BELT TENSION DECAY OF AUTOMOTIVE V AND V-RIBBED BELTS

The tension decay of V and V-ribbed belts has been a concern of engineers and maintenance people for many years. The relationship between initial tension and retained tension is studied for a variety of belt cross sections. The study includes recommended tension decay test procedures, method of measuring belt tensions and recommended tension procedures to minimize the effect of tension decay.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From SAE Meeting held June 9-13, 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Fuetterer, W G
  • Schlamadinger, H J
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biodeterioration; Diesel engines; Manual safety belts; Manual transmissions; Measurement; Motor vehicles; Tension
• Old TRIS Terms: Belts; Mechanical drive
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331336
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 800851, HS-030 253
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1983 12:00AM