Belt conveyors sizing calculations

Samples of South Blackwater and Ensham coal of +16.0 mm size were collected separately, from the stockpiles of the Gladstone Port. Before testing, both types of coals were sieved to obtain a —76.2 + 50.8 mm sized samples for the drop tests. The sample was placed inside the released hopper, which was raised by overhead crane. A sample of 10 kg was dropped each time onto an enclosed horizontal steel plate, conveyor belt and coal stockpile. The dropped coal was sieved to remove the fines (-16.0 mm size). In this way the percentage of fines produced at each drop were determined. The calculation methodology for fines percentage was given in Sahoo et al. [2],... 

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