Drag-plate apron conveyor

Fig.1 Diagram of clinker handling system at a cement works 1 drag-chain or short-plate apron conveyor 2 bucket conveyor or short-pan apron conveyor 3 drag-plate apron conveyor for material distribution 4 short-plate apron conveyor for extraction from hoppers 5 short-pan apron conveyor for collecting 6 bucket elevator 7 drag-plate apron conveyor 8 weigh belt feeder 9 belt conveyor...

The drag-plate apron conveyor is usually equipped with side plates 150 mm or 200 mm in height. Recommended speeds are between 0.1 and 0.3 m/second. The attainable handling rates can be taken from Table 16 simply by halving the values for the side plate heights of 300 mm and 400 mm respectively, except that if decidedly coarse material is to be handled (300—500 mm particle size), a much smaller reduction need be applied about 20%. For preliminary planning purposes an overall height of 2200 mm and a width equal to 800 mm more than the net width... 

Fig. 16 Possibilities for using the drag-plate apron conveyor...

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