- Title
- Analysis of conveyor belt flexure resistance
- Creator
- Beh, Brendan; Wheeler, Craig A.; Munzenberger, Paul
- Relation
- Powder Technology Vol. 357, p. 158-163
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2019.08.067
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- The University of Newcastle has designed and built a large test facility to measure the combined indentationrolling resistance and beltflexure resistance. This test facility allows tests to be conducted on a full-sized con-veyor belt over a range of tensions and belt velocities and is designed in accordance with an Australian standard[1]. The test facility applies tension to the conveyor belt using two hydraulic rams and applies a vertical load bydeflecting the conveyor belt overtwoadjustable heightrolls viahold down rolls set apart at equal distances to themeasurement idler roll.Experimental results from the University of Newcastle test facility include measurements of both indentationrolling resistance and beltflexure resistance in combination. A way is needed to separate the indentation rollingresistance and beltflexure resistance into theirindividual components. One approach is to predict the beltflexureresistance component and validate the prediction by measuring the indentation rolling resistance using theDIN22123 [2] experimental method. In this experimental method the belt is tensioned by two hydraulic ramsand the vertical load is applied with an idler roll placed above the measurement idler roll. The setup has the ad-vantage of applying the vertical load withoutflexing the conveyor belt. The results from the DIN standard willprovide indentation rolling resistance individually, and this can be compared to the Australian Standard [1]ofmeasuring the combined indentation rolling resistance and beltflexure resistance.Two methods of measuring indentation rolling resistance and beltflexure resistance components will bediscussed in this paper, analytical models will be presented and, in combination with laboratory test data, trendsidentified to reduce the motion resistance.
- Subject
- belt; flexure; AS1334.13; DIN22123; CEMA; measurement; apparatus
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1414348
- Identifier
- uon:36728
- Identifier
- ISSN:0032-5910
- Language
- eng
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