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Re: Pulley Belt Groove Shape
« on: May 23, 2021, 01:44:45 am »
Quote from: Adirondack Jack on May 23, 2021, 01:41:36 am
A perfectly sized U only fits a belt at a non-tensioned state. Once tensioned and loaded, a round belt will elongate and its cross section will shrink. The shrink is dynamic with load.

A trapezoid can provide relatively constant contact patch under a somewhat wider variability of load tension.

Thanks for that technical information.
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