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Dunlop Conveyor Belt Design Manual. Page 2 PDF
Dunlop Conveyor Belt Design Manual. Page 2 PDF
TABLE 11 DRIVE FACTOR k
Notes:
1. When calculating the driving tension required for dual drive units, the drive factor selected must correspond to the total angle of driving
wrap.
The drive factors quoted for gravity or automatic take-up systems are minimum values based on the relationship between angle of wrap
2. and coefficient of friction between belt and drum at the point of slip. In the case of screw take-up units, an adjustment has been made to
the drive factor to allow for the extra tension which may be induced in the belt either:
a. to compensate for the effect of belt elongation when the material is loaded.
b. due to the difficulty in measuring the amount of tension applied.
In those cases where an electrically or hydraulically loaded winch type take-up is used, where the induced tension can be preset and
3. controlled, the drive factor should be selected to correspond with a gravity take-up system.
Tensile strength
The belt class required is that which has an operating tension greater than or equal to the calculated maximum unit tension T. (Table 12).
Load support
Choose the lowest class which meets the tensile strength requirement. Looking at Table 14, determine which load category best describes the
load being conveyed i.e. A, B, C, D or E category load. The value obtained at the intersection of the belt specification row and the load category
column gives the maximum width at which that belt specification can be used.
Additional Information
Belt modulus
Refer to Table 20 for belt modulus.
Belt mass
The mass of a particular belt construction can be determined by adding the carcass mass found in Table 17 to the combined mass of covers
found in Table 18. This will give the mass per unit area. To calculate the mass per unit length multiply by the belt width in metres.
Belt thickness
The belt thickness can be obtained from the information given in Table 16.
Pulley types Examples
A High tension pulleys Wrap exceeding 45° Head, drive & tripper
B Low tension pulleys Wrap exceeding 45° Tail, take-up, Take-up bend
or
High tension pulleys Wrap up to 45° High tension snub or bend pulleys
C Low tension pulleys Wrap up to 45° Low tension snub or bend pulleys
Recommended maximum belt width (mm) for correct load support. Multi-ply textile reinforced rubber belting.
A B C D E
Light Duty Light to Medium Duty Medium Duty Heavy Duty Extra Heavy Duty
Belt Spec
Up to 800 kg/m3 Up to 1200 kg/m3 Up to 1600 kg/m3 Up to 2400 kg/m3 Up to 3000 kg/m3
- 25mm Lumps - 50mm Lumps - 100mm Lumps - 250mm Lumps + 250mm Lumps
160/2 750 600 500 400 Not Recommended
200/2 750 600 600 4500 Not Recommended
250/2 900 750 750 600 500
250/3 1050 900 750 600 600
315/2 900 900 750 600 500
315/3 1200 1050 1050 750 600
400/2 1200 1050 1050 900 750
400/3 1200 1050 1050 900 750
400/4 1500 1500 1350 900 750
500/2 1200 1200 1200 1050 900
500/3 1350 1200 1200 1050 900
500/4 1650 1500 1350 1200 900
500/5 1800 1800 1800 1500 1350
630/2 1200 1200 1200 1050 900
630/3 1650 1350 1200 1050 1050
630/4 1650 1500 1350 1200 1050
630/5 2100 2100 1800 1650 1350
800/2 1650 1500 1500 1350 1200
800/3 1800 1650 1500 1350 1200
800/4 2100 1800 1650 1500 1350
800/5 2400 2400 2100 1800 1500
1000/2 1800 1650 1500 1350 1200
1000/3 2100 1650 1500 1350 1200
1000/4 2400 1800 1800 1500 1350
1000/5 2400 2400 2200 1800 1500
1250/3 2100 1800 1800 1350 1200
1250/4 2400 2200 2200 1650 1500
1250/5 2400 2400 2400 1800 1800
1600/3 2400 2400 1800 1650 1650
1600/4 2400 2400 2200 1800 1800
1600/5 2400 2400 2400 2200 1800
2000/4 2400 2400 2400 1800 1800
2000/5 2400 2400 2400 2200 2100
TABLE 15 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PLIES RECOMMENDED FOR CORRECT EMPTY BELT TROUGHING
Add the thickness of the covers to get the total belt thickness
To obtain total belt mass add the mass of the combined covers from Table 18.
The mass per unit length is determined by multiplying the total mass by the belt width in metres.
Grade of Cover Mass Grade of Cover Mass
(kg/m2) (kg/m2)
N 1,14 PHR 1,17
M 1,10 SPHR 1,21
OR 1,41 DHR 1,34
GF 1,37 PVC 1,37
FR 1,27 Nitrile 1,32
The rate at which a belt cover wears is related to the thickness of the cover and to the impact energy imparted by material lumps.
Impact energy can be calculated for any material of known lump mass and vertical velocity.
γ - ω x νv J
Non abrasive material Abrasive material Very abrasive material Very sharp abrasive material
such as lime, charcoal, such as salt, anthracite such as slag, copper ore, such as quartz, some ores,
Cycle wood chips, bituminous coal, phosphate rock, sinter, coke sand, foundry refuse, glass batch,
time coal grain limestone, fullers earth flue dust iron borings
s
Lump size (mm) Lump size (mm) Lump size (mm) Lump size (mm)
dust 12 50 150 dust 12 50 150 dust 12 50 150 dust 12 50 150
to to to and to to to and to to to and to to to and
12 50 150 over 12 50 150 over 12 50 150 over 12 50 150 over
12 2,0 3,0 6,0 8,0 3,0 6,0 10,0 10,0 6,0 10,0 10,0 10,0 8,0 10,0 10,0 10,0
25 2,0 2,5 3,0 5,0 2,5 3,0 6,0 10,0 3,0 6,0 10,0 10,0 4,0 8,0 10,0 10,0
40 1,0 2,5 3,0 5,0 2,5 3,0 4,0 5,0 3,0 3,0 6,0 10,0 3,0 4,0 8,0 10,0
60 1,0 2,5 3,0 5,0 2,5 3,0 4,0 5,0 3,0 3,0 5,0 6,0 3,0 3,0 6,0 10,0
90 1,0 2,5 3,0 5,0 2,5 3,0 4,0 5,0 3,0 3,0 5,0 5,0 3,0 3,0 6,0 6,0
120 1,0 2,5 3,0 5,0 2,5 3,0 4,0 5,0 3,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 3,0 3,0 5,0 6,0
180 1,0 2,5 3,0 5,0 2,5 3,0 4,0 5,0 3,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 3,0 3,0 5,0 6,0
240+ 1,0 2,5 3,0 5,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 3,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 3,0 3,0 5,0 6,0
Multi-ply Steelcord
Belt Class Textile Solid Woven Reinforced
Reinforced PVC Belting Rubber Belting
Belting
160 1060
200 1330
250 1660
315 2070 1750
400 2950 2220
500 3330 2800 29000
630 4200 3500 37700
800 5330 4440 47900
1000 6660 5550 59800
1250 8330 6900 74800
1600 10660 8890 95800
2000 13330 11110 119700
2500 149700
3150 188600
4000 240000
5000 300000
6300 377200
TABULATOR CALCULATIONS
The tabulation method described below is a convenient means of calculating the tensions at any point on the conveyor.
Blank copies of the "Conveyor Tabulation Sheets" are available from Dunlop Africa Industrial Products.
The following method is used to determine the tension at any point along the conveyor:
Steps 7, 8 and 9 should be repeated for four load cases viz empty, fully loaded, non-declined sections loaded and declined sections loaded.
EXAMPLE
Step 1
L + 70
C =
L
570
=
500
= 1,14
Step 2
From Table 10 the mass of the moving parts for a 1200 mm wide conveyor of medium duty is 71 kg/m.
Step 3
τ
Q = 0,278
s
0,278 x 4500
=
3,5
= 357,4 kg/m
Step 4
Calculate the maximum effective tension when the non-declined sections of the conveyor are all carrying load and the declined sections have no
load. The total horizontal length of non-declined sections is 20 + 330 = 350 m.
The overall change in elevation on the non-declined sections is 70 in. Note that the actual length of the conveyor is used to calculate Tx and only
the loaded length to calculate Ty. The length correction factor is a constant and is used to convert the actual length to a corrected length. The
friction factors are determined by the total conveyor length in all cases.
Tx = 9,8G x fx C x L
= 9,8 x 71 x 0,020 x 1,14 x 500
= 7932N
Ty = 9,8Q x fy C x L
= 9,8 x 357,4 x 0,020 x 1,14 x 350
= 30745N
Tz = 9,8Q x H
= 9,8 x 357,4 x 70
= 245176N
Effective tension to overcome skirtboard friction The inter-skirtboard width is assumed to be 2/3 of the belt width i.e. 0,8 m.
Tus = 9,8fs x Q x Ls
S x b2
9,8 x 357,4 x 0,020 x 1,14 x 350
=
3,5 x 0,64
= 3050N
Te = Tx + Ty + Tz + Tus
= 7932 + 30745 + 245176 + 3050
= 286903N
Step 5
Tm = k x Te
k = 0,38 from Table 11 and hence
Tm = 0,38 x 286903
= 109023
The minimum slack side tension to prevent excessive belt sag is:
Ts = 9,8Sf x (B + Q) x Id
= 9,8 x 6,3 x (14,8 + 357,4) x 1,2
= 27576N
Since
Tm > Ts
T2 = Tm
Step 6
Step 7
Calculations of the effective tension for each segment (or run) is shown on Sheet 1 for the empty belt, Sheet 2 for the fully loaded belt, Sheet 3 for
the case where only non-decline sections are loaded and Sheet 4 where only the decline sections are loaded.
Step 8
The accumulated effective tension column is the sum of the effective tensions of the current segment and all preceeding segments.
Step 9
The total effective tension for each load case is the value in the last row of the column titled 'Accumulated Effective Tension'.
The reason for the difference between the effective tension determine step 4 and that on Sheet 3 is the more accurate figures used for mass of
the moving parts on the tabulation sheets.
The tension at any point along the conveyor can now be determined, all load cases, by adding the effective tension at the point to the slope
tension at the point and then adding the worst case T2 value.
The highest Te value occurs when all non-declines are loaded. i.e. Te = 283609N
Based on this value
Tm = k x Te
= 0,38 x 283609N
= 107771N
T2 = Tm
i.e. T2 = 107771N
Thus, for example, the effective tension at run L - M takes the following values:
From these it is determined that the tension at point M under the four cases, given by
Te + T2 + Th is
Empty belt
4302 + 107771 + 0
= 112073N
-24577 + 107771 + 0
= 83194N
Non-declines loaded
6059 + 107771 + 0
= 113830N
Declines loaded
-26334 + 107771 + 0
= 81437N
Length Idler Load Tension to Overcome Friction (N) Lift Tension to Effective Accumulative Absorbed
Belt of Overcome Tension Effective
of Run Mass Mass Mass Power
Run (m) (kg/m) (kg/m) (kg/m) Idlers Belt Pulley Load Run Gravity for Run Tension (W)
Lr Mr = M/Id Qr 9,8LrCfxMr 9,8LrCfxB 0,01(do/D)T2 9,8LrCfxQ (m) (N) (N) (N) TeS
B Hr 9,8QHr Ter Te
A-B 2 0 14,8 0 0 7 178 0 0 0 185 185 647
B-C 98 5,7 14,8 0 125 324 0 0 25 0 449 634 2218
C-D 15 5,7 14,8 0 19 50 178 0 -3 0 247 881 3082
D-E 0 0 14,8 0 0 0 178 0 0 0 178 1059 3706
E-F 0 0 14,8 0 0 0 178 0 0 0 178 1237 4330
F-G 330 5,7 14,8 0 420 1091 0 0 -67 0 1512 2749 9621
G-H 50 5,7 14,8 0 64 165 0 0 10 0 229 2978 10422
H-I 20 5,7 14,8 0 25 66 178 0 0 0 270 3248 11367
I-J 2 0 14,8 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 3255 11390
J-K 3 50,9 14,8 0 34 10 178 0 0 0 222 3477 12168
K-L 17 16,5 14,8 0 63 56 178 0 0 0 297 3774 13208
L-M 50 16,5 14,8 0 184 165 178 0 -10 0 528 4302 15055
M-N 330 16,5 14,8 0 1217 1091 178 0 70 0 2486 6788 23757
N-O 100 16,5 14,8 0 369 331 178 0 -25 0 887 7665 36829
Friction Factors
Rotating Parts fx 0,020
Pulleys Diameter Location
Load Friction fy 0,022 Head 630 mm O
Skirt Friction fs 0,65 Drive Head mm O
Scraper Friction fc 0,60 HT Bend - mm -
Tail 500 mm I
Drive & Take-up
Take-up 500 mm E
Angle of Wrap 210°
Take-up Bend 500 mm D,F
Drive Surface Lagged Bare LT Bend 450 mm B
Tripper - mm -
Take-up Type Gravity Screw
Drive Factor k 0,38
Length Idler Load Tension to Overcome Friction (N) Lift Tension to Effective Accumulative Absorbed
Belt of Overcome Tension Effective
of Run Mass Mass Mass Power
Run (m) Run Gravity for Run Tension
(kg/m) (kg/m) (kg/m) Idlers Belt Pulley Load (W)
(m) (N) (N) (N)
Lr Mr = M/Id B Qr 9,8LrCfxMr 9,8LrCfxB 0,01(do/D)T2 9,8LrCfxQ TeS
Hr 9,8QHr Ter Te
A-B 2 0 14,8 0 0 7 178 0 0 0 185 185 647
B-C 98 5,7 14,8 0 125 324 0 0 25 0 449 634 2218
C-D 15 5,7 14,8 0 19 50 178 0 -3 0 247 881 3082
D-E 0 0 14,8 0 0 0 178 0 0 0 178 1059 3706
E-F 0 0 14,8 0 0 0 178 0 0 0 178 1237 4330
F-G 330 5,7 14,8 0 420 1091 0 0 -67 0 1512 2749 9621
G-H 50 5,7 14,8 0 64 165 0 0 10 0 229 2978 10422
H-I 20 5,7 14,8 0 25 66 178 0 0 0 270 3248 11367
I-J 2 0 14,8 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 3255 11390
J-K 3 50,9 14,8 357,4 34 10 178 264 0 0 485 3740 13090
K-L 17 16,5 14,8 357,4 63 56 178 1493 0 0 1791 5531 19357
L-M 50 16,5 14,8 357,4 184 165 178 4393 -10 -35028 -30108 -24577 -86019
M-N 330 16,5 14,8 357,4 1217 1091 178 28991 70 245196 276673 252096 882335
N-O 100 16,5 14,8 357,4 369 331 178 8785 -25 -8750 -77908 174188 609659
Friction Factors
Rotating Parts fx 0,020
Pulleys Diameter Location
Load Friction fy 0,022
Head 630 mm O
Skirt Friction fs 0,65 Drive Head mm O
Scraper Friction fc 0,60 HT Bend - mm -
Tail 500 mm I
Drive & Take-up
Take-up 500 mm E
Angle of Wrap 210°
Take-up Bend 500 mm D,F
Drive Surface Lagged Bare LT Bend 450 mm B
Tripper - mm -
Take-up Type Gravity Screw
Drive Factor k 0,38
Friction Factors
Rotating Parts fx 0,020
Pulleys Diameter Location
Load Friction fy 0,022
Head 630 mm O
Skirt Friction fs 0,65 Drive Head mm O
Scraper Friction fc 0,60 HT Bend - mm -
Tail 500 mm I
Drive & Take-up
Take-up 500 mm E
Angle of Wrap 210°
Take-up Bend 500 mm D,F
Drive Surface Lagged Bare LT Bend 450 mm B
Tripper - mm -
Take-up Type Gravity Screw
Drive Factor k 0,38
Friction Factors
Rotating Parts fx _______
Pulleys Diameter Location
Load Friction fy _______ Head _______ mm _______
Skirt Friction fs _______ Drive _______ mm _______
Scraper Friction fc _______ HT Bend _______ mm _______
Tail _______ mm _______
Drive & Take-up
Take-up _______ mm _______
Angle of Wrap _______
Take-up Bend _______ mm _______
Drive Surface Lagged Bare LT Bend _______ mm _______
Tripper _______ mm _______
Take-up Type Gravity Screw
Drive Factor k _______
Length Idler Load Tension to Overcome Friction (N) Lift Tension to Effective Accumulative Absorbed
Belt of Overcome Tension Effective
of Run Mass Mass Mass Power
Run (m) (kg/m) (kg/m) (kg/m) Idlers Belt Pulley Load Run Gravity for Run Tension (W)
(m) (N) (N) (N)
Lr Mr = M/Id B Qr 9,8LrCfxMr 9,8LrCfxB 0,01(do/D)T2 9,8LrCfxQ TeS
Hr 9,8QHr Ter Te
TENSION TABULATOR
VERTICAL CURVES
It is necessary to calculate the tension at the point under consideration following the method described in Tabulator Calculations.
Concave curves
The worst condition exists when the belt is loaded to the start of the curve and under these conditions the minimum radius of curvature to
prevent the belt lifting off the idlers is
113 Tp
R =
B
Where
Sinβ x W x E
R =
4494 (tr - tc)
Sinβ x W x E
R =
8988 (tr - 5,2)
3. Maximum allowable change of incline per idler to prevent overstress of belt edges
The curve must be designed with a radius at least large enough to satisfy conditions 1 and 2 and the idler spacing must ensure that conditions 3
and 4 are satisfied.
( )
d = core diameter (mm)
N = number of coils on roll
Belt length:
π(D + d)N
L =
2
or
Assuming the length of belt is large and the thickness not abnormally Where d 0,3m for general stock belting and up to 0,5m for
small, then the core diameter can be neglected in approximate heavy rolls of belting, such as steelcord belting or very wide
calculations. belts.
Imperial to metric
ft2 m2 0,0929
ft3 m3 0,0283
ft/min m/s 0,0051
lb kg 0,4536
lbf N 4,448
lbf/in kN/m 0,1751
lb/in kg/cm 0,179
lb/ft kg/m 1,488
lb/in2 kg/cm2 0,0703
Metric to imperial
m3 ft3 35,3148
m/s ft/min 196,85
kg lb 2,205
N lbf 0,2248
kN/m lbf/in 5,71
kg/cm lb/in 5,6
kg/m lb/ft 0,672
kg/cm2 lb/in2 14,2
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