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In a cast iron pulley minor axis is generally kept in the plane of rotation.

(a) True

(b) False

This was presented to me in a technical competition.

This doubt is from the Belt Construction II & V Belts unit in part Friction Clutches, Brakes, Belt Drives and Chain Drives of Machine Design

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Right option is (b) False

The explanation: Keeping minor axis in plane of rotation increases the cross section.

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