Thanks for the idea. I've been having a hard time finding some analogous application. I still need to have some help on the non-conveying side of the system. I agree that on the conveying side the the disc pull is negligible with most materials.
I work for a company that manufactures a mechanical cable conveyor. The system works by moving a cable with discs attached through a stainless steel tube.
I am trying to determine the total pull on the system and I'm having some issues with the physics of the elbows. The cable is pulled...