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I have no idea where I should ask this so I figured I'd ask it here since this does involve some math. I've designed some rollers that I want to use to support a piece of pipe that is chain driven. Pic related. What would "optimal" spacing of these rollers be? Evenly spaced 45deg apart in relation to the center of the pipe? More? Less? Plz hlp anons
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>>9136294
If the pipe is unsupported, that chain will be more slippery than your mom's holes upon my approach.
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>>9136294
I'm not a mechanical engineer but I reckon it depends on the slack in your drive chain. You want your rollers as close as possible to minimize the radial stress, but at the same time, you want them far enough apart that the pipe is unlikely to escape. Theta is a function of alpha which is a function of the slack in your chain and how much risk you want to take.
The pipe is more likely to escape on the pull-side, so that roller might be higher.
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