1. Equation to identify appropriate roto speed for curing.

Curing time α
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑋 𝑇𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒

⇒ Curing time = Constant X

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑
𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑋 𝑇𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒

⇒ Constant =
𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑋 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑋 𝑇𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑

2. Conditions
A.

𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑅ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
= 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑅𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑒
.............................. (1)

𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑋 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑋 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎

𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑅ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟
= 𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑅𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑒

B.

Curing zone length = 75 % of Actual contact length

Actual contact length = 75 % of main drum circumference

⇒ Curing Zone length = 0.75 X 0.75 x Main drum circumference —----------- (2)

C.

𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ

Roto speed = 𝑅𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
Note 👍

● Heating over the belt is not considered.

● Temperature e ect is not considered ( As both are working at 150 °C ).
● E ect of pressure is not considered.

Above methods should give minimum roto speed for curing of fabrics and rubber sheets.