Create Belt - Smooth 2D and 3D Links

Belt Name

Enter the belt name.

Axis of Rotation

Axis of Rotation can be one of the following:

Reference Location

Enter the value for reference location.

Geometry

Total Segments

Optionally enter the total number of segments into which the belt is to be discretized. Use this parameter along with the segment length parameter when the total length of the belt is known and Adams will route a belt of this length through the pulley set and report the resulting tension required to do so.

Segment Length

Enter the length of the individual discrete segments into which the belt model is discretized. Using this parameter in conjunction with "Total Segments" the total length of the belt can be provided as an input (see above). If "Total Segments" is not specified, then Adams will model the belt with the greatest number of segments of this length that still provides some tension (that is, greater than zero belt tension in the design position of the model).

Belt Height

Enter the total height of the belt. It is also known as "Nominal Height".

Belt Width

Enter the width of the belt.

Cordial Distance

Enter the distance from the inner belt surface to the cord inside the belt.

Belt stiffness

Stiffness

If you set Section Connections to Geometry & Material, Adams Machinery displays the following options. Learn how Adams Machinery uses the following options to calculate stiffness parameters.

Segment Area

Enter the cross-sectional area of the segment.

Section Inertia

Enter the area moment of inertia of the segment cross section, about the neutral axis (z-z). It is expressed as unit length to the fourth power. It is sometimes referred to as the second moment of area about the z-axis. The z-axis is along the width of the belt.

For a solid rectangular section:

I = Izz = width * height3/12

where the height of the land-section cross section is (Nominal Height - Tooth Height).

Young’s Modulus

Enter the Young's modulus of the belt material.

Damping Ratio

Enter the damping ratio (damping coefficient).

If you select User entered, Adams Machinery displays the following options. Learn how Adams Machinery uses the following options to calculate stiffness parameters.

K axial

Enter the axial stiffness. The stiffness is in force units / length units.

C axial

Enter the axial damping. The damping is in force units * time units / length units.

K transverse

Enter the transverse stiffness. The stiffness is in force units / length units

C transverse

Enter the transverse damping. The damping is in force units * time units / length units.

K torsional

Enter the torsional stiffness. The stiffness is in force units * length units / angle units.

C torsional

Enter the torsional damping. The damping is in force units * length units * time units / angle units.

K coupling

Enter the coupling stiffness. The stiffness is in force units.

Geometry settings