A 50 inch long belt is used to transmit power from a motor to aworking shaft. The two sheaves involved are both the same size,hence the belt is not being used to reduce or increase speed ortorque, but simply to “couple” two shafts. The motor’s rated poweris 50 hp and the required service factor is 1.25. The motor speedis 1160 rpm and the sheave diameters are 7.9”. How many 5V beltsare required here? What is the number of belts required?
