Bulk Materials Handling Systems
Technical Development Programme for Process
Performance Engineers 2010
Heiko Polske
HGRS/MPT-ASA
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
Bulk Solids Handling in Cement plants
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
3
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Terminology
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
4
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Design Considerations (1/5)
Belt joint shall be vulcanized
Trough angle α shall not be less than 30°
Belt speed:
The maximum belt speed shall not exceed 2.0 m/s
Conveyors handling dry fine material (i.e. cement) shall not
exceed 1.25 m/s
Belt speed for conveyors less than 50 meters in length shall not
exceed 1.5 m/s
Conveyors longer than 500 m can operate above 2 m/s
(Overland Conveyors).
Trough belt width shall not be less than 800 mm. For special
applications 650 mm belts may be used
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
5
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Design Considerations (2/5)
The minimum distance between the center of the
L≥
2xb
tail end pulley and the skirt arrangement shall be
larger than 2*belt width. As a minimum, the skirt
should not start until full troughing of belt has been
achieved
L
Maximum conveyor slope:
b
Fig. 1: Belt transition phase
Maximum Slope
Raw Material,
wet Slag
Clinker
Cement
Coal, PetCoke
16°
10°
6°
15°
6°
0°
0°
5°
All sections other
than loading point
At loading point
Fig. 2: Inadequate design
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
6
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Design Considerations (3/5)
Idlers:
Carrier and return idler shall be designed according to DIN
(15207-1 / 22107) or CEMA (Class C or greater)
Carrier and return idler diameter: 100 mm for 650 to 1000 mm
belts, 127 mm for belts greater than 1000 mm
Carrier idler spacing shall not exceed 1250 mm for all belt widths
High-density polyethylene impact bars at loading points shall be
used. Rubber protected impact idlers may be used, with spacing
of no more than 300 mm for all belt widths
Return idler spacing shall not exceed 3000 mm for all belt widths
For conveyors handling sticky materials, return idlers shall be
rubber disc rolls or anti-adhesive rubber tubes
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
7
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Design Considerations (4/5)
Pulleys:
All drive pulleys shall have rubber lagging
Tail and take up pulleys: rubber lined or spiral wrapped wing
pulleys. Wing type pulleys without spiral are not acceptable
Belt tensioning stations:
For belt conveyors less than or equal to 50 m horizontal center
distance, screw tensioning shall be used
For belt conveyors over 50 m horizontal center distance, vertical
gravity or horizontal gravity shall be used
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
8
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Design Considerations (5/5)
Skirtboards and dust hood:
Wear liners shall be installed to the inside and dust hoods shall
not extend less than 2 m from loading point
Skirtboards shall be equipped with adjustable sealing rubber
stripes or pads and shall be of the quick release type for easy
adjustment
Covers:
Conveyors or parts thereof installed outside of buildings shall be
covered
For conveyors handling dry fine material (e.g. cement) the lower
edges of the covers must extend to 300 mm below the return belt
line
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
9
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Belt training idlers
Carrying Side
Return Side
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
13
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Belt training idlers
Belt trackers tied off to
the supporting
structure
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
Pivot bearing with simple O-ring seal
PPE
Course
14
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Belt Cleaners
Piles of spillage > Cleaners not performing well
Cement
Raw material
Coal
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
15
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Belt Cleaners
Tail pulley
Head pulley
V Plough
Primary
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
Secondary
PPE
Course
16
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Belt Cleaners
Homemade solutions
> in most cases they perform poorly
> can even damage the belt
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
17
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Belt Cleaner_V-Plough
Idlers to keep the belt flat
Flexible pressure to allow permanent
contact with the belt surface
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
18
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Belt Conveyor
Material accumulated to the pulley surface
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
High local stress
concentration
PPE
Course
19
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Skirtboard Seal
Multiple layer seal systems provide best efficiency,
but…..
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
20
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Skirtboard Seal
…before installation make sure there is sufficent seal
distance available
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
21
11.05.18 / POL
Belt Conveyors
Belt Conveyor
Sealing blocks, easily adjustable but…..
Acceptable as
tail seal
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
22
11.05.18 / POL
Apron
Conveyors
Apron Feeder
Incorrect design of feed chute
Material between chute
and side walls
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
24
11.05.18 / POL
Apron
Conveyors
Apron Feeder
Damage of side walls
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
25
11.05.18 / POL
Apron
Conveyors
Apron Feeder
Chute
Liner
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
26
11.05.18 / POL
Bucket
Elevators
Bucket Elevators
Toothed design can promote material build ups on
buckets
tootheed lip
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
Material build up on bucket
PPE
Course
27
11.05.18 / POL
Bucket
Elevators
Bucket Elevators
Rubber skirts
> Almost no improvement
Round link chain
PU Coating
> Exspensive
> Almsost no improvements
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
28
11.05.18 / POL
Bucket
Elevators
Bucket Elevators
Buckets completed blocked
Bucket made from rubber
> Showed best results
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
29
11.05.18 / POL
Bucket
Elevators
Bucket Elevators
Bucket Elevator Casing:
Rubber instead of sheet metall
plates
© Holcim Group Support Ltd 2010
PPE
Course
30
11.05.18 / POL