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Material Handling (Belt Conveyor system)

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DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34999.24484

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 MATERIAL HANDLING(CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM)
Material Handling is the movement, storage, control and Application and Limitations
protection of materials, goods and products throughout the INFORMATION REQUIRED TO DESIGN A BELT CONVEYOR
1. Length of conveyor from centre to centre of end pulleys. 2.  A wider range of material can be handled which pause problems in other
process of manufacturing, distribution, consumption and transportation means. Belt conveyor can be used for abrasive, wet, dry, sticky or dirty
Inclination-level or inclined. Either degree of inclination, or distance
disposal with the objective of providing the right amount of the material. The lump size of the transported material is limited by the width of the belt.
to be lifted or lowered. 3. Average capacity per hour. 4. Maximum
right material, in the right condition, at the right place, in the right Belts up to 3000 mm wide are used in mining industry.
capacity per hour. 5. Material to be conveyed, and weight per cubic
position, in the right sequence, and for the right cost, by the right
foot. 6. Average size of material. 7. Size of largest pieces and
methods. Material handling system is an important factor in  Higher capacity can be handled than any other form of conveyor at a considerably
percentage in feed. 8. (a) Nature of material -dry or wet (moisture
mining industry and manufacturing industry. Though it does not lower cost per tonne kilometer. Conveyor belts with capacity of 11000t/h and even
content). (b) Abrasive or corrosive? 9. How material is to be fed to
add value to the product, therefore, it must be minimized, if not higher can be deployed to match with higher capacity mining machinery.
the belt and particulars of feed point or points.
eliminated, in order to achieve significant cost savings.
10. How material is to be discharged from the belt i.e. overhead
DISCHARGE HOOD pulley or by trippers, and particulars of discharge points. 11.  Longer distances can be covered more economically than any other transportation
Components General indication of supporting structure. system. A single belt conveyor or a series of belt conveyors can do this. Belt
Essential Properties conveyors can be adopted for cross-country laying.
TRIPPER Flexibility, Transverse rigidity, Low mass per unit length, Wear
resistant, Fire resistant, High strength, Simplicity and  By the use of many forms of ancillary equipment such as mobile trippers or spreaders
SKIRT BOARD
inexpensive,Longer life, Should not stretch under normal working bulk material can be distributed and deposited wherever required.
END PULLEY
SCRAPER
END PULLEY
stresses ,i.e., low relative elongation.
TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF BELT CONVEYOR IN A MINE
IMPACT IDLERS

BEND PULLEY Mining industry deploys conveyor belt for transport of

SNUB PULLEY CARRYING IDLERS RETURN IDLERS BELT CLEANER
materials in many ways Apron Feeder

Scalping grizzly feeder

GRAVITY TAKE-UP

Construction of conveyor belt

Top Cover (Carrying Side)

(Fines)
End Cover End Cover
Gyratory crusher SOMANATH OJHA, M.TECH(RESEARCH)
Carcass Vibrating screen (Primary Crusher Discharge)
DEPARTMENT OF MINING ENGINEERING
Bottom Cover (Non-Carrying Side)
To Tert. conv
Middlings NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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