Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive Calculator

✖Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis is the angle made by a line joining the center of the pulley to the belt with vertical axis.ⓘ Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis [α]

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✖The angle of contact is the angle subtended by the belt on the pulley.ⓘ Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive [θ_c]

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Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Angle of Contact = 180*pi/180-2*Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis
θ_c = 180*pi/180-2*α
This formula uses 1 Constants, 2 Variables

Constants Used

pi - Archimedes' constant Value Taken As 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288

Variables Used

Angle of Contact - (Measured in Radian) - The angle of contact is the angle subtended by the belt on the pulley.
Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis - (Measured in Radian) - Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis is the angle made by a line joining the center of the pulley to the belt with vertical axis.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis: 0.523 Radian --> 0.523 Radian No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

θ_c = 180*pi/180-2*α --> 180*pi/180-2*0.523

Evaluating ... ...

θ_c = 2.09559265358979

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

2.09559265358979 Radian --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

2.09559265358979 ≈ 2.095593 Radian <-- Angle of Contact

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive Formula

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Angle of Contact = 180*pi/180-2*Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis
θ_c = 180*pi/180-2*α

What is the angle of contact?

The angle of contact is the angle subtended by the belt on the pulley is known as the angle of contact or arc of contact.

How to Calculate Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive?

Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive calculator uses Angle of Contact = 180*pi/180-2*Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis to calculate the Angle of Contact, Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive formula is defined as the angle at which the belt leaves the pulley in an open belt drive system, playing a crucial role in determining the efficiency and performance of the system. Angle of Contact is denoted by θ_c symbol.

How to calculate Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive, enter Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis (α) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive calculation can be explained with given input values -> 2.095593 = 180*pi/180-2*0.523.

FAQ

What is Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive?

Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive formula is defined as the angle at which the belt leaves the pulley in an open belt drive system, playing a crucial role in determining the efficiency and performance of the system and is represented as θ_c = 180*pi/180-2*α or Angle of Contact = 180*pi/180-2*Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis. Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis is the angle made by a line joining the center of the pulley to the belt with vertical axis.

How to calculate Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive?

Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive formula is defined as the angle at which the belt leaves the pulley in an open belt drive system, playing a crucial role in determining the efficiency and performance of the system is calculated using Angle of Contact = 180*pi/180-2*Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis. To calculate Angle of Contact for Open Belt Drive, you need Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis (α). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Angle of Contact?

In this formula, Angle of Contact uses Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis. We can use 1 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Angle of Contact = 180*pi/180+2*Angle Made By Belt With Vertical Axis

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