A belt conveyor transports 18 tonnes/hr.

of coal at angle of 20 °length to be

sufficient to give 33.5m. Rise, 1,750 rpm motor, V belt drive to helical gear
speed reducer. Belt speed, 61 m/min. discharge over tail pulley

61 m/min Tail pulley

33.5m

20 °

Head pulley

Calculating the principal data for a belt conveyor

Table 1: BELT CONVEYOR PRACTISE

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL MINIMUM PULLEY DIAMETER

(per ply per cm width per m) (cm) CARRIER SPACING
(Plain Drive)
No. of Plies Belt Width Spacing
(cm) (m)
28 DUCK, 0.0119 Kg 6 8

32 DUCK, 0.0136 Kg
36 DUCK, 0.0148 Kg 28 61 76.2 106.7 30.5 - 45.7 1.22
42 DUCK, 0.0165 Kg 36 61 94.4 121.9 50.8 – 76.2 1.07
42 106.7 137.2 91.0 – 4,152.4 Idlers
(1.60 mm.) rubber
Cover , 0.0102 Kg 3.05
Table 2: CONVEYOR CAPACITY & POWER

MAXIMUM CAPACITY HORSEPOWER REQUIRED TO

CONVEYOR TYPE (TONNES/HR) DRIVESHAFT
BELT CONVEYOR 0.000404 S b2 L+ 45.72
0.06 KS+T
9000
BUCKET ELEVATOR 0.07w b S /b 1.8
×(T heoritical hoiting power)
FLIGHT CONVEYOR 48.055 AS 0.00198 w f LS(0.00256 TL)
SCREW CONVEYOR Kg per Rev. vs. Dia. 0.001 L (1.331N + 7.333T)
Dia., cm 10.16 15.24 20.32 25.40
kg 0.136 0.544 1.5 3.63
30.48 35.56 40.64
5.9 9.53 12.25

18
b=
√ 0.0004 ( 61 )

b=27 c m ; use b=35.6 cm

5 ply ,28 duc k

Length of belt = 2L + 2 πr

Where:

33.5
L= =97.9 m
sin 20 °

length of belt=2( 97.9)+2 π ( 34.3

100 )
=197.95 m