Sem 8

Mechanical Engineering

Year 4

Fourth Year

unit-3-design-of-belt-conveyor-system-for-material-handling-1

`UNIT 3`

`QUESTIONS<ol style="padding-left:0pt; "><li style="font-family:Rockwell; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">Explain the objectives of Material Handling Systems</li><li style="font-family:Rockwell; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">Define Containerization</li><li style="font-family:Rockwell; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">State conditions of containerization</li><li style="font-family:Rockwell; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">Explain different types of conveyers </li><li style="font-family:Rockwell; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">What are fabric ply belts? Explain.</li><li style="font-family:Rockwell; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">What is the design consideration in selecting conveyer belt speed.</li><li style="font-family:Rockwell; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">Explain the procedure to estimate the power requirement for belt conveyers.</li><li style="font-family:Rockwell; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">Explain with sketch, the different types of idlers</li><li style="font-family:Rockwell; font-weight:bold; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">The following  data refers to a flat belt conveyer transporting crushed rock</li></ol><ul style="padding-left:0pt"><li style="font-family:serif; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">Mass density ρ = 2 tons/m3</li><li style="font-family:serif; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">Belt speed V = 1.75 m/sec</li><li style="font-family:serif; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">Belt width B = 0.8m/sec</li><li style="font-family:serif; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">Surcharge angle ‘α’ = 25</li><li style="font-family:serif; color:#ff0000; margin-left:12pt; line-height:150%; text-align:justify; font-size:12pt">Effects width of material carried by belt safely b = (0.9B – 0.05)</li></ul>Determine the capacity in tons/hr.10.  An inclined belt conveyer is used for loading the mineral are in ship. The belt inclination is 200. For which the flow ability factor K =2.5 x 10-4. The belt width is 1000mm. While belt speed is 2m/sec, if the specific weight of mineral is 16000 n/m3. Determine the capacity of the conveyor.`