Type of calculation Roller chain drives

Date 29/08/2012 07:50:08

Customer Name
Ref model
The manner of loading, working parameters
Calculation units SI Units (N, mm, kW…)
Transferred power P2 1.96 [kW]
Speed of the sprocket wheel (desired) n 39 39 [/min]
Speed of the sprocket wheel (actual) n 39 39.00 [/min]
The desired / actual transmission ratio I 1.000 1.000
Torque Mk 489.74 479.95 [Nm]
The type of driving machine (loading) B…Moderate shocks
The type of driven machine (loading) D…Heavy duty
Type of lubrication C…Sufficient with contamination
Number of links of the chain Even only
Number of teeth of the sprocket wheel Even and odd Even and odd
Chain type BS Chain ( Standard )
Axis distance for Automatic design Optimal [mm]
Range of smaller sprocket teeth 20 50
Sort results according to parameter Transmission weight

Manual Fine tuning of the design

Chain selection - Standard chain No. (Pitch) 20B-1 (31.75)
Chain pitch / chains strands number t 31.75 1
Sprocket - number of teeth / recomended z 23 23 21 (min = 15)
Pitch diameter Dp 233.170 233.170 [mm]
Desired axis distance / recomended C 1285.88 1270 [mm]
Actual axis distance / min.-max. C 1285.88 326 - 5080 [mm]
Number of chain links X 104 104
Length of the chain L 3302.00 [mm]
The proposed drive would require 1 boxes of 5 meter
Speed of the chain / max v 0.48 < 11.58 [m/s]
Design power / table power Pp 3.40 < 4.96 [kW]
Tensile force / Centrifugal force Fu/Fc 4166.7 0.9 [N]
Breaking force (table) / Force on the chain FB/Fr 95000.0 4167.6 [N]
Static coefficient of safety against breakage SB 22.79 > 10.1
Dynamic coefficient of safety against breakage SD 13.41 > 11.39
The calculated / permitted pressure in the chain joint p 14.08 < 14.47 [MPa]
Level of safety of the chain joint SP 1.03 > 1.00
Total weight of the transmission / chain m 23.12 12.22 [kg]

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 The SKF Solution
Final SKF Product Selection:
Chain: PHC 20B-1X...

Sprocket 1: PHS 20B-1B23

Sprocket 2: PHS 20B-1B23

Center distance: 1285.88 [mm]

Standard chain lengths are 10 ft and 5 m.To complete designation add chain length.
For example, a 5 meter box of 20B-1: PHC 20B-1X5MTR. One connecting link is supplied with each
box. If you want to order extra links, please add "C/L"for "connecting" and "O/L" for "offset" to the
designation displayed.

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Results, coeficients
Coefficients for power corrections
Coefficient of the number of teeth K1 1.00 0.85
Coefficient of the transmission ratio K2 1.00 1.25
Coefficient of shock (Service factor) K3 1.70 1.70
Coefficient of distances of axes K4 1.00 1.00
Coefficient of lubrication K5 1.00 2.50
Coefficient of temperature K6 1.00 1.00
Coefficient of service life K7 1.00 1.00
Calculation and setting of coefficients according to ASME B29.1M
Recommended type of lubrication Oil drops lubrication
Type of lubrication (permissible) Grease lubrication, manual
Maximum slackness of the chain y 25.72 [mm]
Minimum / Maximum speed of sprocket 2 0.48 0.48 [m/s]
Coefficient of speed variation ξ 0.00 [%]

Dimensions
d1 10.190 [mm]
d3 19.050 [mm]
b1 19.560 [mm]
b2 28.560 [mm]
t 31.750 [mm]
g 26.400 [mm]
l 41.300 [mm]
e 0.000 [mm]
s1 4.500 [mm]
s2 3.500 [mm]
Da 248.251 248.251 [mm]
Dp 233.170 233.170 [mm]
Df 213.748 213.748 [mm]
R1 9.711 [mm]
R2 82.601 82.601 [mm]
α 126.087 126.087 [°]
bf 18.582 [mm]
ba 2.381 [mm]
rx 15.285 [mm]
f 22.225 [mm]
Dg 188.720 188.720 [mm]

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Table of solutions

Pp Pp
Type z1 z2 n2 i A[mm] V [m/s] SD P [MPa] SP m [kg] SKF?
[kW] %
20B-1 (31.75) 23 23 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.48 13.41 14.08 1.03 69 23.1 √
20B-1 (31.75) 24 24 39 1 1270 3.4 0.5 13.97 13.52 1.08 66 23.9 √
16B-1 (25.4) 41 41 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.68 11.99 14.01 1.02 75 24.2 √
16B-1 (25.4) 42 42 39 1 1016 3.4 0.69 12.17 13.81 1.03 73 24.9 √
20B-1 (31.75) 25 25 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.52 14.53 13 1.13 63 25 √
16B-1 (25.4) 43 43 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.71 12.52 13.42 1.06 71 25.8 √
20B-1 (31.75) 26 26 39 1 1270 3.4 0.54 15.08 12.52 1.17 60 25.8 √
16B-1 (25.4) 44 44 39 1 1016 3.4 0.73 12.88 13.05 1.08 69 26.5 √
20B-1 (31.75) 27 27 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.56 15.64 12.07 1.21 58 27 √
16B-1 (25.4) 45 45 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.74 13.05 12.88 1.1 67 27.4 √
20B-1 (31.75) 28 28 39 1 1270 3.4 0.58 16.2 11.65 1.25 55 27.9 √
16B-1 (25.4) 46 46 39 1 1016 3.4 0.76 13.4 12.54 1.12 66 28.1 √
16B-1 (25.4) 47 47 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.78 13.76 12.22 1.15 64 29 √
20B-1 (31.75) 29 29 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.6 16.76 11.27 1.29 53 29 √
12B-3 (19.05) 41 41 39 1 771.5 3.4 0.51 13 14.64 1.01 89 29.3
16B-1 (25.4) 48 48 39 1 1016 3.4 0.79 13.93 12.06 1.16 63 29.8 √
20B-1 (31.75) 30 30 39 1 1270 3.4 0.62 17.32 10.9 1.33 51 30 √
12B-3 (19.05) 42 42 39 1 762 3.4 0.52 13.26 14.35 1.02 87 30.1
16B-2 (25.4) 23 23 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.38 12.29 12.5 1.18 82 30.2 √
16B-1 (25.4) 49 49 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.81 14.28 11.77 1.19 62 30.8
12B-3 (19.05) 43 43 39 1 771.5 3.4 0.53 13.51 14.08 1.04 84 31
20B-1 (31.75) 31 31 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.64 17.87 10.56 1.37 50 31.2 √
16B-2 (25.4) 24 24 39 1 1016 3.4 0.4 12.94 11.88 1.24 78 31.2 √
16B-1 (25.4) 50 50 39 1 1016 3.4 0.83 14.64 11.48 1.21 60 31.6 √
12B-3 (19.05) 44 44 39 1 762 3.4 0.55 14.02 13.57 1.08 82 31.8
20B-1 (31.75) 32 32 39 1 1270 3.4 0.66 18.43 10.24 1.4 48 32.3 √
16B-2 (25.4) 25 25 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.41 13.26 11.59 1.29 75 32.5 √
12B-3 (19.05) 45 45 39 1 771.5 3.4 0.56 14.28 13.33 1.1 80 32.8 √
20B-1 (31.75) 33 33 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.68 18.99 9.94 1.44 46 33.5 √
16B-2 (25.4) 26 26 39 1 1016 3.4 0.43 13.91 11.05 1.34 72 33.5 √
12B-3 (19.05) 46 46 39 1 762 3.4 0.57 14.53 13.1 1.11 78 33.6
20B-1 (31.75) 34 34 39 1 1270 3.4 0.7 19.55 9.66 1.47 45 34.6 √
12B-3 (19.05) 47 47 39 1 771.5 3.4 0.58 14.78 12.87 1.13 77 34.6
16B-2 (25.4) 27 27 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.45 14.56 10.56 1.41 69 34.8 √
12B-3 (19.05) 48 48 39 1 762 3.4 0.59 15.04 12.65 1.15 75 35.5 √
16B-2 (25.4) 28 28 39 1 1016 3.4 0.46 14.88 10.33 1.43 66 35.9 √
20B-1 (31.75) 35 35 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.72 20.1 9.39 1.51 44 36 √
12B-3 (19.05) 49 49 39 1 771.5 3.4 0.61 15.55 12.24 1.19 73 36.5
20B-1 (31.75) 36 36 39 1 1270 3.4 0.74 20.66 9.14 1.54 42 37.1 √
16B-2 (25.4) 29 29 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.48 15.52 9.9 1.49 64 37.2 √
12B-3 (19.05) 50 50 39 1 762 3.4 0.62 15.8 12.04 1.2 72 37.4
16B-2 (25.4) 30 30 39 1 1016 3.4 0.5 16.17 9.5 1.55 61 38.3 √
20B-1 (31.75) 37 37 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.76 21.22 8.9 1.58 41 38.5 √
20B-1 (31.75) 38 38 39 1 1270 3.4 0.79 22.05 8.56 1.63 40 39.7 √
16B-2 (25.4) 31 31 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.51 16.49 9.32 1.58 59 39.8
16B-2 (25.4) 32 32 39 1 1016 3.4 0.53 17.14 8.97 1.63 57 40.9 √
20B-1 (31.75) 39 39 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.81 22.61 8.35 1.67 39 41.2 √
20B-1 (31.75) 40 40 39 1 1270 3.4 0.83 23.17 8.15 1.71 38 42.4 √
16B-2 (25.4) 33 33 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.55 17.79 8.64 1.69 55 42.4
16B-2 (25.4) 34 34 39 1 1016 3.4 0.56 18.11 8.49 1.72 54 43.7
20B-1 (31.75) 41 41 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.85 23.72 7.96 1.75 37 43.9 √
20B-1 (31.75) 42 42 39 1 1270 3.4 0.87 24.28 7.78 1.78 36 45.2 √
16B-2 (25.4) 35 35 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.58 18.75 8.2 1.78 52 45.2 √
16B-2 (25.4) 36 36 39 1 1016 3.4 0.6 19.4 7.92 1.83 50 46.5 √
20B-1 (31.75) 43 43 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.89 24.84 7.6 1.82 35 46.8 √
16B-2 (25.4) 37 37 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.61 19.72 7.79 1.86 49 48.1
20B-1 (31.75) 44 44 39 1 1270 3.4 0.91 25.39 7.44 1.85 34 48.2 √
24B-1 (38.1) 23 23 39 1 1543.1 3.4 0.57 26.81 6.34 2.25 36 48.7 √
16B-3 (25.4) 23 23 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.38 17.88 8.34 1.76 56 48.7 √

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16B-2 (25.4) 38 38 39 1 1016 3.4 0.63 20.37 7.55 1.91 48 49.4 √
24B-1 (38.1) 24 24 39 1 1524 3.4 0.6 28.21 6.02 2.38 35 50.2 √
16B-2 (25.4) 39 39 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.64 20.69 7.43 1.94 46 51.1
20B-2 (31.75) 23 23 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.48 23.99 7.05 2.05 40 51.7 √
16B-3 (25.4) 24 24 39 1 1016 3.4 0.4 18.82 7.93 1.86 53 52.2 √
16B-2 (25.4) 40 40 39 1 1016 3.4 0.66 21.34 7.2 1.99 45 52.5
20B-2 (31.75) 24 24 39 1 1270 3.4 0.5 24.99 6.77 2.15 39 53.4 √
16B-2 (25.4) 41 41 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.68 21.98 6.99 2.05 44 54.2
20B-2 (31.75) 25 25 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.52 25.99 6.51 2.26 37 55.6 √
16B-2 (25.4) 42 42 39 1 1016 3.4 0.69 22.3 6.89 2.07 43 55.7 √
16B-3 (25.4) 25 25 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.41 19.29 7.73 1.93 51 56 √
16B-2 (25.4) 43 43 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.71 22.95 6.7 2.12 42 57.4
20B-2 (31.75) 26 26 39 1 1270 3.4 0.54 26.98 6.27 2.33 35 57.4 √
16B-3 (25.4) 26 26 39 1 1016 3.4 0.43 20.23 7.37 2.01 49 57.7 √
16B-2 (25.4) 44 44 39 1 1016 3.4 0.73 23.59 6.51 2.17 41 58.9
20B-2 (31.75) 27 27 39 1 1285.9 3.4 0.56 27.98 6.05 2.42 34 59.8 √
16B-3 (25.4) 27 27 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.45 21.17 7.05 2.1 47 59.9 √
16B-2 (25.4) 45 45 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.74 23.91 6.43 2.2 40 60.7
16B-3 (25.4) 28 28 39 1 1016 3.4 0.46 21.64 6.89 2.15 45 61.7 √
16B-2 (25.4) 46 46 39 1 1016 3.4 0.76 24.56 6.26 2.24 39 62.3
16B-3 (25.4) 29 29 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.48 22.58 6.61 2.24 43 63.9 √
16B-2 (25.4) 47 47 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.78 25.2 6.1 2.3 38 64.2
16B-2 (25.4) 48 48 39 1 1016 3.4 0.79 25.53 6.02 2.32 37 65.8
16B-3 (25.4) 30 30 39 1 1016 3.4 0.5 23.52 6.34 2.32 42 65.8 √
16B-2 (25.4) 49 49 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.81 26.17 5.87 2.38 36 67.7
16B-3 (25.4) 31 31 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.51 23.99 6.22 2.37 40 68.2
16B-2 (25.4) 50 50 39 1 1016 3.4 0.83 26.81 5.73 2.43 35 69.4
16B-3 (25.4) 32 32 39 1 1016 3.4 0.53 24.93 5.98 2.45 39 70.1
16B-3 (25.4) 33 33 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.55 25.86 5.77 2.54 38 72.5
16B-3 (25.4) 34 34 39 1 1016 3.4 0.56 26.33 5.66 2.58 37 74.6
16B-3 (25.4) 35 35 39 1 1028.7 3.4 0.58 27.27 5.47 2.67 35 77.1 √
16B-3 (25.4) 36 36 39 1 1016 3.4 0.6 28.21 5.29 2.74 34 79.2 √

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