35 rpm

3. An open belting power transmitting system has a center to center distance between pulleys of 3 m. The pulley diameter of the
driver and driven are 450 mm and 1 000 mm, respectively. Determine the difference in belt length when using a crossed
belting.
A. 130 mm B. 160 mm C. 140 mm D. 150 mm

4. Determine the distance between shaft centers of a 500 mm driving and 1 500 mm driven belt pulleys. The arc of contact is
1600.
A. 2.865 m B. 4.432 m C. 6.211 m D. 8.422 m

5. The leather material used in an open belt drive has an ultimate strength of 5 600 kPa, consider a factor of safety of 2. The
300 mm wide and 10 mm thick belt is wire laced by a machine with an efficiency of 88 %. Determine the belt pull on the tight
side.
A. 7.4 kN B. 9.8 kN C. 5.6 kN D. 3.2 kN

6. Determine the belt tension ratio of an open belt drive when the peripheral belt speed is zero. The angle of contact on the
200 mm motor is 1600. The coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley is 0.32.
A. 5.4 B. 4.2 C. 2.3 D. 3.6

7. A 450 mm driving pulley has a rotative speed of 900 rpm. The mass of the belt is 3 kilograms per meter of belt length.
Determine the load on the belt due to the centrifugal force.
A. 7.24 kN B. 5.12 kN C. 3.60 kN D. 1.35 kN

8. In an open belt drive, the power output of the driven shaft is 84 hp. The frictional losses on the shaft is 5 %. Determine the
power transmitted.
A. 98.65 hp B. 94.84 hp C. 84.21 hp D. 88.42 hp

9. Determine the net belt pull of an 85 kW, 275 rpm motor with 600 mm pulley.
A. 3.15 kN B. 5.34 kN C. 9.84 kN D. 7.68 kN

10. A 300 mm circular saw blade with a peripheral speed of 20 m/s is fastened to a 600 mm pulley. The power is transmitted thru
an open belting with a belt slip of 3 % on each pulleys. Find the relative speed of the driving shaft carrying a 300 mm pulley.
A. 2 704 rpm B. 2 528 rpm C. 2 946 rpm D. 2 371 rpm

11. An electric motor drives a punch press thru an open belting. When the clutch was engaged, the belt slips. To correct this
condition, an idler pulley was installed to increase the angle of contact, but same belt and pulley were used. The original angle
of contact and belt tension ratio on the driving motor pulley are 1600 and 2.4, respectively. The presence of idler pulley
increases its transmission capacity by 20 % and the slippage was corrected. What is the new angle of contact or wrap?
A. 2150 B. 2200 C. 2000 D. 2100

12. A 55 kW, 750 rpm motor with 600 mm pulley is connected by a flat belt to a 2 000 mm flywheel of a machine. The allowable
design stress of the belt is 2 MPa. The distance between shaft centers is 3 m. The coefficient of friction between the belt and
pulley is 0.3. Angle of contact on the pulley is 1400. Find the width of an 8 mm medium leather belt to be used.
A. 376 mm B. 371 mm C. 383 mm D. 366 mm

13. A 40 hp Diesel engine drives an irrigation pump by means of a V-belt. The adjusted rated horsepower per belt is 5. Determine
the number of belts if the service factor is 1.2.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10

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14. The sheave diameter of the driver and driven are 5.4 inches and 15.4 inches, respectively. Determine the center to center
distance between shafts.
A. 10.7 inches B. 15.8 inches C. 18.5 inches D. 13.6 inches

Situational Problem ( 15 – 17 )

A 914 mm driving pulley and a 1 219 mm driven pulley are arranged on a 3 meter centers. The output of the driven shaft is 84 hp.
Assuming a belt speed of 1 280 m/min, a coefficient of friction of 0.3, a slip of 1.5 % each pulley and a frictional loss of 5 % on each
shaft, determine:
15. the rpm of each shaft
A. 442.2 rpm ; 319.6 rpm B. 432.2 rpm ; 349.3 rpm C. 452.6 rpm ; 329.3 rpm D. 462.4 rpm ; 339.6 rpm
16. the difference in belt tension
A. 4.57 kN B. 1.05 kN C. 2.57 kN D. 3.05 kN
17. the size of machine laced 9.5 mm thick leather belt
A. 294 mm B. 304 mm C. 314 mm D. 324 mm

Situational Problem ( 18 – 19 )

Two pulleys with the same diameter of 600 mm runs at 370 rpm are connected by a leather belt 9 mm thick. If the belt transmits
22.5 kW and the distance between shafts is 3 m, determine:
18. the width of the belt required
A. 120.5 mm B. 114.5 mm C. 108.5 mm D. 102.5 mm
19. the length of the belt required
A. 7 825 mm B. 7 845 mm C. 7 865 mm D. 7 885 mm

Situational Problem ( 20 – 21 )

An open belt drive connects a 450 mm driving pulley to another driven pulley 1 000 mm in diameter. The belt is 300 mm wide and
10 mm thick. The coefficient of friction of the belt drive is 0.3 and the mass of the belt is 2.8 kilograms per meter of belt length.
Other data are:
a) Center distance between shafts = 4 meters
b) Maximum allowable tensile stress on the belt = 1 500 kPa
c) Speed of driving pulley = 900 rpm
20. Determine the maximum power that can be transmitted in kilowatts.
A. 35.4 B. 40.8 C. 45.6 D. 50.2
21. Determine the load on the shaft in Newton.
A. 7 081 B. 7 071 C. 7 091 D. 7 061

22. A V-belt is to transmit 50 hp to an ammonia compressor. The sheave is 8 inches in diameter and turns at 1,150 rpm, while the
larger sheave tunrs at 400 rpm. The service factor may be taken as 1.5 and the center to center distance is equal to the
diameter of the larger sheave. Compute the length of the belt.
A. 205 inches B. 197 inches C. 97 inches D. 105 inches

23. An ammonia compressor is driven by a 20 kW motor. The compressor and the motor has rotative speeds of 360 rpm and
1,750 rpm, respectively. The small sheave has a pitch diameter of 152.4 mm. If the belt to be used is standard C-120 with
length of 122.9 inches ( or 3 121.7 mm ), compute the center to center distance between the sheaves.
A. 752 mm B. 604 mm C. 558 mm D. 806 mm

24. An ammonia compressor is driven by a 20 kW motor. The compressor and the motor has rotative speeds of 360 rpm and
1,750 rpm, respectively. The small sheave has a pitch diameter of 152.4 mm. If the belt to be used is standard C-120 with
length of 122.9 inches ( or 3 121.7 mm ), compute the approximate arc of contact.
A. 144.60 B. 138.20 C. 156.40 D. 162.80

Note:

Pitch length of V- belt is difficult to measure directly, primarily because it is based on the pitch line of the belt.
The pitch line is any circumferential line which keeps the same length when the belt is bent perpendicularly to
its base. In other words, the pitch line is the line internal to the belt that does not change length when the belt is
in use. The diameter that is formed on the sheave by the pitch line of the belt is the sheave's pitch diameter.

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