Belt Conveyor Design Load
Belt Conveyor Design Load
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I have to estimate the selfweight of a belt conveyor (carrying earth/rocks).
Width of conveyor is about 4'.
Trough angle is about 30 degrees (each side).
Can someone help me to estimate:
* Selfweight of conveyor and accessories
* Selfweight of conveyor support system, top of support is about 8' above ground
* Selfweight of transported material, if the conveyor is fully loaded.
Please provide link, references etc.
Thank you!
Width of conveyor is about 4'.
Trough angle is about 30 degrees (each side).
Can someone help me to estimate:
* Selfweight of conveyor and accessories
* Selfweight of conveyor support system, top of support is about 8' above ground
* Selfweight of transported material, if the conveyor is fully loaded.
Please provide link, references etc.
Thank you!






RE: Belt Conveyor Design Load
RE: Belt Conveyor Design Load
RE: Belt Conveyor Design Load
For the belt, you can look at a few manufacturers (US Rubber, Goodyear, Fenner Dunlop, etc.) and average their weights. It depends on belt width and thickness. Remember you will have two layers (carrying side and return side) per lineal foot of conveyor.
Idlers weights are easily found from manufacturers ( websites. Depends on the style of idler, belt width, and also the spacing.
Cross sectional areas for different belt widths, surcharge angles, and troughing angles are given in "Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials" by the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association. You can calculate your material load from those.
If you have walkways on the conveyor you need to allow for some live load and the dead load obviously.
As mentioned above, you may need to calculate the belt tensions too depending on what you are getting into.