Conveyors Flashcards
Name 3 common degrees of troughing rolls:
1) 20
2) 35
3) 45
What degrees of troughing rolls are mounted in the impact zone?
45
What is the area called where material comes off a shoot onto a conveyer?
Impact zone
Name 4 potential ways to identify a head pulley:
1) Key way
2) Coupling
3) Shaft length
4) Lagging with tread pattern
Which pulley drives a conveyer?
Head pulley
Name 2 different types of tail pulleys:
1) Drum
2) Wing
Name an advantage of a wing pulley
It’s self cleaning
Name 2 ways to add tension to a conveyer:
1) Counterweight
2) Take-up
Name 2 ways to join conveyor belts:
1) Vulcanized
2) Mechanical splice
What are Individual troughing rolls called?
Cans
T or F:
Lagging will only be present on pulleys?
True
What component keeps big debris on belt?
Runouts
Which component keeps fine debris on belt?
Side skirts
Which pulley creates additional surface contact for the head pulley?
Snubber
Which pulley helps change the direction of the belt for Counterweight?
Bend pulley
Name 3 types of conveyers:
1) Trough
2) Pan
3) Screw
T or F:
Trough belt conveyors are commonly used for handling bulk materials
True
Bulk material is often considered material that has come from where?
Underground
Which type of conveyer is used in handling large, sharp or abrasive material that would damage rubber belts?
Pan conveyer
Which type of conveyer is constructed of steel framework with a flat or slightly crowned head pulley mounted to the drive end
Trough belt conveyer
Which conveyer type is used to transfer bulk materials in and between processes, and sometimes simultaneously blend and meter product?
Screw conveyer
T or F:
The screw rotates inside a U-shaped trough or tubular housing and moves the product forward with each revolution?
True
T or F:
Traditional screw conveyers are available in specific diameters up to 20 inches?
False, 24 inches
