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What are the advantages and dis-advantages of chain drive over belt drive?
written 7.8 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 70k •   modified 7.8 years ago

Subject: Kinematics of Machinery

Topic: Belts, Chains and Brakes

Difficulty: Medium
kinematics of machinery
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written 7.8 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 70k

Following are the 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 …

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