Thickener Scraper Structural Design

[merlustaine2]

Hi.

I am designing a steel thickener of 60m diameter. I designed the rake arms (2 long and 2 short arms), considering pressures on the rakes that equal the driving torque.

I need to design the scraper and i am not sure on what torque should be considered to design it.

I will appreciate your help.

Thank you.

 

[rowingengineer]

I assume there would be a mechanical engineer involved, try asking for his design/opinion.

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