BELT CONVEYOR DISCHARGE TRAJECTORY

VERSION 1.0 - Oct / 2008 - Chile, MARIO CERDA CORTES, BE MECH, MARIO.CERDA.C@GMAIL.COM

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Material Type
Material Density
Surcharge Angle

kg/m^3
Deg
Rad

Belt Width

in

Idler Angle

Deg

Belt thickness
Belt speed

mm
m/s
fpm

Rad

Belt conveyor Angle

2002
22
0.38

60

20

1000
20.00
6
1181
0
0.000

0
-1000

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

-1000

Discharge Trajectory

RPM

170.0

rad/s
m/s
fpm
m/s
fpm

2.83
7.85
1545
10.15
1999

Vh

External load speed

-4000

-5000
BELT LINE

GRAVIT Y CENT ER

R
K
Vs
S

Tangencial speed
Spatial Interval distance

mm
m/s
m

C
en
te
r

Gravity Center speed

ra
vi
ty

Va

-3000

357.0
10.29
6.356
317.8

440.8
14.25
7.848
392.4

T OP LOAD

Column AE

Lo
ad

Pulley angular velocity

-2000

At
To
p

84
3.30
213
8.40
650
12
674

At
G

D
e
Df

Pulley Diameter
Lagging Gauge
Final Pulley Diameter

mm
in
mm
in
mm
mm
m

B
el
tL
in
e

Height of the load

ot
to
m

Distance to Gravity Center

At
B

a
h

570.4
18.44
10.154
507.7

Interval Time (s)

Dx (mm) Dy (mm) Dx (mm) Dy (mm) Dx (mm) Dy (mm)
0
0.00
0
357
0
441
0
570
1
0.05
318
349
392
432
508
562
2
0.10
636
310
785
394
1015
524
3
0.15
953
248
1177
332
1523
461
4
0.20
1271
161
1570
245
2031
375
5
0.25
1589
50
1962
134
2539
264
6
0.30
1907
-85
2354
-1
3046
128
7
0.35
2224
-245
2747
-161
3554
-32
8
0.40
2542
-429
3139
-345
4062
-216
9
0.45
2860
-637
3532
-553
4569
-424
10
0.50
3178
-870
3924
-786
5077
-657
11
0.55
3496
-1127
4316
-1043
5585
-914
12
0.60
3813
-1408
4709
-1325
6092
-1195
13
0.65
4131
-1714
5101
-1630
6600
-1501
14
0.70
4449
-2044
5493
-1960
7108
-1831
15
0.75
4767
-2398
5886
-2315
7616
-2185
16
0.80
5084
-2777
6278
-2693
8123
-2564
17
0.85
5402
-3180
6671
-3096
8631
-2967
18
0.90
5720
-3607
7063
-3524
9139
-3394
19
0.95
6038
-4059
7455
-3975
9646
-3846
20
1.00
6356
-4535
7848
-4451
10154
-4322

635.6

Description
Material Density (kg/m^3) Surcharge Angle
Aggregate
1442
Alumina
961
Betonite, 100 mesh
881
Cement, Clinker
1362
Cement, Portland
1362
Coal, Antracite sized
961
Coal, Bituminous ROM
881
Coal, Clean
801
Coal, Lignite
721
Coal, Powder river Basin
801
Coke, Petroleum
721
Copper Ore
2002
Corn
769
Cullet, Fines
1602
Earth, ROM Dry
1201
Earth, Wet with Clay
1682
Granite
1442
Gravel, Bank Run
1602
Gravel, Pebbles
1522
Gypsum
1201
Iron Ore
2403
Iron Ore Pellets
2002
Kaolin, Clay -3
1009
Kaolin, Clay, <3in.
1009
LIme, Hydrated
641
Limestone, Crushed
1442
Molybdenum Ore
1602
Overburden
1602
Phosphate, Rock
1362
Phosphate, Rock, Pulverized
961
Rice, Hulled
753
Sand, Dry Bank
1762
Sand, Foundry
1201
Taconite, Pellets
1922
Trona
2114
Wood Chips
400
Zinc Ore
2563

(Deg)
20
11
21
18
19
14
19
18
19
19
19
22
10
19
17
22
15
19
15
15
18
22
18
17
20
19
20
21
15
20
10
18
20
20
20
22
19

Idler Angle a
Flat
20
35
45

h
0.03
0.055
0.07
0.075

0.075
0.14
0.17
0.185

Belt Width (in)

Belt Width (mm)

18
24
30
36
42
48
54
60
72
84
96

450
600
750
900
1050
1200
1350
1500
1800
2000
2400