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Belt width
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Belt width
public
Width of conveyor belt.
Belt width
$$ B_{belt} = 1.2000000476837 \: {m} $$
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B_{belt} = 1.200
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Belt conveyor capacity
public
Theoretical volumetric flow rate of a belt conveyor with 3 roll idlers, based on bulk material properties.
Volumetric flow rate
$$ Q_{conv_{v_{th_{3}}}} = {A_{conv_{3}} \cdot v_{conv} \cdot 3600} \:, m^3 / h $$
Belt conveyor capacity
public
Theoretical mass flow rate of a belt conveyor with 3 roll idlers, based on bulk material properties .
Bulk material density
$$ \rho_{bm} = 0.8 \: t / m^3 $$
Mass flow rate
$$ Q_{conv_{m_{th_{3}}}} = {A_{conv_{3}} \cdot v_{conv} \cdot 3600 \cdot \rho_{bm}} \:, t / h $$
Belt conveyor cross sectional area
public
Cross sectional area of belt conveyor for idlers with 3 rollers.
Base width
$$ l_{base} = 0.424 \: m $$
Cross sectional area
$$ A_{conv_{3}} = {\left({ l_{base} + {( b_{belt} - l_{base} ) \over 2} \cdot \cos( \lambda_{idler_{rad}} ) }\right) \cdot {( b_{belt} - l_{base} ) \over 2} \cdot \sin( \lambda_{idler_{rad}} ) + \left({ {( l_{base} + \left({ b_{belt} - l_{base} }\right) \cdot \cos( \lambda_{idler_{rad}} ) ) \over 2 }}\right) ^ 2 \cdot \tan( \beta_{surcharge_{rad}} )} \:, m^2 $$
Belt conveyor capacity
public
Theoretical mass flow rate of a belt conveyor with 5 roll idlers, based on bulk material properties .
Bulk material density
$$ \rho_{bm} = 0.8 \: t / m^3 $$
Mass flow rate
$$ Q_{conv_{m_{th_{5}}}} = {A_{conv_{5}} \cdot v_{conv} \cdot 3600 \cdot \rho_{bm}} \:, t / h $$
Belt conveyor capacity
public
Theoretical volumetric flow rate of a belt conveyor with 5 roll idlers, based on bulk material properties .
Volumetric flow rate
$$ Q_{conv_{v_{th_{5}}}} = {A_{conv_{5}} \cdot v_{conv} \cdot 3600} \:, m^3 / h $$
Belt conveyor cross sectional area
public
Cross sectional area of belt conveyor for idlers with 5 rollers.
Idler roller face width
$$ l_{base} = 0.244 \: m $$
Cross sectional area
$$ A_{conv_{5}} = {\left({ l_{base} + l_{base} \cdot \cos( \lambda_{idler1_{rad}} ) }\right) \cdot l_{base} \cdot \sin( \lambda_{idler1_{rad}} ) + \left({ l_{base} + 2 \cdot l_{base} \cdot \cos( \lambda_{idler1_{rad}} ) + {( b_{belt} - 3 \cdot l_{base} ) \over 2} \cdot \cos( \lambda_{idler2_{rad}} ) }\right) \cdot {( b_{belt} - 3 \cdot l_{base} ) \over 2} \cdot \sin( \lambda_{idler2_{rad}} ) + \left({ 0.5 \cdot l_{base} + l_{base} \cdot \cos( \lambda_{idler1_{rad}} ) + {( b_{belt} - 3 \cdot l_{base} ) \over 2} \cdot \cos( \lambda_{idler2_{rad}} ) }\right) ^ 2 \cdot \tan( \beta_{surcharge_{rad}} )} \:, m^2 $$
Covered belt width
public
Width of conveyor belt covered by material.
Covered belt width
IF
$ B_{belt} $ > $ 2 $
THEN
$$ b_{belt} = {B_{belt} - 0.25} \; \; , {m} $$
OTHERWISE
$$ b_{belt} = {0.9 \cdot B_{belt} - 0.05} \; \; , {m} $$
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