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Chains:: Advantages and Disadvantages of Chain Drive Over Belt or Rope Drive

The document discusses different types of chains used in chain drives, including hoisting and hauling chains, conveyor chains, and power transmitting chains. It describes key components of chains like links, pins, and sprockets. It also lists advantages of chain drives over belt or rope drives like obtaining a perfect velocity ratio since no slip occurs. However, chain drives require accurate mounting and maintenance.

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Chains:: Advantages and Disadvantages of Chain Drive Over Belt or Rope Drive

The document discusses different types of chains used in chain drives, including hoisting and hauling chains, conveyor chains, and power transmitting chains. It describes key components of chains like links, pins, and sprockets. It also lists advantages of chain drives over belt or rope drives like obtaining a perfect velocity ratio since no slip occurs. However, chain drives require accurate mounting and maintenance.

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3. Composite or reverse laid ropes.

In these types of ropes, the wires in the two adjacent strands are
twisted in the opposite direction, as shown in Fig.

Chains: belt and rope drives that slipping may occur. In order to avoid slipping, steel chains are used. The
chains are made up of rigid links which are hinged together in order to provide the necessary flexibility for
warping around the driving and driven wheels. The wheels have projecting teeth and fit into the corresponding
recesses, in the links of the chain as shown in Fig. 11.23. The wheels and the chain are thus constrained to move
together without slipping and ensures perfect velocity ratio. The toothed wheels are known as sprocket wheels
or simply sprockets. These wheels resemble to spur gears.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Chain Drive Over Belt or Rope Drive :


Advantages
1. As no slip takes place during chain drive, hence perfect velocity ratio is obtained.
2. Since the chains are made of metal, therefore they occupy less space in width than a belt or rope
drive. 3. The chain drives may be used when the distance between the shafts is less.
4. The chain drive gives a high transmission efficiency (upto 98 per cent).
5. The chain drive gives less load on the shafts.
6. The chain drive has the ability of transmitting motion to several shafts by one chain only.
Disadvantages
1. The production cost of chains is relatively high.
2. The chain drive needs accurate mounting and careful maintenance.
3. The chain drive has velocity fluctuations especially when unduly stretched.
Terms Used in Chain Drive :
1. Pitch: It is the distance between the hinge centre of a link and the corresponding hinge centre of the
adjacent link as shown in Fig.

2. Pitch circle diameter of the chain sprocket. It is the diameter of the circle on which the hinge centres of
the chain lie.

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Relation Between Pitch and Pitch Circle Diameter

Classification of Chains :
1. Hoisting and hauling (or crane) chains,
2. Conveyor (or tractive) chains, and
3. Power transmitting (or driving) chains.
Hoisting and Hauling Chains:
These chains are used for hoisting and hauling purposes. The hoisting and hauling chains are of the
following two types:
1. Chain with oval links. : The links of this type of chain are of oval shape,
2. Chain with square links. The links of this type of chain are of square shape, as shown in Fig.

Conveyor Chains :
1. Detachable or hook joint type chain, as shown in Fig. and
2. Closed joint type chain, as shown in Fig.

Power Transmitting Chains


These chains are used for transmission of power, when the distance between the centres of shafts is
short. These chains have provision for efficient lubrication.
The power transmitting chains are of the following three types.

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1. Block chain. A block chain, as shown in Fig. 11.31, is also known as bush chain. This type of chain
was used in the early stages of development in the power transmission.

1. Bush roller chain. A bush roller chain, as shown in Fig. 11.32, consists of outer plates or pin link
plates, inner plates or roller link plates, pins, bushes and rollers. A pin passes through the bush
which is secured in the holes of the roller between the two sides of the chain. The rollers are
free to rotate on the bush which protect the sprocket wheel teeth against wear.

2. Inverted tooth or silent chain. An inverted tooth or silent chain is shown in Fig. 11.33. It is
designed to eliminate the evil effects caused by stretching and to produce noiseless running.
When the chain stretches and the pitch of the chain increases, the links ride on the teeth of the
sprocket wheel at a slightly increased radius. This automatically corrects the small change in
the pitch. There is no relative sliding between the teeth of the inverted tooth chain and the
sprocket wheel teeth. When properly lubricated, this chain gives durable service and runs very
smoothly and quietly.

Length of Chain :

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PROBLEM: A chain drive is used for reduction of speed from 240 r.p.m. to 120 r.p.m. The number of
teeth on the driving sprocket is 20. Find the number of teeth on the driven sprocket. If the pitch circle
diameter of the driven sprocket is 600 mm and centre to centre distance between the two sprockets is
800 mm, determine the pitch and length of the chain.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

1. Belt and Rope Drives in Textile Industry

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2. Agriculture

3. V belt drive are in automobiles to drive the accessories

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4. Helicopter Transmission Systems – The Clutch

5. Lathe machine

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