Experiment

  • Power transfer, efficiency and direction in a belt drive
  • Friction and angle of lap on a pulley

Specification:

  • Apparatus Dimensions
    370 mm x 300 mm
  • Main parts
    Belt drive with different gear ratio
    Weight hangers and weights
  • Pulley’s dia
    64mm
    89mm
    114mm
  • Torque pully dia:
    100mm
  • Weights
    2x 0.5N (hanager)
    8x 0.5N
    4x 1N
    4x 2N
    4x 5N
  • Scope of Delivery
    1 experimental unit
    1 instruction manual

This versatile apparatus is part of a series that allows many experiments using different arrangements of their parts. The apparatus is use to study or show an engineering science topic. This apparatus includes belt drive systems of different gear ratio to show their relative advantages and disadvantages.

The apparatus introduces students to key engineering terms such as gear ratio, pulley ratio and efficiency.