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General Design Energy Principles For Bulk Conveying of Particulate Solids John Dartnall, 2003
General Design Energy Principles For Bulk Conveying of Particulate Solids John Dartnall, 2003
The parameters are like the k7 and k9 above and are available from all sorts of tables.
,. Po!er to overcome both internal and machine/material interface friction due to the
material flo!ing
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parameters m A L f P
friction flow
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,
%gain, parameters are like the k7 and k9 above and are available from all sorts of tables.
&omenclature
=
elevating
P
theoretical power to elevate the material
m 1 mass flow of material
g
1 acceleration due to gravity
H 1 height through which material is elevated
=
accel
P
0ower consumed in digging and$or accelerating the material as it loads it.
V 1 'ulk mean flow velocity of material
=
friction mac
P
machine friction
=
friction flow
P
flow friction
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f
1 function
(
f
1 function
L 1 conveyor length
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Submerged chain conveyors for cooling and conveying of hot bottom ash in power stations.
Figure ": Three important bulk materials handling units
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&$! S(r)* (on+),or )-a./l)
rom Doberts, !44:/ F 1 2.= m@ F
c
1 2.C2, m@ p 1 2.= m@ 5 1 !3p@
A 1 GC rpm@ H 1 2.3 ton$m
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s
1 (:
2
to C2
2
!. Theoretical (Doberts) method solved in class. This gave about (( k+
=
(. Theoretical power/
gH m P
elevating
=
1 !:2J(!222$C=22)J4.3!JC.4 1 !.= k+
Aote &fficiency 1 !.=$((J!22K 1 G.CK not goodL
C. Damage method/
% 1 3.=, -5MJ!2
):
k+ 1 3.=,J(!:2$2.3)J!2.3J!2,J!2
):
1 !G.: k+
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&$2 B0(1)t El)+ator )-a./l)
?ee ;oskings e*ample, handed out in class.
?olution/
or correct head)shaft speed to give centrifugal discharge/
C
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3! . 4
(
=
r
V
imperial unitsL
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!222 C
=2 (,2
(3 . C 3! . 4 (
( (
+
= V
6 1 ((J4.3!JC.(3
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$!2)
2.:
1 ,.:4 ft$sec 1 !., m$s
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51!3J2.= m
1!2.3 m
(2
2
;1!2.3 sin ((2
2
) 1
C.4 m
(a) O 1 6$r 1 !.,$.C 1 ,.=G rad$s 1 (,.=GJ=2)$((JP) 1 ,,.= rpm
(b) %ctual speed !!!$( 1 ::.: rpm.
6 1 Or 1 (P(A$=2)r 1 (P(::.:$=2)2.(, 1 !., m$s
Theoretical power should be/
0
theor
1 (
(
(
!
V m P
accel
=
) 8 (
gH m P
elevating
=
)
= m m6$; 1 :2J!.,$,2.= 1 !.G( kg$sec
0
theor
1 2.: J!.G(J!.,
(
8 !.G(J4.3!J,2.=
1 !.=4 8 =3: +
1 (miniscule) 8 2.=4 k+
Figging power 1 6 1 !3(J!., 1 (:: + QQ (miniscule),
interesting)inefficient diggingL
Total power 1 2.4: k+
.otor shaft power 1 2.4:J(!$2.4:)J(!$2.3)J(!$2.4:)J(!$2.4:)J(!$2.4:) 1 !.C4 k+
(c) 0ull on the drive chain
0 1 (P(A$=2)T T 1 (!C42J=2)$((PJ::.:) 1 (,2 Am
1 T$r 1 (,2$(2.(C!$() 1 (232 A
(d) ?tarting torque )Q 1 (232J(.(: 1 ,=32 A
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