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Abstract industries to transfer raw material from one
In this project, the main aim is to alter place to another.
the design of conveyor pulley by changing the Components of Pulley:
dimensions components with respect to the 1. Drum or shell
individual components of the design 2. Diaphragm plates
considered. 3. Shaft
The main components of conveyor 4. Locking elements
pulley are shaft, drum or shell, diaphragm 5. Hub
plates, locking elements, hub, lagging and 6. Lagging
bearing assemblies. Designing units of this 7. Bearing assemblies
kind requires precise calculations of all belt Drum or Shell: The drum is the portion of the
tensions and loads in static conditions. The pulley in direct contact with the belt. The shell
solid works analysis is performed on the total is fabricated from either a rolled sheet of steel
assembly of the conveyor pulley considered as or from hollow steel tubing .shown in fig.1
a reference for the existing design and even
for the altered design which is the main task
of this project. The design and modeling is
done in parametric software Pro/Engineer
and finite element analysis is analyzed in solid
works. Fig No :1
Key words: conveyor pulley, design, Diaphragm Plates: The diaphragm or end
calculating diameter, altering the design, disc of a pulley is circular discs which are
analysis. fabricated from thick steel plate and which are
welded into the shell at each end, to
1. Introduction strengthen the drum. shown in fig.2
Pulley: Conveyor Pulley is used to transmit
the motion power to belt and also Pulleys are
necessary to change the direction of belt in
any direction, and to form endless loop for
continuous operation, and it is also used for
the material handling system in various
Fig No:2
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Shaft: The shaft is designed to accommodate enable the mass of the pulley assembly plus
all the applied forces from the belt and / or the the belt tension forces to be transmitted for the
drive unit, with minimum deflection. The supporting pulley structure. Shown in fig.7
shaft is located and locked to the hubs of the
end discs by means of locking elements.
The shaft is supported on both ends by
bearings. Shown in fig.3
Fig No:7
PULLEY DESIGN:
Fig No:3 Design Considerations for Pulleys:
Locking Elements: These are high-precision The procedure for selecting pulleys for
manufactured items which are fitted over the a conveyor for any given application involves
shaft and into the pulley hubs. The locking the evaluation of a number of factors pertinent
Elements attach the pulley firmly to the shaft to the installation Consideration should be
via the end plates. Shown in fig.4 given to the following:-
a) Application / Environment
b) Conveyor design
1. Angle of Wrap:
2. Belt selection:
3. Conveyor duty:
Fig No: 4 4. Belt Tension:
Hubs: The hubs are fabricated and machined 5. Belt width:
housings which are welded into the end plates. c) Standardisation
The hubs are sized according to the size of the d) Specifications
pulley. Shown in fig.5 e) Layout
f) Pulley design
1. Dimensions
2. Accessories
3. Drive friction
4. Materials
Fig No: 5 For the pulley design the main design of the
Lagging: It is sometimes necessary or pulley structure is dependent on the shaft
desirable to improve the friction between the design. Hence the shaft design is the initial
conveyor belt and the pulley in order to consideration of the pulley design.
improve the torque that can be transmitted 1) Shaft design :
through a drive pulley. Shown in fig.6
In designing shafts on the basis of strength,
the following cases may be considered:
Shafts subjected to twisting moment or
torque only.
Shafts subjected to Bending moment
only.
Fig No: 6 Shafts subjected to Combined twisting
Bearing assemblies: Bearings support the and bending moments, and
rotating shaft and hence the pulley. Which
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Also,
Fig No:9
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35 Ni 455. 0.0011
150 0 0 1.32087
1Cr 60 759 5619
Diam N/m 0 m e+008
N/m
eter m2 m mm
37 Mn 2 m2
To find resultant acting on diaphragm: (MP
(MP
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a) a)
459.
40 C 10 0
38
S 18 N/m 1.28931
N/m 0.0012
160 m2 0 e+008
m2 1743
Diam 40 C 15 (MP 0 m mm
(MP
eter S 12 a) m
a)
Table No:1
Failures analysis of the conveyor puleey with
different diameters :
160 0. 0.37 3.41 8.83039 265 1e+ 150 diameter Stress Vs Displacement graphs
1 6359 691 e+028 704 006
Table No:2
160 diameter stress vs strain graphs :
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140 diameter Stress Vs Strain Graphs Analysing the analysis of the conveyor
pulleys with different diameter a new alter
design of the conveyor pulley of 160 diameter
is designed for the better improvement in the
design standards and techniques:
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Conclusion:
According to the Indian Standards the
materials chosen for design of conveyor
pulley followed by the total assembly of the
conveyor pulley is safe and can be used for
the general conveyor purposes. The alter
design of the conveyor pulley without shaft is
also proved as a safe design and can be used
for the conveyor purpose. Hence, chosen
materials are safe for the design and working
purposes.
References:
[1] Mechanical Engineering and applied Mechanics
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19104.
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