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Belt Conveyors With Shaft Sizing
Belt Conveyors With Shaft Sizing
BELT CAPACITY
Required Conveying Rate: 250.00 tph << input
Material Conveyed: wood chips << input Table 3-3
Material Density: 30.0 lb/ft3 << input Table 3-3
Angle of Repose: 45.0 deg << input Table 3-3
Angle of Surcharge: 30.0 deg << input Table 3-1
Belt Width: 36.0 in << input Figure 4-1
Trough Angle (0 for flat belt): 35.0 deg << input
Maximum Load Cross Sectional Area: 1.1420 ft2 << input Tables 4-2 to 4-5
Maximum Belt Capacity: 6,857.00 ft3/hr/100fpm << input Tables 4-2 to 4-5
Maximum Lump Size: 1.0 in << input
Belt Speed:
Design: 350.0 fpm << input Table 4-1
Minimum to Handle Design Capacity: 243.1 fpm Should be less than design
Maximum Capacity at Design Speed: 359.993 TPH
IDLER DESIGN (Only Belt Weight Wb req'd for Pan Belt Conveyors)
Troughing Idler Info:
Diameter 5.0 in << input
Class (A-E) C << input Tables 5-8 to 5-12
Load Rating 837.0 lb << input Tables 5-8 to 5-12
Si, Load Idler Spacing: 4.000 ft << input Table 5-2
Return Idler Spacing: 10.0 ft << input Table 5-2
K1, Lump Adjustment Factor: 1.00 << input Table 5-4
K2, Environmental & Maintenance Factor: 1.15 << input Table 5-5
K3, Service Factor: 1.20 << input Table 5-6
K4, Belt Speed Factor: 0.85 << input Table 5-7
Wb, Belt Unit Weight: ** 9.0 lb/ft << input Table 6-1
Wm, Material Unit Weight:
Max Material Weight 34.26 lb/ft
Actual Material Weight 23.81 lb/ft
Idler Load (Max material weight): 173.04 lb
Adjusted Idler Load (Max material weight): 202.98 lb
Suitability of Idler Selection: Selection is OK
COOK ENGINEERING 1
Te, EFFECTIVE TENSION
Conveyor is Pan Type (Y or N): N << input
Coefficient of Dynamic Friction: 0.45 << input Pan Conveyor Only
# of Plows: 0.0 << input
# of Belt Cleaners (Scraper Type): 1.0 << input
L, Length of Conveyor (3000 ft maximum): 39.3 ft << input
H, Lift of Conveyor (Negative for Declining): 9.5 ft << input
# of Tight Side Non-Driving Pulleys: 0.0 << input
# of Slack Side Non-Driving Pulleys: 0.0 << input
Belt Material (Fabric or Steel): Fabric << input
Approximate Tight Side Tension (Iterate): 2,074.3 lbs << input from below
Approximate Slack Side Tension (Iterate): 1,131.4 lbs << input from below
Number of drive pulleys: 1.0 << input
Lb, Length of Skirtboards (1 Side): 8.0 ft << input
Kt, Temperature Factor: 1.0 << input Fig 6-1
Ai: 1.8 << input Page 76
Kx: 0.47 lb/ft
Ky: 0.028 << input Tables 6-2, 6-3
Material velocity component in direction of
belt travel as it is fed onto conveyor: 300.0 fpm << input Calculate
Cs, Skirtboard Friction Factor: 0.0095 << input Table 6-7
Hopper used to regulate flow of material (Y or N)? N << input
w, Width of Hopper Outlet: 0.0 in << input
l, Length of Hopper Outlet: 0.0 in << input
Tp, Tension From Non-Driving Pulleys: 0.0 lb
Tam, Tension from Acceleration: 3.6 lb
Tsb, Skirtboard Tension: 49.0 lb
Ttr, Tripper Tension: 0.0 lb << input Page 84
Tpl, Plow Tension: 0.0 lb
Tbc, Belt Cleaner Tension: 180.0 lb
Tension required to extract material from
hopper (normal operation): 0.0 lb
Tension from belt on slide (Pan Conveyor Only): 0.0 lb **** Manual entry for this conveyor ***
Te, Effective Tension (Required for Operation): 518.5 lb
BELT SELECTION
Angle of Wrap, Drive Pulley: 180.0 deg << input
Wrap Factor Cw: (Lagged) 1.20 << input Table 6-8
T2, Slack-Side Tension Required to Prevent Slip
with Dry Belt (higher for wet conditions): 622.2 lb
Allowable percent sag of belt: 2.00 % << input Table 6-10
T0, Required Belt Tension to Reduce Sag: 826.8 lb
T1, Operating Maximum Belt Tension: 1,140.7 lb << input Calc's p. 102-110
Maximum Belt Tension per inch (operating): 31.7 lb/in
Maximum Allowable Starting Tension: 330.0 lb/in << input Manufacturer
COOK ENGINEERING 2
MOTOR SELECTION
Operating Shaft Power Required from Te: 5.5 hp
Drive pulley friction loss horsepower: 0.28 hp
Speed Reduction Efficiency: 98.5 % << input Manufacturer
Motor and Power Supply Efficiency: 99.0 % << input
Operating Motor Power Required: 5.9 hp
2. This design method uses actual expected belt loading. It is worthwhile checking the horsepower requirements for a
fully loaded belt in case of future higher capacity requirements.
3. Motor starting torque characteristics and conveyor acceleration should be checked in depth to ensure compatibility
between motor and conveyor. Page 119
COOK ENGINEERING 3
Resultant Pulley Load (Tail): 2,023.0 lbs
Resultant Pulley Load (Drive): 2,865.9 lbs
Design Drive Pulley Shaft Size: 2.9375 Inches << input Manufacturer
Design Tail Pulley Shaft Size: 2.1875 Inches << input Manufacturer
Check on Drive Shaft Load Rating: 3200 lbs << input Table 3 PT13-13
Check on Tail Shaft Load Rating: 1100 lbs << input Table 3 PT13-13
Design Steel Shafting Grade: (1045) 8,000 psi << input Manufacturer
Valve N 6.5 Inches
Adrive (use Table 4 to choose correct A calc.) 8.25 Inches << input
KB-drive (KB = 1.5 or KB = 2.5 for Overhung load) 2.50 << input
Check on Drive Pulley Shaft from Torque: 2.7235 Inches
Atail (use Table 4 to choose correct A calc.) 8.13 << input
KB-tail (KB = 1.5 or KB = 2.5 for Overhung load) 1.50 << input
Check on Tail Pulley Shaft from Torque: 1.9873 Inches
Selected Drive Pulley Shaft O.K. for Load: YES
Selected Drive Pulley Shaft O.K. for Torque: YES
Selected Tail Pulley Shaft O.K. for Load: YES
Selected Tail Pulley Shaft O.K. for Torque: YES
BELT SELECTION
Select a belt with a MOR 1/4" X 1/8", Grooved Pattern
SELECTION: SCANDURA ROLYALON 3-330 BELT
COOK ENGINEERING 4
COOK ENGINEERING 5