A belt drive consists of a driving pulley of 100 mm diameter and a driven pulley of 200 mm diameter, whose centres are 1000 mm apart. The driving pulley is turned by a motor running at 600 rpm. The driven pulley exerts a torque of 40 Nm on a machine. i. Calculate the power being transmitted ii. Also, if the initial tension in the belt is 300 N, calculate the tensions in the tight and slack sides of the belt during operation. iii. Calculate the maximum power which can be transmitted through the belt drive if the coefficient of friction is 0.3, and the maximum allowable tension in the belt is 1 kN. Show your complete solution.

A belt drive consists of a driving pulley of 100 mm diameter and a driven pulley of 200 mm diameter, whose centres are 1000 mm apart. The driving pulley is turned by a motor running at 600 rpm. The driven pulley exerts a torque of 40 Nm on a machine. i. Calculate the power being transmitted ii. Also, if the initial tension in the belt is 300 N, calculate the tensions in the tight and slack sides of the belt during operation. iii. Calculate the maximum power which can be transmitted through the belt drive if the coefficient of friction is 0.3, and the maximum allowable tension in the belt is 1 kN. Show your complete solution.

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ii. Also, if the initial tension in the belt is 300 N, calculate the tensions in the tight and slack sides of the belt during operation.

iii. Calculate the maximum power which can be transmitted through the belt drive if the coefficient of friction is 0.3, and the maximum allowable tension in the belt is 1 kN.

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