{"id":365586,"date":"2024-05-05T18:10:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T18:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/belt-and-pulley-system-belt-tensioning-using-displacement-joint-load\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T01:58:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T01:58:12","slug":"belt-and-pulley-system-belt-tensioning-using-displacement-joint-load","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/belt-and-pulley-system-belt-tensioning-using-displacement-joint-load\/","title":{"rendered":"Belt and Pulley System (Belt Tensioning) &#8211; Using Displacement Joint Load"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am trying to model a simple flat belt drive system. After much research, I&#8217;ve heard the advice that you have to start with a circular belt, then have both pulleys tangent to the inside face of the belt. After this, fix one of the pulleys with a revolute joint and then a remote displacement to keep it from rotating. Then place a revolute joint on the other pulley, and a displacement joint load on that same pulley to displace it in the x-direction and tighten the belt. I have heard this advice and tried to implement it on my own, but to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, I&#8217;ve used a remote displacement instead of a displacement joint load, because a joint load requires a joint! And I&#8217;m unsure how to set that up correctly. The situation is pretty tight right now so if someone could please show me how exactly to stretch the belt using this method, it would be much&nbsp;appreciated! Thanks!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Transient Structural Snapshot\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/05-05-2024-1714932583-AnsysMechanical.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"421\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-365586","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-transient-structural","topic-tag-workbench"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["111618","88","240"],"_bbp_author_ip":["23.192.127.11"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["1144"],"_bbp_topic_status":["answered"],"_bbp_topic_id":["365586"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["88","240","111618"],"_bbp_voice_count":["3"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["365751"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["365751"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-05-07 02:17:06"]},"test":"gmstidham1gmail-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/365586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/365586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365782,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/365586\/revisions\/365782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}