Saudi Arabia Gypsum Plant Chevron Conveyor Belt Project | BEDROCK

Project Overview

A gypsum processing plant in Saudi Arabia required a more stable conveyor belt for an inclined material handling section connecting the crushing and storage areas.

The conveyor transported crushed gypsum and fine gypsum material on an inclined route. The previous flat rubber conveyor belt worked adequately on horizontal sections, but material rollback and spillage became increasingly noticeable as the conveying angle increased.

Fine gypsum particles accumulated around the conveyor structure, while larger pieces occasionally slipped backward on the belt surface. This required frequent cleaning around the conveyor and made it difficult to maintain a consistent material flow during continuous production.

After reviewing the conveying angle, material characteristics and existing conveyor configuration, BEDROCK recommended a C25 Chevron Conveyor Belt to improve material grip and conveying stability on the inclined section.

Informatio de Opere

Locus projecti: Arabia Saudita
Industria: Gypsum Processing / Building Materials
Conveyed Material: Crushed Gypsum and Gypsum Powder
Applicatio: Inclined Conveyor from Crushing Section to Storage Area
Conveyor Belt Type: Taenia Transportadora Chevron
Chevron Profile: C25
Constructio Cinguli: Cingulus Caoutchucosus Refortis EP
Latitudo cinguli: 800 mm
Fortitudo Cinguli Recommandata: EP400/3
Spissitudo Tecti: 4+2 mm
Conditio Operativa: Translatio Materialis Inclinata Continua
Angulus Transmittendi Typicus: Circa 20–28°

Provocatio

Processus gypsum generat mixturam materialis concussi irregularis et pulveris tenuis. Cum haec materialia in cingulo inclinato transportantur, cingulus planus conventionalis fortasse non praebet adhaesionem superficialem sufficientem.

Fabrika inclinata sectione plures operationis difficultates experiens est.

Materies gypsii tenuis retro movere tendebat cum onus convectoris crescebat, dum particulae maiores interdum ad partem inferiorem convectoris volvuntur. Materies etiam in utrisque lateribus structurae convectoris accumulabatur.

Principales difficultates erant:

Materiei retrogressio in convectore inclinato

Effusio gypsii circa cunctum convectorem

Fluxus materiei irregularis versus aream depositi

Frequens purgatio pulveris gypsii accumulati

Efficientia convectiva diminuta sub condicionibus oneris maioris

Difficultas stabilis productionis retinendae durante operatione continua

Simplex velocitatis cinguli augmentum non considerabatur solutio optima, quia velocitates superiores generationem pulveris et effusionem materiae augere possent.

Conveyor igitur superficiem cinguli postulabat quae firmiorem praebere posset adhaesionem mechanicam, dum fluxus materialis stabilis maneret.

 

BEDROCK Selectio Cingulorum

Ex dispositione convectoris et ex proprietatibus materiae gypsii, BEDROCK suaserat C25 Chevron Conveyor Belt ad sectionem convectoris inclinatae.

Cingulum C25, dissimile cinguli plani communis, profilia caoutchucosa elevata (altitudine circa 25 mm) in superficie portante utitur.

Haec profilia auxiliantur ad contactum et sustentationem additam inter cingulum convectorem et materiam convectam creandam.

Ad gypsum fractum, haec constructio motum retrogradum minuit, cum convector in inclinato operatur.

Constructio cinguli suasa utiebatur Carcasse EP textili , quae aequilibrii inter robur tractionis, flexibilitatem et resistentiam ad onerationes repetitas praebet.

Una configuratio typica pro hac applicatione erat:

EP400/3 · 800 mm · 4+2 mm · C25 Chevron Profile

Copermentum caoutchucosum selectum est pro normali resistentia ad abrassionem, quia particulae gypsii et materia confracta continue superficiem cinguli tangunt dum operatur.

 

Cur C25 Chevron Profile Selectum Est

Altitudo chevron profile magni momenti est in transportu inclinato.

Profiletum valde humile fortasse non praebet sufficientem adhaesionem pro gypso confracto laxo, dum profiletum nimis altum pondus cinguli augere potest et forte non idoneum est pro structura convectris iam existente.

Le C25 chevron pattern practicam aequilibrii rationem pro hac applicatione praebuit.

Eius elevatum pattern adiuvat:

Retinere gypsum confractum dum in transportu inclinato

Reduce material rollback

Improve loading stability

Reduce material movement across the belt surface

Maintain more consistent material discharge

Support continuous operation under changing feed conditions

The open chevron pattern also allows fine particles to discharge more easily at the head pulley compared with heavily enclosed cleat designs.

 

Installation and Conveyor Adjustment

Installing a chevron conveyor belt alone does not completely solve inclined conveying problems.

The conveyor system was therefore reviewed together with the belt installation.

Attention was given to:

Tensio Cinguli

Tensio correcta de la cinghia adiuvat ad praevinere glissationem in pulley de ductu, dum evitat stressum nimium super carcassum de textili.

Positio de onerando

Materialis fuit directus propius ad centrum de cinghia de translatio ad minuere effusionem lateralem.

Adiustamentum de caoutchouc de gremio

Area de sigillatio de gremio fuit inspecta ad praevinere effugium pulveris finis de gypsum ex zona de onerando.

Alliniatio de rotulis

Rotuli portantes fuerunt inspecti ut certificarentur quod cinghia maneret in centro durante operatione.

Purgatio de cinghia

Sectiones de effusione et de reditu fuerunt inspectae ad minuere accumulationem de gypsum in parte de reditu de cinghia de translatio.

Haec adiustamenta permiserunt cinghiam chevron operari efficacius sine necessitate magnarum mutationum in structura actuali de cinghia de translatio.

 

Resultatum Operativum

Postquam sectio inclinata cingulo convectore Chevron C25 erat munita, motus materiae stabilior factus est.

Profila elevata subsidium additum praebuerunt tam gypsio comminuto quam materia subtiliori in transportu inclinato.

Operatoribus minus retrogressio materiae in condicionibus onerandi normalibus observata est, dum accumulatio materiae sub cingulo convectore inclinato minuebatur.

Mellior adhaesio materiae etiam permisit cingulo convectore ut constantius rationem alimentandi servaret, sine necessitate velocitatis cinguli nimiae.

Praecipuae emendationes fuerunt:

Convehere inclinatum stabilius

Reductio retractionis gypsii

Minus effusio materiae circa cingulum convectorem

Area operativa cinguli convectoris mundior

Feeding of material more consistent

Less manual cleaning required around inclined section

Overall conveyor stability improved

Instead of increasing conveyor speed or rebuilding conveyor structure, changing belt surface design offered a relatively straightforward way to enhance performance of existing system.

 

Why Chevron Conveyor Belts Are Suitable for Gypsum Plants

Gypsum processing plants frequently use conveyors between crushing, screening, grinding, storage, and production sections.

Where horizontal space is limited, inclined conveyors are commonly used to move material between different elevations.

Pour ces applications, Cinctus conveyans chevron can provide better conveying stability than conventional flat belts.

They are particularly suitable for handling:

● Crushed gypsum

●Gypsum rock

●Lapis Calcararius

●Harena

●Gravus

●Fertilizer

●Carbo

●Wood chips

●Aggregata

●Other loose bulk materials

Different chevron heights and belt specifications can be selected according to the particle size, conveying angle, belt width and conveyor capacity.

 

BEDROCK Chevron Conveyor Belt Options

BEDROCK supplies chevron conveyor belts for quarrying, mining, cement, gypsum and bulk material handling applications.

Configurationes disponibiles includunt:

Chevron Heights: C15 / C17 / C25 / C32
Belt Widths: Customized according to conveyor design
Fortitudo Textilis: EP400 / EP500 / EP630 / EP800 et aliae specificatones
Spissitudo Tecti: Customizatum
Figurae Chevron: V Apertum, V Clausum et profila ad mensuram
Gradus Caoutchouc: Composita caoutchouc generaliter resistentia ad abrusionem et ad applicationes speciales

Specificatio idonea seligenda est secundum inclinationem convectoris, magnitudinem partium materiae, capacitatem convectorem et ambientes operationis.

In convectore iam existente, praebitio specificatonis cinguli nunc in usu, latitudinis cinguli, anguli convectoris et informationum de materia permittit accuratiorem conformationem cinguli.