<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Development and application of pneumatic flexible shaft couplings have been in the center of our department research activities for a long time. These couplings are able to change torsional stiffness by changing pressure in their flexible elements – air bellows. Until now we have dealt with the use of pneumatic flexible shaft couplings for tuning mechanical systems working with periodically alternating load torque at steady state. Some mechanical systems, however, operate with a static load torque at constant speed (e.g. hoists, elevators, etc.), where it is necessary to consider the suitability of shaft coupling in terms of load torque at transient conditions (run-up and braking). Therefore we decided to analyze the use of pneumatic flexible shaft couplings also in this type of mechanical systems on an example of conveyor belt drive.</p></abstract>

Development and application of pneumatic flexible shaft couplings have been in the center of our department research activities for a long time. These couplings are able to change torsional stiffness by changing pressure in their flexible elements – air bellows. Until now we have dealt with the use of pneumatic flexible shaft couplings for tuning mechanical systems working with periodically alternating load torque at steady state. Some mechanical systems, however, operate with a static load torque at constant speed (e.g. hoists, elevators, etc.), where it is necessary to consider the suitability of shaft coupling in terms of load torque at transient conditions (run-up and braking). Therefore we decided to analyze the use of pneumatic flexible shaft couplings also in this type of mechanical systems on an example of conveyor belt drive.

Transient Torsional Analysis of a Belt Conveyor Drive with Pneumatic Flexible Shaft Coupling

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 040 01, Košice,

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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Development and application of pneumatic flexible shaft couplings have been in the center of our department research activities for a long time. These...

Transient Torsional Analysis of a Belt Conveyor Drive with Pneumatic Flexible Shaft Coupling

Published Online: Apr 04, 2017

Page range: 69 - 72

Received: Apr 14, 2016

Accepted: Mar 15, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2017-0011

Keywords
Transient Torsional Vibration, Optimization, Torsional Analysis, Belt Conveyor, Pneumatic Flexible Shaft Coupling

© 2017 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Transient Torsional Analysis of a Belt Conveyor Drive with Pneumatic Flexible Shaft Coupling

Published Online: Apr 04, 2017

Page range: 69 - 72

Received: Apr 14, 2016

Accepted: Mar 15, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2017-0011

KeywordsTransient Torsional Vibration, Optimization, Torsional Analysis, Belt Conveyor, Pneumatic Flexible Shaft Coupling

© 2017 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Transient Torsional Vibration, Optimization, Torsional Analysis, Belt Conveyor, Pneumatic Flexible Shaft Coupling