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WEIGHTS
Average
Wt. per

Material

Acid

Phosphate,

Aluminum
Asbestos,
Alum,lumpy
Alum,

pulv.

pulv.

Asbestos,

rock

Ashes,wet,loose
Ashes,

dry

45-00
120
15
20-25
85-100

..
crushed

,loose.

Earth, Diatomaceous

10-15

ground

Feldspar,

powdered

Flour.
Fluorspar,
Flint,pebbles
FireBrick(1/4"xO"l
Flaxseed

...'

(-100M)

lumps
ground

..

(100

mesh

10)

38

47
Asphalt,
Attapulgus

Earth,

dry.
oily.

56
Bakelite,
Bauxite,
Barytes

35

powdered
crushed.

Bones,crushed..
Beans,
castor.

Bones,

Grain,

Brewers

Cork,ground
Cork,solid
Coal,
Clay,drylump
Coke
CoffeeBeans
Coke,
ConcreteMix
Cottonseed,meal
Copper
Cottonseed,dry
Cullet,
Dolomite,calcined

105-110
16
28

Dry

Grain,

Calcium
Carbon,

Charcoal,
Carbon
Cement,
Chalk,crushed
Cinders,
Cinders,
Cement

dry

Carbide,
Activated,

crushed.

Black
Clinker.
coal,
Portland,
blast
Portland,
ground
lump

Anthracite,
Anthracite
Bituminous
Breeze
Bituminous,
lump,glass,are.

Pellets.
furnace.
ashes

average.
average.

Gneiss,
GlassBatch
Grains

lumps

very

aerated.
packed.

fine,

and

75-80
8-20
24-28
75-80
65
95
85-00
15-30
10
57

dry.

clinker.

A.O.M..
solid.
A.O.M.
solid.

Corn,
Barley(48

Shelled

bu.!

(56

bu.!

50
85
25

Flour,wheat(196

Granite,crushed Wheat(6()
Granite,lumps
Oats(3z
Rye(56

bu.! bu.!

bu.!

(1-1/4"x

10"

Greenstone,
Gravel,
Gypsum,lumps
Gypsum,
Gypsum,

mixed

crushed.
ground.

lumps.

100
00-100

sizes.

Earth, common loam, dry. .

Earth, common loam, moist
Earth, Mud,fluid
""""

75

ffi
110

Salt

Sand,wet,loose
Salt,
Salt,coarse
Sand,
Sand,dry,loose
Salt

shredded

Cake,

Cake,
fine.

scrap

coarse.

foundry.

75-95
65-85

fine.

,:..

75

00-95
00-95
Sandstone,
Sawdust,
Scale,
Sewage,
Sand

and
and

Rolling

Screenings,
dry.
Gravel,

lumps.

Mill

wet.
dry.

105-110
00- 105

drained.

105-125
82-86
7-12
125

55
Sewage

Solica,Flour
Slag,
Shot,
Shale,crushed
Slag,

Sludge,

bank,
Furnace,
steel.

raw..;..

crushed.

65
92

granulated.

250
65

107

00-95
00-95
50-56
LeadOre,galena,solid...
Ice,
IronPellets
Iron
solid.
broken.
Ore,
loose

80
00-65
Soda
Soap
SoapChips

Ash,light
Powder
Ash,

dense

5-15
20-25
00-62
28-32

"'"

40
57
125-150
128

Sulphur,
Soybean
Soda,
Soybeans,
Soybean
Steel
Sugar
Stone,crushed
Sulphur,lump
Sugar,raw

turnings
Bicarbonate.
Cane.

powdered
cake
flour
meal

cracked.
whole.

50-58
32-36

48
465
Lignite,air-dried

Lime,

hydrated

-200

Lime,

quick,

lump.

Lime,
Limestone,

quick,

lumps.
ground,
ground.

45-5()
~-25
70-00

Mesh
..:

40-45
27

...

40
20-30
85-105
15-20
55-65
75-85
50-55

65

coarse.

00-95
Limestone,

Malt,
Marble,
Milk
Molybdenum
Malt,Whole,dry
Manganese

ground,

Powder.
wet.

crushed.

Ore. Concentrates

fine.

..

85
65-70

20-30
00-65

Tobacco
Trap
Tanbark,
Tungsten

Rock,crushed ground.
Carbide,

Powder

140

95
35

55
15-25
95-105
2fiJ

115

40
95-100

Rubber,

26

48
96

38

crushed.

36
24
46

44

85-100

Dolomite,

25-35
45

45
35-40

bu.!...

3)-35
28-32
125-150
125-150
15
4-5
25

Rice,
Rlce,hulled
Rubber,ground
rough

30
00-100

38

...

40
63
55-00
97

Resin,
.
Vinyl.

96

55

wet

100-110

Quartz, lumps

50
Garbage,average

75-85
36
40
50

ground,

Borax.
Bran.
Brewers

180-216

65-70
75
85
45
105

00-85
30-35
60

7.5

Powder...

70
70

1/2'

00-100

110-125
Fuller's
Fuller's

Baking
Bagasse

PhosphateSuper... .

35

45
24

crushed.
clay.

cu. ft.
pounds

Potash (1-1/2"x
Feldspar,
Feldspar,lumps

Average
wt. per

Material

cu. ft.
pounds

50-60

...

shredded.

Asbestos,

60

Average
wt. per

Material

cu. ft.
pounds
.

ground.
Oxide.

OF MATERIALS

Wood
White
WoodChips

Oyster Shells

Lead
Flour

60

75
8-15

20-25
Phosphate
Peanuts
Paper

Pulp

Stock.
Rock,lumps

60
40
90

Zinc Ore, crushed

Zinc Oxide.

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by 2, which

maximum

by

distances

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HORIZONTAL DISTANCE BETWEEN CENTERS IN FEET

For Converting Degrees to Per Cent and to Rise in Inches Per Foot

Degrees

Per Cent

1/4

.43

1/2
3/4
1
2
3
4
5
6.

.87
1.30
1.74

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

3.49
5.24

6.99

8.74

10.51
12.27
14.~
15.83
17.63
19.44
21.25
23.08
24.94
26.79
28.67

17

30.57

18
19

32.49
34.43

21

36.39
38.38

20

Inches
Per Ft.

1/16
1/8
5/32
7/32
13/32
5/8
27/32
1- 1/16
1- 1/4
1-15/32
1-11/16
1-29/32
2- 1/8
2-11/32
2- 1/2
2-25/32
3
3- 7/32
3- 7/16
3-21/32
3-29/32
4- 1/8
4- 3/8
4-19/32

Per Cent

Inch5
PerFt.

22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

40.40

4-27/32

42.44
44.52

5, 3/32
5-11/32
5-19/32
5- 7/8
6- 1/16
6- 3/8

30

57.73

6-15/16

31
32

00.00

33

64.94

7- 7/32
7- 1/2
7-13/16

34

67.45
70.02
72.65
75.35
78.12
80.97
83.91
86.92

Degrees

35

36
37

38
39
40
41
42
43

44
45

46.63
48.77
00.59
53.17

55.43
62.48

6-21/32

8- 3/32

8-13/32
8-23/32
9- 1/16
9- 3/8

9-23/32
10- 1/16

90.04

10- 7/16
10-13/16

93.25
96.56
100.00

11-19/32
12

11- 3/16

SELECTION DATA FOR BELT CONVEYORS USING STANDARDTROUGHING

The character of the material to be conveyed and the arrangement of the conveyor, slope and speed of belt, nature of loading, and spacing and type of idlers, all have
some influence on the capacity of the belt.
The capacities given in the following tables are average,

'

based on uniform feed of a material of average characmaterial size, and a proper method of loading.

200
Idlers

350
Idlers

For materials with average characteristics such as crushed

coal, wood chips, shavings, bagasse, rubber, damp fines
and tempered foundry sand, the capacities listed are reasonably correct.
When larger capacities are required, our engineering departmen\ should be consulted. The following tables are toteristics,
be used as a guide only.

450
Idle,s

.Maximum
Size -in

Belt

Width
Inches

CrossSection
of Load
(Sq,Ft.1

Cu. Ft. per

Hour@
100 FPM

CrossSection
of Load
(Sq. Ft.)

Cu. Ft. per

Hour@
100 FPM

CrossSection
of Load
(Sq. Ft.)

Cu. Ft. per

Hour@
100 FPM

980

14
16
18

.108
.147
.194

650
895
1170

.130
.179
.236

1080
1420

20

.247
.371

1480
2230
3620

.:m

1800

.450
.733

4400

.478
.778

2880
4680

5370
7450

1.005

6520
9050
12000

1.151
1.595
2.113

6920

15320
19050
23240
27800

2.703

24

30
36

.604

42

1.240

48
54
60
66
72

.894
1.644
2.103
2.619
3.192
3.821

9870

12650
15650
19150
22950

1.505

1.995
2.552
3.178

3.873
4.635

2700

3.365
4.100

4.007

.In
aly case, the maximum size piece should not weigh more than 100 Ibs.
.Average
belt speeds should be 70% of these figures for normal conveying requirements

Assembly details
of "Idler Roll"

IDLERS

9600
12700
1.6250
20200
24600
29500

Ilunilorm
n size
and
100%01
whole (sized
materiall

2
3
4
5
6
7
8

9
10
11

Lump
Inches

Unsized
(mixed
with
finesl
not over
10%of
whole

3
4
6
7
8
10
12
14
16

12

20
24

13
13

26
26

.Advisable
For
moderate
For
fine light
abrasive
material

size
average
material

max.

100lb.
cu. ft.

400
400
500
500
000
600
700

350
350

400

700

400
500
500
600
600

000

700

800

700
700
700
700

000
000
800

Belt Speeds in FPM

For
moderate
size

heavy
abrasive
material

For
coarse
harsh
abrasive
material

300
300
350
350
400

300
300
300
350
350

500
500
600
600

400
400
400
400
400
400
400

400

600
600
600

350

SPACING OF BELT IDLERS

Recommended Average Spacing of Belt Idlers in Feet

The Bst troughing

idler, rxeceding

the pulley at the lischarge

end, should be located so that a point half-way

The idler spacings given in the above table for various

weights of materials and various belt widths are the recommended average spacings for the usual or normal conditions.
The drawing indicates that idlers under the loading point
should be one-half of the regular spacing. Obviously the
sag under loading skirts should be held to a minimum to
prevent material damaging the belt by jamming between
the skirts and belt. The first idler should be located 6" back
of the loading point where the material first strikes the
belt. This prevents possible damage to either the belt or

idler.
The first troughing idler at the discharge end of conveyor
should be located close enough to prevent spilling material
as the belt flattens out to go over the head pulley, and far
enough to prevent excessive loading of the idler end rolls
and excessive stressing of the edges of the belt.
Return idlers should be located as close as possible to all
cross supports in order to protect the return belt from possible injury. In no case should a return idler be placed close
enough to the drive pulley to act as a snub.

on the inclined roll of the idler is on level with the top of the pulley.

Belt Training Idlers, carrying and return, should be located

from 25 to 50 feet ahead of each pulley and at intermediate
points if needed, usually about 100 feet apart.
Closer spacing may be required
not aligned properly, steel work
not loaded centrally on the belt.
of these conditions exist, no

if the belt is crooked, idlers

out of line, or the material
On the other hand, if none
training idlers should be

needed.
A maximum sag of 2% of the idler spacing is considered
satisfactory
between supporting idlers. Recomended
belt speeds for special conditions are as follows:
300 FPM
Minimum for handling wet material.
300 FPM
Maximum for conveyors with trippers.
50-125 FPM For picking table conveyors.
150-250 FPM For conveyors with plows.
65-100 FPM For package conveyors.
NOTE:

A person walking an average normal pace

covers approx. 100 FPM.

HORSE POWER TO DRIVE EMPTY CONVEYOR

Average

Table A
Width "W"
In Inches

12
14
16
18

20
24
30
36
42

48
54
00

friction

Centerto Center Length", Feet

200

250

300

400

500

600

700

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.8

.9

1.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.0

10
1.1
1.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.5

.6

.7

.5

:8

.6

.8

.9

.8
.9
1.0

.9
I 1.0
1.3

1.1
1.2
1.5

1.3

.4

1.0
1.3
1.6

1.2
1.5
1.8

1.3
1.6

1.6
2.0

1.9
2.4

2.2
2.7
3.3

1.9
2.2

2.1
2.5
2.9

7
~

.6

:1

.7

.9

.9

1.1

1.1
1.3

1.3
1.6
1.8

1.6
1.9
2.2

1.1
1.3
1.5

.9

2.6

HORSE POWER TO CONVEY

100

150

200

.6

.5

100
150

4
.8
1.1

1.4

5
1.1
1.6

1.2

200
250

1.2

1.8
2.3
2.7

350

400
450

2.1
2.4
2.7

3.0

3.4

3.2
3.6
4.1

500

3.0

550

600

3.3
3.6

3.8
4.2
4.5

4.5
5.0
5.5

650
700

3.9
4.2

4.9

5.9

.9

1.5
1.8

4.8
5.5

1000
1100

6.1

1200

7.3
7.8
8.5

6.7

1.~
1.9

2.3
2.7

5.3
6.1
6.8
7.6

8.3
9.1
9.8

1500
1600
1700

10.3

10.6
11.4
12.1
12.9

1800
1900
2000

10.9
11.5
12.1

13.6
14.4
15.2

1400

2.5

2.9

2.4

3.0

3.5

2.8
3.3

3.5
4.1

4.1
4.8

HORIZONTALLY

1.4
1.7

4.0
4.7

5.5

-ANY

BOO

1000

1.6

2.0

1.8
2.2

2.2

3.1

3.8

2.8
3.5
4.2

3.3
4.2
5.1

3.9
4.9
6.0

4.6
5.3
6.3

5.1
6.0
7.0

6.2
7.2

7.2
8.5
9.9

SPEED

ANY

1400

1200

1.2
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.9

2.5

2.6

8.5

8.3
9.7
11.4

MATERIAL

Centerto Center Lengthn Feet

1300

2.0

MATERIAL

50

000

figures

150

50

800

in following

100

Tons Per

FOR EACH 100 F.P .M. BELT SPEED

00

Table B
Hour "T"

losses are included

9.1
9.7

.9

300

400

500

600

700

1000

2.3
3.4

1.3
2.6
3.9

14
2.9
4.3

17

2.5

1.0
2.0
3.0

11

1.8

7
1.4
2.0

3.5

2.1
2.7
3.2

2.4
3.0
3.6

2.7
3.4
4.1

3.3
4.2

3.9
4.9

4.5
5.7

5.2

6.8

7.7

5.8
7.2
8.6

7.0
8.7
10.5

3.7

4.2
4.8
5.5

5.5

4.8

6.9
7.9
8.9

8.0
9.1
10.2

10.3
11.6

10.1
11.5
13.0

12.2
13.9
15.7

250
.6

1.7

5.0

5.9

6.4

-E-

1400

1200

~2.0
4.1
6.1

2.3

4.7

7.0

6.1

5.8
6.7
7.5

6.1
6.7

6.8
7.5
8.2

8.3
9.2
10.0

9.8
10.8
11.8

11.4
12.5
13.6

12.9
14.2
15.5

14.4
15.8
17.3

17.4
19.2
21.

7.4

8.9

7.3

8.5

7.9
8.5
9.7

12.8
13.8
15.8

14.8
15.9
18.2

16.7
18.0
21.

18.7
20.
23.

23.
24.

10.9

10.8
11.7
13.3

8.2
9.1
10.0

9.5
10.6
11.7

10.9
12.1
13.3

12.3
13.6
15.0

20.
23.

23.

26.
29.32.

31.

10.9
11.8
12.7

12.7
13.8
14.8

14.5
15.8
17.0

35.
37.
40.43.

42.
45.
49.

13.6
14.5
15.5

15.9
17.0
18.0

18.2
19.4
21.

16.4
17.7
19.1
20.
22.
23.

41.

46.49.

52.
56.
59.

16.4
17.3
18.2

19.1
20.
21.

22.
23.24.

46.

66.

70.

74
78.
82.

85.
89.
94.

54

60

4.2
4.8

5.3
5.8
6.4

6.4

6.9

7.3

IF A BELT CONVEYOR

9.5

25.
26.
27.

15.0

17.7
16.7
19.7
18.320. 22.
22.
23.
25.
27.

28.
30.
32.
33.

24,
26.

28.
29.32.

33.
35.
37.

39.

9.0

25.

26.
28.

27.

31.

30.
32.
34.
36.

39.
41.

33.
36.

39.
44.

43.

49.

52.
55.

45.

52.

58.

28.
:E.

38.

63.

TRIPPER IS TO BE USED, ADD THE FOllOWING:

Additional horsepower required for each belt conveyor tripper.

Table C
Width of Belt in Inches

-12

14

18

Horse Power to add for fixed or hand

propelled Tripper

40

.70

1.00

Horse Power to add for self-propelling

Tripper

.45

80

1.10

20

24

30

36

42

48

1.40

1,70

2.00

3.20

4.00

600

7.50

9.00

1.50

2.00

2.80

3.60

5.00

7.00

8.00

10.00

'

HORSEPOWER

Table D
Tons per
Hour "T"

25

TO ELEVATE AND LOWER MATERIAL

-ANY

SPEED -ANY

Uttar Drop in Feet

10
.3

.4

100
125

.5

150

.8

.6

20

15

.3
.5

.2

50
75

.4

25

30

40

50

00

100

.8
1.5
2.3

1.0
2.0
3.0

1.3
2.5
3.8

1.5
3.0
4.5

2.0
4.0
6.1

3.0
3.8

5.1
6.3
7.6

6.1
7.6
9.1

125

150

200

2.5
5.1
7.6

3.2
6.3
9.5

3.8
7.6
11.4

10.1
15.2

8.1
10.1
12.1

10.1
12.6
15.2

12.6
15.8
18.9

15 2
18 9
23

~.

22.

27.

25.

28.

~.

34.

25.

32.

38.

.5

.6

.8

1.0
1.5

1.3

1.1

1.9

1.0
1.3
1.5

1.5
1.9
2.3

2.0
2.5
3.0

2.5
3.2
3.8

4.5

4.0
5.1
,6.1

1.8
2.0
2.3

2.7
3.0
3.4

3.5
4.0
4.5

4.4
5.1
5.7

5.3
6.1
6.8

7.1
8.1
9.1

8.8
10.1
11.4

10.6
12.1
13.6

14.1
16.2
18.2

3.8
4.5
5.3

5.1
6.1
7.1

6.3
7.6
8.8

7.6
9.1
10.6

10.1
12.1
14.1

12.6
15.2
: 17.7

15.2
18.2
21.

20.
24.
28.

12.1
13.6
15.2

16.2
18.2

20.
23.

32.
36.
40.
44.
48.
57.

.8

175

.9

200

1.0

225

1.1

250

1.3

300

1.5
1.8

2.5
3.0
3.5

2.0
2.3
2.5

4.0
4.5
5.1

6.1
6.8
7.6

8.1
9.1
10.1

10.1
11.4
12.6

20.

25.

24.
27.
30.

2.8
3.0
3.5

5.6
6.1
7.1

8.3
9.1
10.6

11.1
12.1
14.1

13.9
15.2
17.7

16.7
18.2
21.

22.
24.
28.

28.
30.
35.

33.
36.
42.

8.1
9.1
10.1

12.1
13.6
15.2

16.-2
18.2
2022.

20.
23.

24.

32.

40.

48.

51.

55.
61.

73.
81.

67.
73.
79.

89.

350

400
450

500
550

600
700

800
900

4.0
4.5

1000

5.1

1100
1200
1300

5.6
6.1

11.1
12.1
13.1

16.7
18.2
19.7

1400
1500

7.1

1600

8.1

14.1
15.2
16.2

28.
21.
30.32.
23.
24.26.27.

1700
1800
1900

8.6

2000

10.1
10.6
11.1

2100
2200

2300
2400
2500
2600
2800
3000

MATERIAL

6.6
7.6

9.1
9.6

11.6
12.1
12.6
13.1
14.1
15.2

17.2
18.2
19.220.

29.

3).32.
21.
22.23.24. 33.

24.
26.

33.35.

39.
42.

38.
40.

45.48.

43.

34.
36.

40.42.

35.
40.

97.
105.

111.
121.
131.

139.
152.

113.
121.
129.

141.
152.
162.

17:t

137.

154.

172.
182.
192.

215.227. 258
273
240.
288

222.
242.
263.

212.
189.202. 227.

283.
303.

73.

91.

81.
85.
89.

101.
106.
111.

127.
133.

162.
170.
178.

202.
303
253.265.278.
212.
222.232.
242.
253.

158.
170.
182.

263.283.
210.
226.242.
303.

76.

167.
182.
197.

86.

131.
141.
152.

61.

152.

162.
182.
202.

69.

105.
113.
121.

71.

121.
136.

71.
76.
81.

79.
85.
91.

66.

106.

57.
61.
65.

186.
194.
202.

53.
57.

91.

61.
66.

139.
145.
152.

39.
42.
45

63.

48.
53.

116.
121.
126.

26.
28.
29.

111.
121.
141.

101.
114.
126.

93.
97.
101.

61.

83.

81.
91.
101.

70.
73.
76.

63.

81.
91.
101.

61.
71.

58.
48.
51.

61.
68.
76.

69.
76.
00.

61.
64.67.

38.

51.

56.

51.
53.

25.

53.

56.

103.
109.
115.

77.

Example: Assume a 24" belt conveyor with 300 foot horizontal centers,
a 40 foot rise and a belt speed of 400 feet per minute. Conveyor to handle
195 tons of coal per hour. Average anti-friction idlers and bailor roller terminal bearings to be used.

96.

145.

121.

45.

44.

44.

91.
97.

35.
40.
51.
61.
71.

45.

85.

25.

30.

45.

57.

65.

20.

38.

45.
51.

48.

56.

44.46.

3).

52.
55.
58.

45.

:E.

23.

~.

30.33.36. 40.

30.

35.

36.

27.

25.28.

17.7

5.1

164.

242.

290.
303.

Table C gives the additional H.P. required to drive tripper, but as no tripper is required on the conveyor, this figure is omitted.
T bl D h
t
8H P .
ofa material
e sows
40 feet.
nat approximately.
.IS requlr ed to eIevate 195 T P H
By adding the horsepowers determined from Tables A, B, C and D we get
an effective H.P. of 14.7.
.

Table A shows that we will require 1.0 H.P. for each 100 feet per minute
belt speed to drive empty conveyor, or a total of 4.0 H.P. for a conveyor
travelling 400 F P Mot
...factors
Table B we find that approximately 2.7 H.P. will be required to convey
195 tons over a horizontal distance of 300 feet.

h e tota I 0 f t h e h orsepower add ed a bove, add 10% to cover un known

such as chain drives, gear reducer efficiencies and V belt drive
requirements. High starting torque motors should be used if conveyor is
to be started under load.

Revolutions per Minute of Pulley Shaft for Various Belt Speeds

Speed
of
Belt

Speed

Diameter of Head Pulley -Inches

F.P.M.

20

24

30

36

42

48

50
100
150

10

20
28

16
24
32
41

14

11

20
25
32
38

16
22
27
32

14
18
24
27

4
8
12

200
250
300

38
48
55

~
-

16
20
24

54

3.5
7
11
14
18

22

of
Belt

F.P.M.

350
400
450
500
ffiO
600

Diameter of Head Pulley -Inches

20
65
75

90

24
55
65
70

36

42

48

54

45
51

38
43

32
36

28

25
28

48
55

41
45

,60
65

95
105

80
00

70

00

114.5

75

65

32
35

32
35

51

41
43

55

48

43

38

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