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    The document analyzes the potential energy savings from installing exercise bikes that generate electricity at a recreational center. It estimates that each bike could generate 4,140 kWh of electricity over its 8-year lifetime, saving $496 at the local electricity rate. It also examines the torque requirements, bend radius, and cycles of a flexible shaft concept to transmit power from the bikes to a generator. Calculations of pulley ratios, belt length, shaft forces, deflection, fatigue, and bending are provided to analyze the mechanical design.

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    The document analyzes the potential energy savings from installing exercise bikes that generate electricity at a recreational center. It estimates that each bike could generate 4,140 kWh of electricity over its 8-year lifetime, saving $496 at the local electricity rate. It also examines the torque requirements, bend radius, and cycles of a flexible shaft concept to transmit power from the bikes to a generator. Calculations of pulley ratios, belt length, shaft forces, deflection, fatigue, and bending are provided to analyze the mechanical design.

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    Co En: Potential Energy Savings, $496 Over Lifetime of 8 Years

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    Yashas
    The document analyzes the potential energy savings from installing exercise bikes that generate electricity at a recreational center. It estimates that each bike could generate 4,140 kWh of electricity over its 8-year lifetime, saving $496 at the local electricity rate. It also examines the torque requirements, bend radius, and cycles of a flexible shaft concept to transmit power from the bikes to a generator. Calculations of pulley ratios, belt length, shaft forces, deflection, fatigue, and bending are provided to analyze the mechanical design.

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    Open Hours at Rec Center: Monday-Friday 6am-12am


    Saturday 8am-10pm
    Sunday 8am-12am
    Total Open Gym Hours: 120 hours/week

    Assumptions:

    100 Watts produced on average rides workout


    Bikes used 90% on weekdays, and 75% on weekends, 103.5 hours/week
    PG&E cost of electricity is $0.12/kWhr
    Rec Center open 50 weeks a year, average
    Life time of bikes, 8 years

    Calculate kilo watt hours produced per week:

    103.5
    100 = 10.35 /

    Energy produced over the lifetime of the bike:

    10.35 50
    8 = 4140

    Energy Savings over lifetime:

    $0.12
    4140 = $

    Potential energy savings, $496 over lifetime of 8 years.

    Flexible Shaft Concept


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    Torque required to rotate Bison motor (from rowing project) at appropriate RPM,
    obtained from motor spec sheet: 41 oz-in

    1
    41 = 2.56
    16

    This was compared to the torque capacity chart for bi-directional flexible shafts
    (http://www.sswt.com/bidirection_eng.htm) to obtain a minimum shaft bend radius of 4
    inches.

    Modification of Previous Project Concept

    Star Trac flywheel diameter: = 10.25

    Existing foam shaft outer diameter: = 0.613


    10.25
    Speed ratio: = = 16.72
    0.613

    From Appendix A, bike averages 103.5 hr/wk of use and 50 wk/yr

    Use in minutes/year:

    50 60
    103.5 1 = 310500 /

    Show Desktop.scf
    Estimate of 95 rpm speed f or average rider

    Foam shaft rotation over one year:


    95 310500 16.72 = 493

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    Pulley ratio calculations

    d pulley [in] = 10.5

    d f ly wheel [in] = 1.25

    d pulley [in]
    ratio 1 =
    d f ly wheel [in]

    ratio 1 = 8.4

    driv er [rpm] = 80

    driv en [rpm] = 2400

    driv en [rpm]
    ratio 2 =
    ratio 1 driv er [rpm]

    ratio 2 = 3.571

    Belt length calculations

    d b [in] = 6

    d s [in] = 1.5

    C [in] = 5

    d b [in] d s [in]
    s [radians] = 2 arcsin
    2 C [in]

    d b [in] d s [in]
    b [radians] = + 2 arcsin
    2 C [in]

    s [radians] = 2.208 [radians]

    b [radians] = 4.075 [radians]

    2 2 0.5
    L [in] = ( 4 C [in] ( d b [in] d s [in] ) ) + 0.5 ( d b [in] b [radians] + d s [in] s [radians] )

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    Shaft Forces Analysis

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    2
    1 2 =

    = 23.5

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    Shaft Deflection Analysis

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    Shaft Fatigue Analysis

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    Shaft Bending Analysis

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    Motor Mount Analysis

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