- Title
- The traction of point-contact drives utilised in pouch conveying systems
- Creator
- Robinson, P. W.; Wheeler, C. A.
- Relation
- 12th International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation (ICBMH 2016). Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Bulk Materials Storage, Handling and Transportation (ICBMH 2016) (Darwin, N.T. 11-14 July, 2016) p. 465-475
- Relation
- http://www.icbmh2016.com.au
- Publisher
- Engineers Australia
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Pouch conveyor systems typically employ point-contact drives in order to generate traction. Differing from troughed conveyors which wrap the belt around a large drive pulley under high tension, point contact drives transmit force through load or indentation based contacts. This research focusses on quantifying the attainable drive traction for various surface configurations, including flat, concave and convex belts indented by cylindrical or spherical drive wheels. A viscoelastic contact under shear induces regions of stick and slip. Using this, the traction generated from each zone is superimposed to estimate the traction within the whole contact. These values are subsequently compared with experimental data indenting a cylindrical idler into a flat belt surface.
- Subject
- belt conveyor; conveyor systems; traction
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1347659
- Identifier
- uon:30092
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781922107886
- Language
- eng
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