Band Brake Check
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Description
Checks band brake forces and stresses according to recognised formulae.
This is a very simple type of brake using the principle that a band is wrapped part round a rotating drum. Tension can be applied to the band using a lever. The restraining torque results from the difference in tension between the two ends of the belt.
Calculation Reference
Shigley Machine Design
Schaum Machine Design
Machine Design
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johndoyle-admin
8 years ago
Jim we do have some advice and some conversion tools to help see ['Trouble with Units'](/support/faqs/trouble-with-units/)
16 years ago
Thank you for your debut calculation Jay. I have rewarded you with an XLC Pro (3M) subscription. I struggled a little to understand some of the terms in the calculation - a sketch would have helped enormously. I am still not quite sure what the dimension ‘b’ is?
I found a couple of links to other sites that helped me follow the calculation [ Roymech](”https://roymech.org/Useful_Tables/Drive/Band_Brakes.html”) and [DANotes](”http://www.mech.uwa.edu.au/DANotes/brakes/intro/intro.html).
I found a couple of links to other sites that helped me follow the calculation [ Roymech](”https://roymech.org/Useful_Tables/Drive/Band_Brakes.html”) and [DANotes](”http://www.mech.uwa.edu.au/DANotes/brakes/intro/intro.html).
