BELT CONVEYOR PRELIMINARY POWER ESTIMATE

Material Type 35
Material Bulk Density kg/m^3 2114
Surcharge Angle Deg 5
Belt Width in 1
Idler Angle Deg 3
V Belt speed m/s 3
fpm 591
CAPACITY
Nominal Capacity T/Hr 170
Design Factor 1.25
Design Capacity T/Hr 213
Volumetric Capacity m^3/Hr 100.52
MATERIAL HANDLING
Desing Area m^2 9.307E-03
CEMA Capacity
Area of Trapezoid in^2 20.73
Area pf circular segment in^2 2.42
Total Area ft^2 0.16
m^2 1.494E-02
Belt Conveyor Percent Loaded 62.3%
Ok, but check lump size,
recommended 85%
Belt Type 10
Rating N/mm 470
Carcass Weight kg/m^2 20.04
Carcass Gauge mm 9.60
Top Cover Gauge mm 25
Bottom Cover Gauge mm 6
Belt Weight kg/m 26.1
Idler spacing mm 1000
Idler Weight kg 50
Unitary Idler Weight kg/m 50
Total Unitary Weight kg/m 76.1
Length of the Belt Conveyor m 860
Lift of the Belt Conveyor m 170
Angle of the Belt Conveyor 11.2 Ok
HP1 Power required to drive empty conveyor kW 40.3
HP2 Power Required for Elevate Material kW 98.6
HP3 Power Required to Convey Material Horizontally kW 13.2
HP4 Power Loss kW 11.4
HP Power Required kW 163.5
Tension Efective kg 12256
T1 kg 18383
T2 kg 6128
Running Tension N/mm 394
Running Tension / Rating % 84%
Ok, but check the Accel & drift
condition