Calculation on Variable Sag in Chain Drives - Open Access Library Journal

OALibJ > Vol.3 No.5, May 2016

Calculation on Variable Sag in Chain Drives ()

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1102632 5,489 Downloads 8,874 Views

Author(s)

Changfa Rong

Affiliation(s)

School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China.

ABSTRACT

This paper presents a computer-aided analysis to calculate sag in chain drives exactly, which is commonly used in mechanical power transmission. With sprocket rotating, sag in chain drives is different. Sag is a function of meshing position of chain and sprocket. Because sag in chain drives is a variable, the maximum and minimum sag can be obtained by numerical calculation. Corresponding tensions in slack chain are obtained. A computer programme to calculate sag and tensions in slack chain is programmed.

KEYWORDS

Chain Drives, Variable Sag, Computer-Aided Analysis

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Rong, C. (2016) Calculation on Variable Sag in Chain Drives. Open Access Library Journal, 3, 1-6. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1102632.

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