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1. SUMMA RY
A system for the design and dim ensioning of conveyor belt pulleys, in a m anner which perm its use at drawing office or com putational level, is laid
out.
The theoretical m odel is used to ex plain the reason for som e com m on failures and to place in contex t som e of the pulley construction features seen
in recent years.
Lastly, an account is given of the factors which lim it the life of a pulley and a design is proposed for the nex t generation of long-life, low cost pulleys
for the South African m ark et.
2. INTRODUCTION
2.1 Historical Context
Great strides have been m ade in recent years in the provision of low m ass belts with ever higher tension ratings. In m any cases these low m ass belts
perm it the use of sm all diam eter pulleys, whilst the tension ratings dem and sim ilar or increased shaft diam eters.
O ften the conveyor designer need not restrict him self to the lim its of the belt. However, in situations such as in-seam underground conveyors, where
the transfer points, tension section and drive are all of restricted height, the optim um size is required.
Sim ilarly, in the pulley construction field, wide acceptance has been earned for the k eyless shaft connections originally introduced by Ringfeder.
These have resulted in a new generation of pulley constructions being adopted, designed largely by the user com pany or m ine. It has also led to a
confusion of different pulley styles, back ed by conflicting claim s as to their value.
2.2 Design Standards
The situation of designs being produced at m any places in South Africa and used to and in som e cases beyond their lim its has lead to the
requirem ent of a practical design standard against which the lim itations of a given pulley construction can be determ ined. Such inform ation is
available piecem eal but is not in a readily usable form .
It is the purpose of this paper to supply such a design system , the system being justified both analytically and by com parison with failures recorded
in recent years. It is a specific aim of this paper to avoid analytical techniques unsuited for use at drawing office level. W here this has required
sim plifications it is noted in the tex t.
Clearly, not every aspect of design is stress-based. W here this is the case. notes on successes and failures are given for your guidance. Lastly, an
attem pt has been m ade to place in contex t som e of the construction features that have been appearing and disappearing in recent years. This is
aim ed at im proving consistency and providing a basis for standardisation and new design think ing.
3. A NA LYTICA L SYSTEM
3.1 Background
A num ber of authors (1, 2, 3, 12, 13) work ing in Germ any between 1963 and 1973 have contributed m uch to the study of pulley stresses.
Unfortunately, the dissertations resulting have only recently been translated and are at a level not conveniently used in the design office. They
describe system s which differ from local practice in a num ber of im portant respects.
3.1.1 Shaft and drum end m aterials are of significantly higher tensile strengths.
3.1.2 Pulley proportions are different, drum diam eters being in the range 1000 to 1750 m m , drum widths are sim ilar to local practice.
3.1.3 Manufacturing m ethods are aim ed at low m ass. Locally, m ass has rem ained secondary to m anufacturing econom y due to a lack of
standardisation and the undem anding conditions our pulleys have work ed in.
The work s referred to have therefore been adapted to form m uch of the basis for the m ethod which follows. The m ain value of this m ethod being
that each part of the pulley can be treated individually with m inim al repetition required.
3.2 Common Constructions
Figures 1 (a to d) show som e com m on pulley constructions used locally, all of which can be analysed by the system described. Variations such as
asym m etrical end plates are adm issible and have been shown (3) not to affect the stress pattern significantly. The shading of pulley sections
indicates the stress levels encountered, dark areas being highly stressed, and will be referred to in the tex t.
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(Equation 1)
(Equation 2)
Using these m om ents in the Torsion and Bending Equations gives the first two possible diam eters (4).
Torsion Based Diam eter:
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dr = 3
Te x 16000
(Equation 3.)
s x PI
__________
db = 3
Me x 32000
(Equation 4.)
s x PI
Note
s and s are tak en to be equal since the allowable direct principle stress s is a fatigue case and the shear stress s is not.
Values for the principle stresses can be found from BS 153 Parts IIIb and IV : 1972 or any sim ilar authority. O therwise values in the range 41,5 to 45
Mpa(5) have been found satisfactory for BS 970 : 1972 070M20 (EN3A) steel, the m ost com m on shaft m aterial.
A third possible diam eter should always be determ ined from the "free" shaft deflection as below:
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dd = 4
W .a.L.1600
(Equation 5.)
E.PI.
KN
mm
L = Hub spacing
mm
N/m m
= Allowable deflection
radians
Convenient deflection lim its are in the region of 0,001 radians for shaft connection hubs and 0,01 radians (8) for shrink fit hubs.
The largest of the three possible diam eters should now be chosen or a reasonable com prom ise reached. If it is a drive pulley the shaft connection
can be selected using the drive torque. For non-drive pulleys any appropriate connection can be chosen using a suitable guide (11).
3.3.2 Hub Diameter
In this system the hub is first sized by m ax im ising the circum ferential stress at the inner edge, using Lam s equations (10) suitably transposed as
follows:
______
do = di
fc + q
mm
(Equation 6.)
fc - q
W here:
d i = hub inside (connection outside) diam eter
mm
(Equation 7.)
c
Now one of several situations will occur.
The hub will already be too large to fit the pulley. In this case use one of the special low pressure connections (see (11)) and start 3.3.2
again or use a larger pulley.
The hub will fit in the pulley but the outer edge of the hub approaches the drum attachm ent weld. This is a good reason for adapting a
construction such as Fig lb. Note that the allowable ex ternal tangential stress m ust be reduced to allow for weld im perfections. A low pressure
connection can be advisable to assist in this. Note also that for this construction, the hub stresses are additional to the diaphragm stresses
dealt with below.
The hub is an acceptable proportion of the pulley diam eter and a construction such as 1a, 1c or 1d is appropriate.
3.3.3 Construction Choice
Choice between 1a, 1c and 1d depends largely upon shaft attachm ent m ethod. Schem es 1a and 1d have ex tended hubs in order to distribute the
very high radial attachm ent forces from shrink fits along the shaft without local m aterial collapse. These are unnecessary when using shaft
connections, purely serving to add cost. In this case 1c is indicated or 1b for econom y. If shrink fits are retained, as they should be for m ax im um
econom y, then a construction such as 1a is indicated and for heavier pulleys 1d, the m ajor value of 1d is to elim inate the diaphragm to hub weld
from a very highly stressed area.
3.3.4 Shrink Fit Hubs
It will be noted that no attem pt has been m ade to size shrink fit hubs, this topic could be a paper in itself. Shrink fits are ex trem ely sensitive to
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m anufacturing tolerances and cannot practicably be dealt with without the collaboration of the m anufacturer. It is suggested therefore that the
identical process described in 3.3.2 be used to size these hubs or that a particular m anufacturers data be adopted.
3.3.5 Hub Width
Chosen, in the case of shaft connectors as the m inim um hub width that will secure the elem ent. This is sufficient.
If the pulley is of a construction having no separate hub such as Figure 1b then ignore this section and proceed to 3.3.6.
3.3.6 Diaphragm Stress Components
The diaphragm of a pulley is subject to a num ber of loads. These can be sum m arised as follows:
Radial Bending Mom ents due to shaft deflection.
Radial direct stress due to pulley load.
Tangential shear stress due to drive torque.
In addition there m ay be a radial direct stress due to shaft connection loads.
The first sim plification is to ignore the Tangential shear com ponent. These have been found to be negligible for the m aterial thick nesses involved,
as in Figure 2a.
Secondly, the approach suggested by som e authors for radial direct stress (12,3) was adopted after check ing against ex perim ental results (3). It
equates to a sim ple projected area approach, thus;
W
Radial Direct Stress f d =
N/m m
(Equation 8.)
2d ot
mm
(Equation 9.)
32(L-200)
W here: d = shaft diam eter.
Diaphragm Stiffness Constant = K5
2,73
K5 =
1 - R
(
PI
+ log (R) ) m m
(Equation 10.)
1 + R
di
(Equation 11.)
K5
If the drum is assum ed infinitely stiff com pared with shaft and diaphragm (reasonable since stiffness is the fourth power of diam eter, as supported
by ex perim ental results (1)). Then the Bending Mom ent is distributed in pulley end and shaft in proportion to stiffness, as follows:
K7 . M
Diaphragm Bending Mom ent Md =
Nm
(Equation 12.)
K7+K6
Now the pulley end can be treated as a flat plate having rigidly supported edges (3,2,13) with good accuracy.
3
(1 - R)
(Equation 13.)
PI.R (1 + R)
and finally
M d.K8.2000
(Equation 14.)
d ot
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Max im um fluctuating stress occurs on the pulley end at the diaphragm /hub joint, here the peak stress is as follows:
Peak Stress f max = f r + f b + f c
W here: f r = shaft connector pressure, if appropriate.
Minim um Stress f min = f r - f b - f d (+ve or -ve)
From these stresses and the fatigue tables the thick ness used can be assessed and equations 8. and 11. to 14. revised if needed.
The thick ness of the diaphragm m ay be increased at will, since the effect of diaphragm thick ness on stress level is shown in figure 2a work ed in the
m anner above for a pulley of typical proportions. The so-called "flex ible" end pulley does not ex ist ex cept in drum s of the proportion of m inewinders, e.g. Figure 2b where a significant low stress at low thick ness region is visible.
The refined profile shown in Figure 1c is derived by using the calculation system above to find a m inim um thick ness at the hub and then reducing
this in the ratio of the diam eters outward toward the drum . Together with large blend radii at the hub diam eter, this achieves the m ost even stress
distribution feasible.
3.3.7 Pulley Drums
Several authorities (1,3,10) have devised system s for assessing the stress level in the drum surface. However, the data provided when ex tended for
local pulley proportions, results in drum thick nesses that are im practically thin from the wear point of view. For ex am ple, 4m m plate for an 1100 m m
wide pulley with 304 KN resultant tension. Both test results and observations of pulleys after service confirm that the theory is correct.
It is recom m ended that drum thick ness is therefore considered carefully together with lagging and inner diaphragm s in the light of the points m ade
in 4.3
4. FA ILURES A ND SUCCESSES
During 1982/83 all pulleys returned to Bosworth Steel Structures for refurbishing and replacem ent were ex am ined for m ode of failure. Som e typical
ex am ples are given below in the light of the foregoing analytical system , with com m ents on construction trends in the industry.
4.1 Shaft and Shaft Connection Related Failures
4.1.1 Shafts
Many authorities are tending to frown on use of reduced journal diam eters to the shaft end. The practice of "journaling" arose from the significant
bearing housing cost savings which can be achieved on large shafts. These savings are still available at no cost in bearing life. The argum ent against
journaling is one of practice not principle, the following faults still arising frequently:
Journals placed too close to the hub, so that the reduced diam eter and increased stress as described by Peterson (7), apply in Equations 3.
and 4.
Radius and surface finish required are not specified by the designer.
Manufacturing leaves significant stress raisers on the stepdown radius.
Step downs are used on shafts whose bearing costs are negligible.
Figures 3 a and b dem onstrate good and bad practice in this field. We suggest that journaling m ay be not only an econom ical practice but
also a possible m eans of standardising pulley m ountings across a conveyor schem e without ex cessive capital cost and are therefore a useful
practice.
4.1.2 Shaft Connections
Pulley shaft connections are often hailed as the answer to a m aidens prayer.
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FIG 9 A W ELL W O RN DRUM SHO W ING HO W LITTLE MATERIAL IS NEEDED IN A FUNCTIO NING PULLEY
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FIG 12b PLO T O F DIAMETERS O F USED PULLEYS SHO W ING SHELL W EAR AND DISTO RTIO N
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