BELT CONVEYOR PRELIMINARY POWER ESTIMATE

(Graphic Method, CEMA 5TH Edition)

VERSION 1.0 - Oct / 2008

Material Type Trona 35

Material Bulk Density kg/m^3 2114

Surcharge Angle Deg 5 0.09

Belt Width 18 1
in 18

Idler Angle 35 3
Deg 35 0.610865

V Belt speed m/s 3

fpm 591

CAPACITY
Nominal Capacity T/Hr 170
Design Factor 1.25
Design Capacity T/Hr 213 234.1538
Volumetric Capacity m^3/Hr 100.52
Desing Area m^2 9.307E-03

CEMA Capacity
Area of Trapezoid in^2 20.73
Area pf circular segment in^2 2.42 74.01266 0.000442
Total Area ft^2 0.16
m^2 1.494E-02
Belt Conveyor Percent Loaded 62.3% Ok, but check lump size, recommended 85%

Belt Type STEEL CORD10

/ ST3150
25

Rating N/mm 470

Carcass Weight kg/m^2 20.04 20

Carcass Gauge mm 9.60 9.2

Top Cover Gauge mm 25 13.7 15

10

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20

15

Bottom Cover Gauge mm 6 3.3

Belt Weight kg/m 26.1 10
Idler spacing mm 1000
Idler Weight kg 50
5
Unitary Idler Weight kg/m 50
Total Unitary Weight kg/m 76.1 51.1
Length of the Belt Conveyor m 860 2821.5 0

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

Lift of the Belt Conveyor m 170 557.7
Angle of the Belt Conveyor 11.2 Ok
HP1 Power required to drive empty conveyor kW 40.3 54.1 9.2
HP2 Power Required for Elevate Material kW 98.6 132.2
HP3 Power Required to Convey Material Horizontally kW 13.2 17.7
HP4 Power Loss kW 11.4 15.3
HP Power Required kW 163.5 219.3
Tension Efective kg 12256 1407.101
T1 kg 18383
T2 kg 6128
Running Tension N/mm 394
Running Tension / Rating % 84% Ok, but check the Accel & drift condition
 c 1.89 l1 12.90126
l 6.928 r 74.01266

25 m 3.646
f 2.986628
20 j 2.09126

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10

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20

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x y
10
0 0
3.464 0
6.450628 2.09126
5
-7.998826 3.175319
-3.464 0
0
0 0
-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
3.464 0
7.998826 3.175319
-6.450628 2.09126
-5.806966 2.144744
-5.162862 2.192609
-4.518365 2.234852
-3.873523 2.271468
-3.228387 2.302457
-2.583005 2.327814
-1.937426 2.347538
-1.291699 2.361628
-0.645874 2.370082
0 0 0 2.3729
1 0.008727 0.645874 2.370082
2 0.017453 1.291699 2.361628
3 0.02618 1.937426 2.347538
4 0.034907 2.583005 2.327814
5 0.043633 3.228387 2.302457
6 0.05236 3.873523 2.271468
7 0.061087 4.518365 2.234852
8 0.069813 5.162862 2.192609
9 0.07854 5.806966 2.144744
10 0.087266 6.450628 2.09126

-4.018614 1.302813
-3.617625 1.336133
-3.216361 1.365952
-2.814852 1.392268
-2.413129 1.41508
-2.011221 1.434385
-1.609161 1.450182
-1.206978 1.46247
-0.804703 1.471247
-0.402367 1.476514
 0 1.47827
0.402367 1.476514
0.804703 1.471247
1.206978 1.46247
1.609161 1.450182
2.011221 1.434385
2.413129 1.41508
2.814852 1.392268
3.216361 1.365952
3.617625 1.336133
4.018614 1.302813