DETERMINATION OF THE CHANGE OF THE DESIGN POSITION OF THE PROFILE OF THE BELT CONVEYOR ON THE LOAD OF THE ROLLER BEARINGS

Abstract

The article attempts to establish the basic patterns in the formation of loads in the structure of the conveyor frame due to changes in the design position of the constituent elements based on analytical calculations. The amortization replacement of rollers and the establishment of a change in the projected resource caused the change in the design position.The aim of the work is to study the interaction of the elements of the belt conveyor on the convex region of the profile when the design position changes and to determine the change in the resource of the roller support elements. The purpose of the work is formulated from the analysis of unplanned stops and premature replacement of conveyor elements, in particular conveyor rollers, on the convex region of the profile.To achieve this goal the influence of the geometric parameters of the convex section of the belt conveyor profile on the force interaction of the belt and roller supports was considered, and the change in the resource of the roller bearings was determined.To characterize the geometric parameters of the convex section of the belt conveyor, the following were selected: the number of roller supports, the distance between the roller supports, the radius of curvature of the conveyor profile, the angle of the curved section. The mathematical model is based on the belt equilibrium equation, which contains the tension forces of the conveyor belt and the forces from the action of roller supports. Particular attention is paid to establishing the effect of changing the geometric parameters of the convex section on the roller bearing life. It has been established that a decrease in the radius of the transitional convex section as a result of a change in the initial design position by 2.4 times leads to an increase in the force acting on the roller support by 161%. It was found that the increase in force is the reason for the rapid exit from the operational state of the rolling bearings of the roller bearings, as evidenced by the intensive drop in the resource of the rollers (18 times).The proposed algorithm for determining the main parameters of the force interaction of the elements of the belt conveyor on the convex region of the profile will make it possible to predict the resource and prevent the conveyor from leaving the premature operational state.