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incline screw conveyor horsepower
Dear conveyorbud: From CEMA Standard No.350: HP of lift = (lbs/min)*(actual feet of height lift)/33,000 (For small incline, usually, the power increase is low). ¿Is a tubular (pipe trough) screw conveyor? Up to 20º increase rpm in 15%. 30º increase 25%. If standard U-trough...- Luza
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- Forum: Commercial product engineering general discussion
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roller conveyor calculations?
Dear bmw318s70 To build a spreadsheet as you require, is not so simple. Of course you may start from a theoretical-basis using the well-known principles of mechanics, but in order to get reliable results, calculations need lots of experience and trial-base modifications and...- Luza
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- Forum: Commercial product engineering general discussion
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Conveyor Belt Component Price Estimates
Minesco There are many well-known Eng. companies that may help you in a budget estimate. Try ay CONVEYOR ENGINEERING Inc. http://www.conveyorengineering.com/ You may give some information: - GA drawing of actual conveyor - Material properties & actual flow rating - Conveyor actual Data...- Luza
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- Forum: Mining engineering
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Drum sorting by color
Dear Electronic Engs. I´m facing a problem with an automtive oil drums filling project, running over a live roller conveyor, drums need to be sorted into 4-units same-color groups in order to be palletized. The problem is to find a method to sort them by color, (drums are identical). I think...- Luza
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- Forum: Programmable logic controllers (PLC)
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Replacement of a Electric Motor by a Pneumatic Motor
mesqrueda I hope not too late to say... Had you considered an TENV or fully enclosd IP-66 class electric motor?, I say this because that Metalguy say is right, the starting & pull-up torque characteristics are very different and probably your machine will have starting problems. In addition...- Luza
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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GA Drawings
I hope this may help... - General Arrangement drawings are used mainly in Project / Process Engineering, to show, and locate equipment respect to the co-ordinate system within the plant or field, showing only those dimensions, datum, elevations to refer each equipment to other equipment or...- Luza
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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Material Bridging Problem...
Bluenoser337 You don't say any about the material`s size, and lumps/fines distribution, ... it's important to know this in order to reccomend anything. So, I'd saw some that cover the critical bridged zone inside the hopper (like a liner) with 3.0 to 6.0 mm (1/8 to 1/4") 304 stainless steel...- Luza
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- Forum: Commercial product engineering general discussion
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Friction Rollers for Extreme Temperatures
Benni UHMW-PE (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyestyrene), fom TIVAR family (TIVAR 1000, TIVAR H.O.T, or similar) will do the work. Please technical data at: www.polyhisolidur.com- Luza
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- Forum: Commercial product engineering general discussion
