BELT CONVEYOR PRELIMINARY POWER ESTIMATE - VERSION 2.

0 (Ene-2011)
(Graphic Method, CEMA 5TH Edition) mario cerda / BE mech / mario.cerda.c@gmail.com
MATERIAL
Material Type Copper Ore 12

Material Density kg/m^3 2002

Surcharge Angle Deg 22 0.38

20

Belt Width 60 8
in 60
10

Idler Angle 45° 4

Deg 45 0.785398 0
-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50

Belt speed m/s 4

fpm 787

CAPACITY
Nominal Capacity T/Hr 4500
Design Factor 1.00
Design Capacity T/Hr 4500 4958.55
Volumetric Capacity m^3/Hr 2247.75
Desing Area m^2 1.561E-01

CEMA Capacity
Area of Trapezoid in^2 337.29
Area pf circular segment in^2 121.15 57.49997 0.036643
Total Area ft^2 3.18
m^2 2.958E-01
Belt Conveyor Percent Loaded 52.8% Ok, but check lump size, recommended 85%

BELT
Belt Type STEEL CORD15
/ ST5400

Rating N/mm 805

Carcass Weight kg/m^2 3.22
Carcass Gauge mm 3.30 4.9
Top Cover Gauge mm 25 45.6
Bottom Cover Gauge mm 12 21.9
Belt Weight kg/m 72.4
Idler spacing mm 1000
Idler Weight kg 30
Unitary Idler Weight kg/m 30
Total Unitary Weight kg/m 102.4 68.8
Length of the Belt Conveyor m 500 1640.4
Lift of the Belt Conveyor m 80 262.5
Angle of the Belt Conveyor ° 9.1 Ok

POWER
Power required to drive empty conveyor kW 43.8 58.8 7.5
Power Required for Elevate Material kW 982.6 1317.7
Power Required to Convey Material Horizontally kW 170.1 228.1
Power Loss kW 89.7 120.3
Power Required kW 1286.3 1725.0 Hp

TENSION
Tension Efective kg 32822 72295.3
Pulley Surface tpe - Bare Pulley
Coefficient of friction - 0.25
Take Up type - Automatic 1.0
Wrap Angle ° 180
Wrap Factor - 0.84
T1 kg 60328
T2 kg 27506
Running Tension N/mm 388
Running Tension / Rating % 48% Ok, but check the Accel & drift condition
0 30 40 50

c 4.2 l1 43.07974
l 22.51 r 57.49997

m 14.545
f 10.28487
 j 10.28487

0 0
1 0.038397
2 0.076794
3 0.115192
4 0.153589
 5 0.191986
6 0.230383
7 0.268781
8 0.307178
9 0.345575
10 0.383972
x y
0 0
11.255 0
21.53987 10.28487
-24.50972 13.25472
-11.255 0
0 0
11.255 0
24.50972 13.25472
-21.53987 10.28487
-19.47742 11.07244
-17.38626 11.78026
-15.26947 12.40728
-13.13017 12.95258
-10.97151 13.41536
-8.796681 13.79493
-6.608883 14.09073
-4.411342 14.30233
-2.207298 14.42941
0 14.47179
2.207298 14.42941
4.411342 14.30233
6.608883 14.09073
8.796681 13.79493
10.97151 13.41536
13.13017 12.95258
15.26947 12.40728
17.38626 11.78026
19.47742 11.07244
21.53987 10.28487

-11.36781 5.427906
-10.27934 5.843553
-9.175712 6.217109
-8.058562 6.548024
-6.929532 6.83581
-5.790287 7.080043
-4.642506 7.280363
-3.487881 7.436474
-2.328115 7.548147
-1.164916 7.615217
0 7.637584
1.164916 7.615217
2.328115 7.548147
3.487881 7.436474
4.642506 7.280363
5.790287 7.080043
6.929532 6.83581
8.058562 6.548024
9.175712 6.217109
10.27934 5.843553
11.36781 5.427906