Expected Data For Drive Chain Required Info For Drive Chain Selection

? Type of input electrical power (electric motor, inner combustion engine with mechanical or hydraulic drive).
? Type of equipment to become driven.
? Amount of horsepower expected to supply suffi cient electrical power towards the driven shaft.
? Full load speed from the fastest running shaft (rpm).
? Desired velocity of your slow working shaft ( or even the required velocity ratio). NOTE: If speeds are variable determine the horsepower to be transmitted at every speed.
? Diameters on the drive and driven shafts . . . This value may well restrict the minimum quantity of teeth for the sprockets.
? Center distance on the shafts.
? Note the position and any space limitations that may exist. Normally these limitations are around the optimum diameter of sprockets (this restricts the use of single strand chains) or even the width from the chain (this restricts using multi-strand chains).
? Conditions of your drive such as a determination of your class of load (uniform, moderate or hefty), severe working temperatures or chemically aggressive environments ought to be noted.
Abbreviations Used in Equations
N Quantity of teeth within the significant sprocket.
n Quantity of teeth to the compact sprocket.
R Velocity in revolutions per minute (rpm) of the large sprocket.
r Pace in revolutions per minute (rpm) with the smaller sprocket.
C Shaft center distance in chain pitches.
HP Horsepower rating of your drive motor or engine.
KW Kilowatt power rating of drive motor or engine if using metric units.
SF Services Factor