This document discusses different types of conveying equipment used to transport materials, including conveyors, buckets, chutes, and buggies. It provides details on 13 types of conveyors, describing their components, applications, advantages, and parameters. Belt conveyors and bucket conveyors are discussed in further detail, outlining their construction, typical uses in various industries, and standard specifications. Chutes are described as a simple gravity-operated method of conveyance, while buggies refer specifically to equipment used to transport concrete.
2. Types of Conveying Equipment
I. Conveyors
II. Bucket
III.Chutes
IV.Buggies
3. typesof Conveyors
1) Belt conveyor
2) Roller conveyor
3) Chain or cable conveyor
4) Pipe line conveyor
5) Screw conveyor
6) Elevating conveyor
7) Wheel conveyor
8) Roller conveyor
9) Chain conveyor
10) Slat conveyor
11) Flat belt conveyor
12) Magnetic belt conveyor
13)Troughed belt conveyor
4. Conveyors
Conveyors are used:
When material is to be moved frequently between specific points
To move materials over a fixed path
When there is a sufficient flow volume to justify the fixed conveyor investment
Conveyors can be classified in different
ways:
Type of product being handled: unit load or bulk load
Location of the conveyor: in-floor, on-floor, or overhead
Whether loads can accumulate on the conveyor or no accumulation is
possible
5. Belt conveyor
Application
Belt conveyor is one of the most common from of material
handling system used in mining industries and in construction
project.
Heavy industries like steel, fertilizer, chemical and cement etc.
cannot function without the belt conveyors.
In construction project the belt conveyors are used for handling
the materials in asphalt plants , crushing and screening plants
,aggregate mixing plant etc.
in coal mining and other mining industries these are used for
handling of coal or other raw material .
the belt conveyors are capable of conveying large quantities of
material continuously over long distances at a fast speed .
6. Belt Conveyor Components
BELT
Rubber belt is the costliest single component in the system
conveyor belt consists of a carcass imbedded in rubber. The
carcass is made up of plies or layers of fabric bonded together
and carried tension and absorbs impact.
FEEDERS
These are used to deliver the material to a belt at a uniform
rate. It may deliver the material onto the belt either directly or
through a chute in order to reduce the impact of falling
material.
7. PULLEYS AND IDLERS
pulleys are generally located at the terminals of a belt
conveyors, where they sort the belt and transmit driving power.
The conveyor belt are supported on idlers, between the terminals.
DRIVES
Nearly all belt conveyors are driven by electric motors. Speed
reduction may be achieved by chain and sprockets, V belt or
gearing.
MOTORS AND CONTROLS
Squirrel cage and wound rotor type motors are commonly used
in conveyors. The motor for a conveyor belt drive must have
sufficient torque to overcome the starting friction of the system.
8. Belt Conveyor parameters:-
Standard length 8 to 2000m
Width 500 to 1200mm.
Output 1-200 t/hour
Requirement of Belt Conveyors:-
I. High strength
II. Small elongation
III. Long service life
IV.High Flexibility
V. Low self weight
9. ADVANTAGES
It is capable of handling light or heavy, fine or
coarse , wet or dry material.
It can handle , thousands of tone of material per
hour for several km.
It can handle hot material up to 1600
c or so.
It is lighter in weight, and consumes less power.
It operates without noise.
It can carry the material horizontally or in an
inclination.
It is used for carrying the material over rough
country, where use of other means is difficult and
costly.
10. Unit + On-Floor + Accumulate
May be powered (or live) or
non powered (or gravity)
Materials must have a rigid
riding surface
Minimum of three rollers must
support smallest loads at all
times
Tapered rollers on curves used
to maintain load orientation
Parallel roller configuration can
be used as a (roller) pallet
conveyor
Roller conveyor
11. Chain conveyor
Unit + In-/On-Floor + No Accumulation
Uses one or more endless chains on which loads are carried directly
Parallel chain configuration used as (chain) pallet conveyor or as a pop-up
device for sortation (see Sortation conveyor: Pop-up devices)
Vertical chain conveyor used for continuous high-frequency vertical
transfers, where material on horizontal platforms attached to chain link
12. Unit + On-Floor + Accumulate
Uses a series of skatewheels mounted on a shaft (or axle)
Spacing of the wheels is dependent on the load being
transported
Slope for gravity movement depends on load weight
More economical than the roller conveyor
For light-duty applications
Flexible, expandable mobile versions available
Wheel conveyor
13. Slat conveyor
Unit + In-/On-Floor + No Accumulation
Uses discretely spaced slats connected to a chain
Unit being transported retains its position (like a belt conveyor)
Orientation and placement of the load is controlled
Used for heavy loads or loads that might damage a belt
Bottling and canning plants use flat chain or slat conveyors because of wet
conditions, temperature, and cleanliness requirements
14. 2) BUCKETS (conveyor)
Application
Bucket conveyor are used for vertical transportation of
bulk and small grain size material.
The conveyor are used in
foog,agriculture,pharmaceutical,cosmestics,chemical,
ceramic, and glass industry, but also for transportation
of bulk material in heavy industry
The conveyors allow vertical transportation.
The material transport is without spillage and
contamination , the closed conveyor design prevents
dusting.
Variety of configuration allows installation of the
bucket conveyors on sites with very limited space.
16. Types of bucket
1) Belt Bucket
Parameters :-Standard length of belt up to 20m.
Width 300 to 1200mm
Output 10 1000t/hour
2) Chain Bucket
Parameters:-
- :-
Standard length of chain 0.5 to3m.
Width 300 to 1200mm
Output 1 1000t/hod
Standard delivered and produced bucket:-
Plastic
Iron
steel
17. The chute conveyor is one of the least expensive
method of conveying material.
It is the simplest example of gravity-operated
conveyor.
Chute conveyor is used to provide accumulation
in shipping areas; a spiral chute can be used to
convey items between floors with minimum
amount of space required.
While the chute conveyor s are economical, the
main limitation of chute conveyor is the lack of
control over the item being conveyed.
These are required to transfer material from one
piece of equipment to another.
3) Chute
Application