BELT CONVEYOR PRELIMINARY POWER ESTIMATE

(Graphic Method, CEMA 5TH Edition)

VERSION 1.0 - Oct / 2008 - Chile, MARIO CERDA CORTES, BE MECH, MARIO.CERDA.C@GMAIL.COM

Material Type Copper Ore 12

Material Bulk Density kg/m^3 2002

Surcharge Angle Deg 22 0.38

Belt Width 72 9
in 72

Idler Angle 35° 3

Deg 35 0.610865

V Belt speed m/s 3

fpm 591

CAPACITY
Nominal Capacity T/Hr 2454
Design Factor 2.50
Design Capacity T/Hr 6135 6760.157
Volumetric Capacity m^3/Hr 3064.44
Desing Area m^2 2.837E-01

CEMA Capacity
Area of Trapezoid in^2 419.61
Area pf circular segment in^2 203.94 74.60201 0.036643
Total Area ft^2 4.33
m^2 4.023E-01
Belt Conveyor Percent Loaded 70.5% Ok, but check lump size, recommended 85%

Belt Type FABRIC-US /21

3-600
25

Rating N/mm 105

Carcass Weight kg/m^2 6.45 20

Carcass Gauge mm 7.11 11.8

Top Cover Gauge mm 20 43.8 15

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20

15

Bottom Cover Gauge mm 6 13.1

Belt Weight kg/m 68.7 10
Idler spacing mm 1000
Idler Weight kg 50
5
Unitary Idler Weight kg/m 50
Total Unitary Weight kg/m 118.7 79.7
Length of the Belt Conveyor m 31 101.7 0

-50 -45 -40 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10

Lift of the Belt Conveyor m 4.65 15.3
Angle of the Belt Conveyor ° 8.5 Ok
HP1 Power required to drive empty conveyor kW 6.1 8.1 1.4
HP2 Power Required for Elevate Material kW 77.9 104.4
HP3 Power Required to Convey Material Horizontally kW 38.0 51.0
HP4 Power Loss kW 9.1 12.3
HP Power Required kW 131.1 175.8
Tension Efective kg 9824 428.9244
T1 kg 14736
T2 kg 4912
Running Tension N/mm 79
Running Tension / Rating % 75% Ok, but check the Accel & drift condition
 c 4.86 l1 55.89281
l 26.962 r 74.60201

25 m 17.659
f 14.46541
20 j 10.12879

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10
0 0
13.481 0
27.94641 10.12879
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-31.92748 12.91637
-13.481 0
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0 0
-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
13.481 0
31.92748 12.91637
-27.94641 10.12879
-25.27053 11.1506
-22.5574 12.06895
-19.81102 12.88246
-17.03543 13.58995
-14.23474 14.19037
-11.41305 14.68283
-8.574543 15.06661
-5.723394 15.34115
-2.863808 15.50603
0 0 0 15.56102
1 0.038397 2.863808 15.50603
2 0.076794 5.723394 15.34115
3 0.115192 8.574543 15.06661
4 0.153589 11.41305 14.68283
5 0.191986 14.23474 14.19037
6 0.230383 17.03543 13.58995
7 0.268781 19.81102 12.88246
8 0.307178 22.5574 12.06895
9 0.345575 25.27053 11.1506
10 0.383972 27.94641 10.12879

-19.71137 7.144113
-17.824 7.864829
-15.91036 8.512561
-13.97326 9.086356
-12.01556 9.585367
-10.04015 10.00886
-8.04994 10.35621
-6.047862 10.6269
-4.036868 10.82053
-2.019923 10.93683
 0 10.97562
2.019923 10.93683
4.036868 10.82053
6.047862 10.6269
8.04994 10.35621
10.04015 10.00886
12.01556 9.585367
13.97326 9.086356
15.91036 8.512561
17.824 7.864829
19.71137 7.144113