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Outside diameters are not interchangeable. Slip, elastic creep, tensioner motion and span resonance are not modelled.<\/p><\/div><\/form>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Results -->\r\n    <div class=\"vc-results\" id=\"vc-results\"><div class=\"vc-results-head\"><h2 class=\"vc-results-title\">Kinematic Results<\/h2><button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-copy-btn\" id=\"vc-copy-btn\">Copy<\/button><\/div><div class=\"vc-result-grid\">\r\n<div class=\"vc-rcard vc-rcard-primary\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Belt-loop frequency<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-fbelt\">\u2014<\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Pitch-line speed<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-speed\">\u2014<\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Driver shaft frequency<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-fdriver\">\u2014<\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Driven shaft frequency \/ speed<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-fdriven\">\u2014<\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"vc-rcard\"><div class=\"vc-rcard-label\">Speed ratio n\u2082\/n\u2081 = d\u2081\/d\u2082<\/div><div class=\"vc-rcard-value\" id=\"vc-r-ratio\">\u2014<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<h3 style=\"font-size:15px\">Mathematical loop-frequency harmonics<\/h3><table class=\"vc-table\"><thead><tr><th>Multiple<\/th><th>Hz<\/th><th>cycles\/min<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody id=\"vc-harmonics-body\"><\/tbody><\/table><p style=\"font-size:12px;color:var(--vc-ink-muted)\">Harmonic presence alone does not identify a unique fault or severity.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"vc-section vc-open\" id=\"vc-sec-theory\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"vc-section-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><span class=\"vc-section-toggle-text\"><span class=\"vc-section-icon\">\ud83d\udcd8<\/span><span class=\"vc-section-title\">Formulas, Scope &amp; Sources<\/span><\/span><\/button><div class=\"vc-section-body\"><div class=\"vc-section-inner vc-theory\">\r\n<h3>Ideal no-slip kinematics<\/h3><div class=\"vc-formula-box\">v = \u03c0 d\u2081 n\u2081 \/ 60,000 &nbsp; [m\/s]<\/div><div class=\"vc-formula-box\">f<sub>loop<\/sub> = v \/ (L\/1000) = \u03c0 d\u2081 n\u2081 \/ (60 L)<\/div><div class=\"vc-formula-box\">n\u2082 = n\u2081 d\u2081\/d\u2082; &nbsp; f\u2081=n\u2081\/60; &nbsp; f\u2082=n\u2082\/60<\/div>\r\n<p>All length inputs must describe the same pitch\/datum system. Gates distinguishes pitch diameter from outside diameter for synchronous sprockets; Optibelt likewise distinguishes timing-belt pitch diameter and V-belt datum diameter\/length.<\/p>\r\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gates.com\/content\/dam\/documents-library\/catalogs\/light-power-and-precision-manual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gates Light Power and Precision Manual<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gates.com\/content\/dam\/documents-library\/catalogs\/industrial-timing-belt-design-manual-kr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gates timing-belt design manual<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optibelt.com\/fileadmin\/pdf\/produkte\/keilriemen\/Optibelt-TM-v-belt-drives.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optibelt V-belt manual<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"vc-info-box\"><p><strong>Diagnostic boundary:<\/strong> a localized belt feature can repeat at loop frequency, but harmonics are not one-to-one fault labels. 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