| Selection and Application |
| Calculate Belt Tension |
| The purpose of this section is to provide a
simple and efficient method to select the best conveyor belt for many common
applications. It may provide a way to quickly double check a given design. |
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| Minimum Belting Tension |
| Proper minimum belt tension is the tension required so
that a given belt conveyor or belt elevator system will operate properly in its
environment. |
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| Minimum Belt Pulley Diameters |
| This is a general guide. If in doubt, check with the
engineered ratings of the belt manufacturer. If the pulley diameter
estimates are requested for a certain belt, a drive or head pulley diameter estimate can
be taken from the 80%-100% tension column. |
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| Belt Tracking |
| The basic, and primary rule of tracking a conveyor belt is
simply "THE BELT MOVES TOWARD THAT END OF THE ROLL IT CONTACTS FIRST." |
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| Impact Application Design Considerations |
| Improvements in load design and/or conveyor equipment may
be required if belting is prematurely failing from material impact |
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| Belt Troughability |
| Maximum Plies for Empty Troughing |
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| Load Support at Troughing Idlers |
| To prevent longitudinal creasing of the conveyor belt at
troughing roll junctures (angle formed by the horizontal center roll and the angled
troughing rolls), the belt carcass must have body to resist being squeezed between the
rolls by the load weight. |
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| Weights of Various Materials |
| Weight Table of Conveyed Materials |
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