Belt or Rope Friction Calculator

 
Thold - Resulting force at other side
N
µ -Coefficient of friction between rope & capstan
φ - Total rope angles
rad
Applied Line Tension   =  10.5865N
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Capstan or Belt Friction calculator - equation & step by step calculation to find the belt friction on the rotating drum or capston or winch. Tlold = Thold x eTμΦ. Resulting force on the other side Thold; in Newton, coefficient of friction force between rope & capston material & total rope angle Φ in radians are the key terms of this calculation. The belt or rope frictional force changes due to coefficient, tension in the rope & total angle of contact. This can be easily determined by the capston or eytelwin equation.

Formula for Belt Friction

The below mathematical formula is used to calculate belt or rope friction over a drum or cylinder. Besides, the step by step calculation for each calculation performed by using this calculator let the users to know how to perform belt or rope friction calculation.

equation to calculate belt or rope friction

In the field of mechanical engineering, while working with frictional contact mechanics, it's important to analyse friction characteristics. The above formula & step by step calculation may be useful for users to understand how the values are being used in the formula to find the friction rope over a capston, however, when it comes to online for quick calculations, this belt friction calculator helps the user to perform & verify such mechanical calculations as quick as possible.