Abstract
We experimentally study the dynamic behavior of a belt-drive system to explore the effect of loading conditions, driving speed, and system inertia on both the frequency and amplitude of the observed frictional and rotational instabilities. A self-excited oscillation is reported whereby local detachment events in the belt–pulley interface serve as harmonic forcing of the pulley, leading to angular velocity oscillations that grow in time. Both the frictional instabilities and the pulley oscillations depend strongly on operating conditions and system inertia, and differ between the driver and driven pulleys. A larger net torque applied to the pulley generally intensifies Schallamach waves of detachment in the driver case but has little influence on other measured response quantities. Higher driving speeds accelerate the occurrence of frictional instabilities as well as pulley oscillations in both cases. Increasing the system's inertia does not affect the behavior of contact instabilities, but does lead to a steadier rotation of the pulley and more pronounced fluctuations in the belt tension. A simple dynamic model of the belt-drive system demonstrates good agreement with the experimental results and provides strong evidence that frictional instabilities are the primary source of the system's self-oscillation.
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