Chapter 6 Belt and Chain Drives Quiz

The term _____ is defined as force applied through an arcing motion.

• horsepower

• pressure

• speed

• torque

For a fixed amount of horsepower, if the speed is decreased, torque will _____.

• stay the same

• decrease in proportion to the decrease in speed

• increase

• drop to zero

Belt speed is specified in _____.

• fpm

• fps

• kph

• mph

_____ give a V-belt its strength.

• Compression sections

• Core cords

• Covers

• Tension sections

Which type of V-belt cord does not have as high of a tensile strength as the others?

• Aramid.

• Aromatic polyamide fibers.

• Kevlar.

• Polyester.

Which of the following is used as a prefix to indicate the width of a conventional V-belt?

• Letter.

• Decimal number.

• Fractional number.

• Roman numeral.

Which group of V-belts has a narrow belt width?

• 2L, 3L, 4L, and 5L.

• 3V, 5V, and 8V.

• AX, BX, CX.

• HA, HB, HC, HD, and HE.

A V-belt pulley's pitch diameter equals the _____.

• pulley's inside diameter

• pulley's outside diameter

• diameter where the V-belt's core cords ride on the pulley

• average of the pulley's inside and outside diameter

A 12″ input pulley is responsible for driving an 8″ output pulley. If the input pulley is spinning at 200 rpm, what is the output pulley's rpm?

• 66 rpm.

• 133 rpm.

• 300 rpm.

• 606 rpm.

Pulleys can be fastened to shafts through all of the following, EXCEPT:

• splines

• key stock

• woodruff key

• rubber belt