Design Specifications for Troughed belt Conveyor

Design given:

Belt conveying capacity : 40 TPH

Conveying profile : horizontal-vertical
Product to be conveyed : Sorghum

Assumptions:

Conveying distance (L) : 65 meters or 213.25 ft

Belt material : Canvas
Surcharge angle/ angle of repose : 20
Belt pulleys are of the same diameter

Tabular Values of constants:

Product Density () : 44.8 lb/ft3 or 717.09 kg/m3 = 0.02593 lb/in3

Number of Plies of belt :
Maximum working stress on the belt (Sw) : 320 psi
o 250 Sw 400 Psi
Belt function Coeffcient (F) : 0.15

Computations:

Belt Specs.:

Trial Belt width selection:

Belt Clear Total Cross section Area, Sq. ft. Max Speed,
Width Margin (M), for surcharge angle A Ft/ min
(in.) in. 10 20 30 Non- Grain
abrassiv
e fine
materials
14 1.7 0.074 0.096 0.117 300 400
16 1.8 0.101 0.131 0.162 300 450
18 1.9 0.134 0.173 0.214 400 450
20 2.0 0.170 0.220 0.272 400 500
24 2.2 0.257 0.332 0.410 500 600
 30 2.5 0.421 0.542 0.669 550 700
36 2.8 0.622 0.803 0.991 600 800
42 3.1 0.869 1.12 1.37 600 800
48 3.4 1.16 1.48 1.83 600 800
54 3.7 1.45 .90 2.33 600 800
60 4.0 1.83 2.36 2.91 600 800

Theoretical Capacity = Cross Sectional Area (Belt speed) (Material Density)

= (0.096 ft2) ( 400 ft/min)(44.8 lb/ft3)

= 1720.32 lb/min = 46.92 TPH

46.92 TPH > 40 TPH (safe)

Use: belt width = 14 in. or 35.36 cm

Belt speed of 400 ft/ min or 6.67 ft/sec = 121.92 m/min

Power rating of rubber belt (watts/ mm of belt width)

Belts peed m/min (Rayon Cord Belt) No. of plies

4 53 6 7 8
121.92 50.5
9
152 47 62 76 91 106 120
305 91 120 150 182 211 241
457 135 179 223 270 314 358
By interpolation, 121.92 m/min has a power rating of 50.59 watts/mm of belt
width with 4 number of plies.

Power rating in watts = Power rating in watts/mm (belt width in mm)

= 50.59 watts/mm (35.36 cm x 10)

= 17.88 kW = 23. 98 hp 25 ph

Belt thickness:

550 hp e F1
[
bt = ( v )( Sw ) {[(12 v2 )]/ g } e F
]
 6.67

( 12 ) (0.02593) /32.2 }
(14)t =

( 6.67 ) ( 320 ){
550(25)

t = 0.173 in. = 0.44 cm

Belt width Number of plies Minimum Number Maximum Number of

of plies plies
12 3 - 4
14 3 - 4
16 4 - 5
18 4 4 5
20 5 - 6
24 5 4 6
30 5 5 7

Drum Pulleys and shaft diameters

Tail pulley diameter (Dt) = Head pulley diameter (Dh)

Dh = Dt = 4.5 x no. of plies
Dh = Dt = 4.5 x 4
Dh = Dt = 18 in.

Tail Shaft Diameter = 0.75 x drive drum diameter

= 0.75 x 18

=13.5 in.

snub pulley diameter = 0.67 x drive drum pulley diameter

= 0.67 (18)

= 12.06 in.

idler pulley diameter (3in -7in)

 assume: 3 in. idler pulley diameter

Drive Unit

Power requirement total = hp1 + hp2

Hp1 = empty power

Hp2 = conveyance power

( A+BL )
Hp1 = v [ 100 ]

Conveyor Belt Width in A B

inches
14 0.20 0.00140
16 0.25 0.00140
18 0.30 0.00162
20 0.30 0.00187
24 0.36 0.00224
30 0.48 0.00298
36 0.64 0.00396
(use values of constants from 14 inches belt width)

0.20+(0.00140)( 213.25)

Hp1 = 400 ft/min [ 100]

Hp1 = 1.9942 hp

0.48+(0.0032)( L)
Hp2 = TPH x [ 100 ]
 0.48+(0.0032)(213.25)
Hp2 = 40 TPH x [ 100 ]

Hp2 = 0.46496 hp

Power requirement total = motor hp = hp1 + hp2 = 2.459 hp 3hp

Use commercially available 5 hp.

2.459
Determining drive pulley shaft motor hp = 0.78 = 3.15 hp

Belt speed :400 ft/min = 121.92 m/min

Refer to paes 302:200

DN
V= 1000

1000 V
N= D

1000 (121.92)
= (457.2)

= 84.88 rpm

N = 84.88 rev/min (2rad/ 1rev)= 533.32 radians / min.

Reference/s

http://conveyor-handling.blogspot.com/2009/10/basic-introduction-to-troughed-
belt.html