Application of software solutions for modeling and analysis of parameters of belt drive in engineering

The application of software systems in engineering when developing the belt drive designs and evaluating their characteristics is considered. A technique for calculating and analyzing belt drives is described using the example of calculating V-belt and flat-belt drives using a software solution. As a result of the belt drive analysis, belt profiles, belt cross-sectional dimensions, drive and driven sheave diameters and power parameters are determined, and graphics images of the dependences of belt's prestressing force and the force acting on the shaft from the diameter of the driving sheave are obtained. By approximating the results of calculations, theoretical equations for calculating the power parameters of the belt drives were derived. Carrying out the analysis of belt drives with the use of software solutions allows one to avoid computational errors and to optimize the design and performance. At the same time, a convenient and intuitive interface, as well as an integrated graphical editor, provide visibility of the output data and allow the accelerated engineering analysis of the development object.