Short-pan 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...

Bucket conveyors and short-pan apron conveyors have been in use for a good many years and have given ample evidence of their reliability and efficiency. They include conveyors with capacities of 300-500 t/hour and used for the raising of materials to heights of about 70 m. 

For preliminary design purposes some further information on structural dimensions will now be given. Depending on chain wheel diameter, the overall height requirement is 1100—1400 mm for a short-pan conveyor and 1400— 1800 mm for a bucket conveyor. The width occupied by the supporting frames is about 500 mm more than the net width of the aprons in all types of apron conveyor. On horizontal conveying paths it is possible to operate such conveyors of up to 1000 m length... 

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