Composite shaftless roller design for conveyor system
Wheatley, Greg, and Zaeimi, Mohammad (2021) Composite shaftless roller design for conveyor system. Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering, 65 (3). pp. 261-268.
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Abstract
Improving the performance of idlers is paramount to the performance of the conveyor system in various industries since belt conveyors can be many kilometers in length and consequently there are a huge number of rollers in use. The key intention of this work is the development of a light-weight composite idler roller. Critical design considerations are strength-to-weight ratio and performance. Most importantly, the design must reduce the weight of the roller as compared to standard steel rollers. The final design provides a significant reduction in weight of about 47 % over that of traditional steel rollers of a similar size.
| Item ID: | 68721 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1587-379X |
| Keywords: | shaftless roller, composite, conveyor system |
| Copyright Information: | Creative Commons Attribution. The journal does not charge authors any article processing charges (APCs), submission, or publication fees. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of these articles |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2021 00:47 |
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